Clifford Chance

We are an outstanding international law firm in the Middle East, with more Tier One directory rankings achieved in the region in 2023, and more award winning first-of-a-kind deals than any other firm. We work with clients throughout the Middle East and North Africa and have offices in Abu Dhabi, Casablanca, Dubai and Istanbul.

A market-leading international law firm

We opened our first Middle East office in 1975. Today we have offices in Abu Dhabi, Casablanca, Dubai and Istanbul. In Saudi Arabia, we have a joint venture - AS&H Clifford Chance*.

Our teams' outstanding work and our close working relationships with clients has earned us the most Tier One rankings across the Chambers Global (Chambers and Partners), The Legal 500 (Legalease Ltd) and IFLR (Delinian Limited) directories than any other law firm in the Middle East.

We advise regional and international clients on their business interests across the Middle East and North Africa. When we advise clients who want to build or expand their international business we work closely with colleagues from our international network.

An in-region team with an impressive track record

We base our lawyers – over 140 of them – in the region. We've found that clients get better results when their team is familiar with the region's languages, cultures, laws and business processes. So we've built an on-the-ground team with sophisticated capabilities and a wide range of expertise. We have a strong team that works on intra-region and outbound transactions.

_{*In Saudi Arabia, we have a joint venture - AS&H Clifford Chance (licence number 1010463703). AS&H Clifford Chance is a separate law firm from Clifford Chance LLP, with different partners. Clifford Chance does not control or consolidate AS&H Clifford Chance. AS&H Clifford Chance is independently managed and its Managing Partner is Dr Fahad Abuhimed.}