Middle East and North Africa
Crowell & Moring advises a large number of clients with respect to their transactions, disputes, compliance and other matters throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Our lawyers also represent MENA-based corporations, government entities and high net worth individuals doing business around the globe in connection with U.S. and foreign government contracts, corporate and commercial financings, international acquisitions, and other cross-border transactions, joint ventures, general corporate law advice, tax issues, corporate restructurings, regulatory and compliance matters and international dispute resolution. Our firm's continuing commitment to MENA is strong and growing. We serve our clients throughout MENA from offices in Cairo, Egypt and in Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that we have established through strategic alliances with highly respected local firms.
Our lawyers and advisors are well versed in guiding businesses, governments and individuals as they work across borders to effect mergers and acquisitions; make investments, engage in joint ventures, strategic alliances and other commercial transactions; open new markets; settle disputes; and protect branding and intellectual property. In both education and experience, our lawyers come from diverse backgrounds that enable them to offer premier service to all clients. Many different nationalities and more than 20 different languages, including written and spoken Arabic, are represented on our legal staff.
To complement our firm capabilities, our C&M International affiliate provides international trade and investment consulting with a team of experienced trade negotiators, economists, regulators, and political scientists, many of whom have served at senior levels of government in the U.S. and abroad.
Middle East and North Africa Experience
Our growing presence in MENA has brought us a significant client base in Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Lebanon, Turkey and other countries with interests spanning the entire region in diverse fields including energy, government contracting, hospitality, Islamic banking, construction and real estate.
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Strategic Alliances in MENA
Crowell & Moring is committed to developing long term relationships with multinational and local companies, government authorities and financial institutions. Through the strategic alliances in MENA described below, Crowell & Moring is able to combine its own extensive experience of advising clients in a wide variety of sectors and industries, with in depth local knowledge and capabilities.