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    LPA-CGR avocats is again ranked in the Chambers Global 2023 guide - 17 february 2023 LPA-CGR avocats is again ranked in the Chambers Global 2023 guide Our MENA (Middle East and North Africa) expertise ... Qatar adopts a long-awaited PPP law: will it really be a revolution? - 2 July 2020 2 July 2020 Qatar adopts a long-awaited PPP law: will it really be a revolution? On 31 May 2020, the Emir of Qatar issued Law n°12 of ... Contractual joint ventures: practical thoughts for foreign companies operating in the Gulf region - 3 june 2020 3 June 2020 Contractual joint ventures: practical thoughts for foreign companies operating in the Gulf region [1] The contractual ...
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    Qatar adopts a long-awaited PPP law: will it really be a revolution? - 2 July 2020 2 July 2020 Qatar adopts a long-awaited PPP law: will it really be a revolution? On 31 May 2020, the Emir of Qatar issued Law n°12 of ... Qatar Business Law Review | Qatar’s new foreign investment law: a new regime relaxing foreign investment rules - Qatar Business Law Review | Qatar’s new foreign investment law: a new regime relaxing foreign investment rules Qatar’s new Foreign ...
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    LPA-CGR avocats once again ranked in the Chambers Global 2024 guide! - 15 February 2024 LPA-CGR avocats once again ranked in the Chambers Global 2024 guide! Our MENA (Middle East and North Africa) ...
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    LPA Middle East | Smart Alert - UAE release the tax corporate law  - 19 January 2023 LPA Middle East | Smart Alert - UAE release the corporate tax law On December 9, 2022, the UAE Ministry of Finances ... Smart News Mobility – International March 2022 - Smart News International Mobility – March 2022 The whole LPA-CGR avocats mobility team is pleased to present its new Smart News. ...
    Arnaud Depierrefeu
    Partner
    Paris Bar
    French, English
    adepierrefeu@lpalaw.com
    Dubai Tél : +971 4 320 0940
    Paris Tél : +33 (0)1 53 93 30 00

    Arnaud Depierrefeu is partner in the Dubai office and head of the Middle East Desk in Paris

    Arnaud Depierrefeu specializes in the Middle East region, with a particular focus on the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar where he was based and practiced for 10 years.

    With more than 20 years of private practice, Arnaud specializes in corporate structuring (establishing, transforming and liquidating legal entities, negotiating joint-venture agreements) and in projects development in emerging markets in particular in the energy, infrastructure, construction and defence sectors.

    He also heads the Middle East Desk in Paris set up to support the firm’s French clients in the development of their activities in the Middle East but also Middle Eastern clients in their projects in France.

    Before joining LPA-CGR avocats, Arnaud was a partner of Simmons & Simmons based in Doha and a member of the Energy & Infrastructure Projects team. Previously, he worked at Gide (in France and China) and then at UGGC law firm (in China and Qatar).

     

    AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

    • Chambers Global (Qatar): individually ranked (Expertise based abroad in France) in Projects & Energy
    • Legal 500 EMEA (France): Construction (Tier 3)
    • Décideurs:
      – Africa Desk – Corporate / M&A (Excellent)
      – Africa Desk – Natural ressources and renewable energies
    • Trophées du Droit: gold trophy in Africa desk: Energy and Infrastructure (2023)
    • Option Droit & Affaires: Mergers and Acquisitions < 200 M€ (3 stars)
    • IFLR1000 (United Arab Emirates):
      – individually ranked (Highly Regarded) in Project development
      – individually ranked (Highly Regarded) in M&A