Specialism in corporate and commercial law with key technical experience in mergers and acquisitions, group structures and re-organisations, private equity, licensing, branding, franchising, joint ventures and other vertical and horizontal commercial arrangements and transactions.Focus primarily on cross-border projects which often involves Middle Eastern and/or African jurisdictions, with a bias towards the leisure, entertainment, media sectors. Focus also, but only for a few clients, on infrastructure projects (including power, oil and gas, construction, education, health care and finance) throughout the Middle East and Africa.Cultural and linguistic understanding and sensitivity, together with underlying business appreciation, play a material role in the delivery of a bespoke, personal, commercially aware and cost effective service. Such service has been appealing to a particular client base made predominantly of entrepreneurs and high net worth investors, as well as family offices.BUSINESS SECTORS: Leisure and hospitality, Entertainment, Infrastructure TYPES OF WORK:- Leisure and hospitalityHotels, mixed uses, themed parks, shopping centres, malls, restaurants and clubs, timeshare and fractional ownerships and other leisure, hospitality and tourism projects- EntertainmentFilm and TV production, distribution, broadcasting and publishing, VOD, new media, theatre, technology and telecommunications, talent and celebrity representation and promotion, brand exploitation, formatting and licensing, fashion enterprises (including product development) and schemes (including Fashion Weeks and educational incentives), art (including commissions, acquisitions, disposals and auctions), luxury, lifestyle and other entertainment projects- InfrastructurePower generation and distribution, education, construction, healthcare, agriculture and manufacturingEXTRALEGAL ACTIVITIES:Film production and screenwriting