UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Arnold Krutilins and Gabrielle Margerison (nee Lowe) White & Case LLP
White & Case LLP is a leading global law firm with long-standing offices in the markets that matter to - day. With 43 offices in 29 countries, its cross-border integration and depth of resources helps its clients work with confidence in any one market or across many. It has been active in the Middle East for near - ly seven decades and has six White & Case offices across the region (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, Muscat and Cairo). It guides its clients through their most complex multi-jurisdictional and local business
challenges, and offers Emirati, Saudi, Omani, English, French, Qatari, Egyptian and New York law expertise, with strong relationships with local regulators and authorities. The firm’s Dubai-based team operates at the very top end of the fintech market and is coun - sel of choice for leading regional fintechs and global payments businesses. It services digital asset, finan - cial services regulatory, compliance, TMT and M&A matters. Gabrielle Margerison (nee Lowe) is an associate in the financial services regulatory team in the Dubai office of White & Case LLP. She has extensive experience in advising large technology conglomerates, banks and financial institutions on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters. She previously worked in a large UK financial institution where she gained expertise in payments and financial crime- related matters and was involved in the launch of a digital bank. Since her relocation to the Middle East, she has become a key adviser to MENA-based fintechs, payments businesses and technology companies on their most complex matters, including with respect to cyber, data and privacy policies and procedures.
Authors
Arnold Krutilins is a local partner in the financial services regulatory team in the Dubai office of White & Case LLP. He has broad experience in advising alternative investment funds, fund managers, investment firms and
technology companies across a wide range of matters with a principal focus on financial services regulatory, funds regulatory and fintech matters in the DIFC, the ADGM, onshore UAE and the wider Middle East region. His experience also includes advising on cross-border marketing of funds and compliance matters for technology companies, as well as regulatory issues relating to acquisitions in the financial services sector.
White & Case LLP Level 8, ICD Brookfield Place Al Mustaqbal Street Dubai International Financial Centre Dubai PO Box 9705 United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 4 381 6000 Fax: +971 4 381 6299 Email: arnold.krutilins@whitecase.com Web: www.whitecase.com
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