Dentons has both local and international insolvency and restructuring experience in each of our offices in the Middle East, across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Jordan, Egypt and Qatar. Our experienced team includes local and international lawyers, many of whom are Arabic speakers. Our lawyers are accustomed to dealing with all manner of default and insolvency-related queries, as well as rescue and reconstruction scenarios.

Dentons has been active on the ground in the Middle East region for over half a century and is one of the most well-established international law firms operating in the market. We can apply our knowledge and expertise of the local regimes for your benefit—whether you are a regional or multinational client—if you need a small piece of specific advice at short notice, or assistance working through a larger more complex restructuring process covering multiple offices in the Middle East.

In many cases of financial difficulty or default, issues peculiar to a particular type of business will arise. Our range of sector specializations means that our Middle East team can deftly handle your insolvency and restructuring matters in the banking, insurance, financial services, retail, leasing, property, aviation, sport, energy, infrastructure, technology, media, telecoms, e-commerce and manufacturing industries in particular. Our Middle East team are also renowned as leaders in Islamic finance and therefore can provide advice combining conventional and Shari'ah compliant principles necessary to navigate through complex restructuring and insolvency issues.

We act for insolvency practitioners and turnaround experts from all the main accountancy practices, banks, financial institutions, contractors, suppliers and other creditors. We also assist directors of troubled companies and government bodies; in doing so we have built up experience working on many of the largest collapses and turnarounds of recent times. We continue to advise clients on their exposure to some of the region’s most prestigious high profile transactions and their implications.

Our Middle East team forms an important part of our global restructuring practice, recognized as a leader in the field, helping clients resolve cross-border issues or challenges in many of the world’s advanced and developing economies.