MENA
Overview
Our Middle East and North Africa (MENA) team provides comprehensive and strategic advice to companies and individuals across the globe on a broad spectrum of matters related to their business in the MENA region, and to MENA-based companies doing business in the US, UK, Europe, and Asia. We advise companies on establishing a legal presence in the region, and assist with transactional, regulatory, intellectual property, investigations, compliance, and policy questions. We offer strategic and legal advice to MENA-based clients doing business in the U.S. and multinationals partnering with domestic companies in the MENA region.
Crowell & Moring’s Doha office serves as our base in the region. We counsel clients across diverse industry sectors to comply with local and regional laws and regulations, resolve litigation and international disputes, navigate international investigations, and structure, negotiate and close domestic and cross-border transactions. The firm was recognized in 2022 as the International Law Firm of the Year at the LexisNexis Middle East Qatar Business Law Forum” for exceptional achievement within Qatar’s legal community.
Our team has a sophisticated understanding of cultural and political issues in the MENA region and is able to handle matters in English, Arabic, French and Hebrew, among other languages.
Insights
Client Alert | 7 min read | 10.22.26
Africa, MENA, and the Arbitration Act 2025: LCIA’s Latest Report
The LCIA's 2025 Annual Casework Report contains a finding that should command the attention of any business with commercial exposure to Africa or the Middle East. Participation from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) rose to almost 15% of the LCIA's caseload in 2025, and the UAE alone is now the third most represented jurisdiction globally, overtaking every non-Anglophone jurisdiction in the world.[1] That shift did not happen in isolation. It coincided with the entry into force of the Arbitration Act 2025 (the 2025 Act) — the most significant reform of English arbitration law in a generation — and a dramatic surge in parties deploying the LCIA's procedural toolkit more aggressively than ever before.[2]
Professionals
Insights
Client Alert | 7 min read | 10.22.26
Africa, MENA, and the Arbitration Act 2025: LCIA’s Latest Report
The LCIA's 2025 Annual Casework Report contains a finding that should command the attention of any business with commercial exposure to Africa or the Middle East. Participation from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) rose to almost 15% of the LCIA's caseload in 2025, and the UAE alone is now the third most represented jurisdiction globally, overtaking every non-Anglophone jurisdiction in the world.[1] That shift did not happen in isolation. It coincided with the entry into force of the Arbitration Act 2025 (the 2025 Act) — the most significant reform of English arbitration law in a generation — and a dramatic surge in parties deploying the LCIA's procedural toolkit more aggressively than ever before.[2]
