US firm Dewey & LeBouef has opened its fourth office in the Middle East in Abu Dhabi. The firm, which has had a presence in the region for over 30 years, also has offices in Dubai as well as in Doha and Saudi capital Riyadh.

The firm’s new Abu Dhabi office will serve as the base for the its insurance and alternative and clean energy practices in the Middle East in addition to providing a full range of corporate services, including project and infrastructure development and finance, banking and capital markets.

The office’s development will be overseen by corporate and energy partner Stephen Jurgenson who has recently located to the UAE capital from the firm’s London office. He will work closely with London-based capital markets partner Camille Abousleiman in this process.ALB

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