 Search  English Client Solutions Where we work Expertise Our lawyers News & events Careers About Contact Middle East Bird & BirdMiddle East Print Twitter LinkedIn Overview Increasingly, international companies are looking to expand, invest or do business in the Middle East and North Africa. We provide our local and international clients with a single point of contact to advise, and manage advice from across the Middle East, through our offices in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). We offer expert legal advice across the corporate and commercial world, with special focus on certain key industry sectors. We do this through a combination of lawyers on the ground in the UAE and the ability of those lawyers to call upon, and take advantage, of the worldwide expertise that Bird & Bird is able to offer from our broad network of international offices. Our local knowledge, coupled with being able to access the finest lawyers from our recommended ‘best friend’ law firm network enables us to be able to meet all of your needs in this region - providing local expertise within a global context. As well as our growing practice in the Middle East, we also have considerable experience within Northern Africa advising across similar industries, including telecoms, energy & utilities, IT and media. We manage our growing relationships across Francophone Africa through our office in Paris. For more information about our practice in the Middle East, please contact the Head of our Middle East operations, Anders Nilsson, or Simon Shooter in London. For further details about how we can help you in North Africa please contact Gildas Louvel in Paris. Contacts Anders Nilsson Partner | UAE  +971 26108 100  anders.nilsson@twobirds.com  vCard Simon Shooter Partner | UK  +44 (0)20 7415 6000  simon.shooter@twobirds.com  vCard View further contacts  News & Events Navigation Africa Asia-Pacific Bird & Bird Plus Central and Eastern Europe India Israel Latin America Middle East United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Dubai Nordic Region North America Russia and the CIS Southeast Europe and Turkey Western Europe TALK TO AN EXPERT Back to top Careers Business Services Experienced Lawyers Graduates Community Bird & Bird in the Community Diversity And Inclusion Environment More information Terms of use Legal Notices Privacy Cookies Scam communications Modern slavery statement Accessibility Where we work Sitemap Stay Connected Contact Us Office Telephone list LinkedIn Twitter WeChat News Centre Subscribe to our newsletters Our lawyers Alumni © 2021 Bird & Bird