Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance further strengthens its Abu Dhabi M&A Practice with the hire of Lynn Ammar as partner

Global law firm Clifford Chance announced today that it has appointed Lynn Ammar as a partner in its global M&A practice. Lynn will join Clifford Chance in September, operating out of the firm’s Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices.

Lynn brings a wealth of experience in cross-border M&A and private equity transactions, with more than a decade-long focus on the MENA region. She regularly advises leading corporate and public sector clients, including major national oil companies, sovereign wealth funds and large pension funds, on multi-billion dollar transactions across diverse industries with a particular focus on energy and renewables, healthcare, technology, and consumer products. Prior to joining Clifford Chance, Lynn was a partner at international law firm Cleary Gottlieb where she spent 12 years in the firm’s Abu Dhabi and Paris offices.

Lynn recently advised OCI N.V. on the announced sale of its 50% stake in Fertiglobe Plc to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for a total consideration of US$3.62 billion. Her recent experience also includes advising Fertiglobe in various joint ventures to establish low-carbon hydrogen projects in the UAE and Egypt, and several leading GCC sovereign wealth funds on outbound investments into the U.S. and Europe.

“Lynn will be a great addition to our team”, said Mohammed Al-Shukairy, Clifford Chance’s Regional Managing Partner and M&A lead in the region, “Clifford Chance is at the forefront of M&A activity in the region, acting for leading corporates, strategic investors and financial sponsors. Lynn’s arrival further reflects our ambition to continue to grow and strengthen our capabilities by hiring the best talent in the market, alongside nurturing our talented bench of lawyers as they come through the ranks. I am confident that Lynn will thrive on the Clifford Chance platform and I look forward to her joining the firm.”

Sarah Jones, Global Head of Corporate, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Lynn. Her appointment further strengthens our market leading M&A practice, our ability to serve our clients, and reflects our continued investment in the region. The Middle East is and will remain an area of significant focus for Clifford Chance.”

“I am delighted to join Clifford Chance especially given the history, depth and breadth of its Middle East platform serving the top clients in the market, as well as its collegial and collaborative firm culture,” said Lynn Ammar. “I look forward to executing cutting-edge transactions with this stellar team.”

Lynn is ranked as an Up and Coming partner in Chambers Global for corporate/M&A and as Next Generation Partner in the Legal 500 EMEA. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and admitted to practice in New York.

Lynn’s addition to the Clifford Chance M&A practice will bring the total number of M&A partners at Clifford Chance in the Middle East and Türkiye to 13 partners across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Istanbul and Riyadh offices. Forming part of a 900-strong global practice, Clifford Chance’s M&A practice offers clients the combination of focused technical and industry expertise across 12 sectors from financial services through to energy and renewables and healthcare.

Clifford Chance is consistently ranked ‘Tier 1’ in all major directories including Chambers Global, Legal 500 and IFLR directories and regularly tops Mergermarket league tables for the MENA region.