Emaar Square
Building 6
7th Floor
Sheikh Zayed Road at Doha Street
P.O. Box 23425 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates
Phone: +971.4.436.3636
Fax: +971.4.436.3737

Our experience in providing legal advice to clients in the Middle East predates the opening of our first office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2001. In Riyadh, we are proud to work in association with the Law Office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed. In 2005, we enhanced our ability to assist clients by opening an office in Dubai.

Our Middle East offices are a success story, going from six lawyers in January 2007, to more than twenty fee earners including seven partners and one special counsel today. We are committed to this region and continue to expand our team, the breadth of its coverage, the depth of its skills and our geographic footprint. We have recently taken new office space in Dubai between the landmark Burj Dubai and Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) and we have plans to move into new space in Riyadh soon.

Baker Botts is probably best known as one of the world's leading energy law firms. This is understandable given the firm's history and experience in energy projects. We provide a complete range of legal services to energy industry participants from our Middle East offices.

Our reputation in the energy industry sometimes overshadows our other strengths and accomplishments. The firm is also recognized for our work in infrastructure projects, complex real estate and real estate finance transactions, M&A, privatization, dispute resolution, and in the intellectual property area, among other capabilities. Baker Botts has represented clients on projects in the Middle East and throughout the world in the telecommunications, defense, real estate, manufacturing, power and water, transportation and banking industries, among others. The firm's lawyers have extensive experience in banking and finance, capital markets, corporate formation, business structuring, corporate governance, foreign investment, privatization, customs and government contracts, including Islamic finance and structuring Shari'a compliant security packages.

Lawyers on our Middle East team are familiar with not only the published laws and regulations, but also the actual practice and administration of those laws and local business practice and culture. Our extensive hands-on experience in the region allows us to craft pragmatic and sometimes novel solutions to help our clients achieve their goals.