Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced the opening ofits office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates today. The Dubai office will be ledby partner David M. Stockwell, a 25-year resident and legal practitioner and aformer senior United States diplomat in residence there. The Dubai office will advise clients on doing business in Dubai and inthe other member-states of the United Arab Emirates, including operations inthe new Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and on local labor law,commercial and corporate law, arbitration, licensing, litigation, energy andenvironmental matters in the Arabian Gulf region. Mr. Stockwell serves as acurrent member of the Financial Markets Tribunal of the Dubai FinancialServices Authority, which hears appeals of regulatory/administrative rulingsof the Authority, the regulator of activities within the DIFC. A member of the Houston and International Bar Associations, Mr. Stockwellwas born in Saudi Arabia and has lived in the Middle East for more thanforty-five years. Mr. Stockwell's diplomatic career with the United StatesState Department also includes having served as Commercial Attache at the U.S.Embassy in Kuwait and as the Country Officer for Bahrain, Qatar and the UnitedArab Emirates in Washington, D.C. He is a past president of the AmericanChamber of Commerce in Dubai and Chairman Emeritus of the American BusinessCouncil of the Gulf Countries, the umbrella business grouping of all AmericanChambers of Commerce in the Arabian Gulf. He also serves as Chairman of theBoard of Trustees of The Cultural Foundation which was established by theRuler of Dubai to own and operate the American School of Dubai. "Dubai is an important emerging market for many companies, but thebusiness environment is unknown to most organizations looking to expand intothe market," said Mr. Stockwell. "Having lived and practiced in the region, Iunderstand the environment. I know how to work with the government and thebusiness community to provide guidance and leadership to clients." "Multinational banking and finance companies are starting to shiftimportant operations to Dubai, the Dubai International Financial Centre andthe entire Arabian Gulf region. With Bracewell's focused expertise in energy,corporate law, finance, international law and tax planning, serving thatregion from an office in Dubai makes perfect sense and provides considerablesynergy," said Patrick Oxford, managing partner of Bracewell & Giuliani. "Ourfirm's core competencies in energy, finance and international tax position usto add value for our clients operating in the Middle East just as we have donefor them in the North Caspian, North Sea and Gulf Coast," continued Mr.Oxford.
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is among the nation's most prominent law firms.With over lawyers in New York, Connecticut, Texas, Washington DC, Dubai,Kazakhstan and London, we are distinctively positioned to serve clientsconcentrated in the energy and financial services sectors worldwide. In 2005, former New York City mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani joined the firm as a seniorpartner. His international reputation for leadership and problem solving is aunique asset for our clients, which include Fortune 500 companies, majorfinancial institutions, leading private investment funds, governmentalentities and individuals.
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