International Trade

International Trade

Sheila Shadmand | Jones Day

Editor: Please describe your background and your practice area within the Jones Day offices in Dubai. Shadmand: I began my practice with Jones Day about 15 years ago in our Washington, DC office. I am of Middle Eastern descent and had worked on a number of matters for the firm’s notable...

International Trade

Isam Salah, Jawad I. Ali | King & Spalding LLP

Editor: Describe the nature of your practice. Salah: We have a Middle East and Islamic finance and investment practice group that has attorneys in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East. Our Middle Eastern offices include Abu Dhabi, Dubai and an affiliated office in Riyadh. I’m the global...

Real Estate

James R. England | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Introduction Managers of real estate investment funds with international investors considering investments in real property in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates need to be aware of the property ownership...