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Law firms for fintechs in MENA
48 law firms firms that help fintech companies build, get licensed and scale in MENA.
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Law firms in MENA
A&O ShearmanA global firm advising on financial-services regulation and fintech.Addleshaw GoddardA firm with a substantial financial-services practice.AkinFormerly Akin Gump, an international law firm with Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Riyadh offices and a financial services regulation team.Al Tamimi & CompanyFounded in Sharjah in 1989 and now headquartered in DIFC, with 17 offices in 10 MENA countries and a financial services group covering fintech.ALN (Anjarwalla & Khanna)Pan-African legal network with leading East African banking expertise.ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & PartnersKuwait-based corporate and commercial law firm with a Bahrain office, advising lenders and borrowers on conventional and Islamic financings.Ashurst Perkins CoieLaw firm with hubs in Seattle, London, Sydney and New York, advising banks and fintechs on licensing, market entry, digital assets and tokenisation.Baker McKenzieOne of the most globally distributed law firms, with offices across dozens of countries.Bird & BirdAn international tech-focused firm advising fintech and payments clients.BonelliEredeA leading Italian corporate law firm.BSA LAWFormerly BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates, a Dubai-founded firm whose fintech and digital currencies practice covers payments, digital banking and crypto regulation.Clifford ChanceA magic-circle firm advising incumbents and emerging fintech players.Clyde & CoA global firm with a leading insurance and financial-services practice.CMSA global firm with a financial-services regulation and fintech practice.Covington & BurlingA law firm with a deep financial-services regulatory practice.DechertA global law firm focused on financial services and asset management.DentonsA global law firm.DLA PiperA global firm with fintech, payments and digital-assets capabilities.Eversheds SutherlandA global full-service law firm with dual headquarters in London and Atlanta.FreshfieldsA magic-circle law firm with a large cross-border practice.Gibson DunnA global law firm advising financial institutions and fintechs.Gide Loyrette NouelA leading French international law firm.Gowling WLGAn international firm advising fintech and financial-services clients.Greenberg TraurigA global firm with fintech and financial-regulatory practices.Hadef & PartnersA UAE firm with a banking and financial-services practice.Herbert Smith Freehills KramerGlobal law firm with a banking and fintech practice.Hogan Lovells CadwaladerFormed in July 2026 by the merger of Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader; its fintech team covers payments, consumer finance, cryptoassets and blockchain.K&L GatesA global law firm with a fintech and payments practice.KinstellarA law firm across Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia with a dedicated fintech practice.Latham & WatkinsA global full-service law firm serving financial institutions.LinklatersA magic-circle firm with top-ranked fintech and financial-regulation work.Matouk BassiounyLeading North African firm advising on fintech, banking and regulation.Mayer BrownA global law firm with a leading financial-services regulatory group.Mishcon de ReyaA firm known for fintech, crypto and digital-assets work.Morgan LewisA large US law firm with a broad financial-services and fintech practice.Norton Rose FulbrightGlobal law firm whose fintech lawyers in 50 cities advise on licensing, market entry, AML, fundraising and M&A.Pinsent MasonsAn international firm with a large financial-services regulatory team.Pérez-LlorcaAn international law firm advising on financial services and technology, which merged with Mexico's González Calvillo in 2024.SchoenherrAustrian-founded law firm with 16 offices across Central and Eastern Europe, advising on financial regulation, capital markets and venture capital.ShalakanyLex Mundi's Egypt member since 1995, this Zamalek-based firm works across finance and projects, capital markets, M&A and competition law.Sharkawy & SarhanLeading Egyptian firm advising on fintech, banking and venture deals.Shibolet & Co.An Israeli full-service corporate law firm with financial regulation, banking and fintech practices.Simmons & SimmonsAn international firm with fintech, payments and crypto expertise.Taylor WessingA technology-focused firm advising fintech and payments businesses.Trowers & HamlinsInternational law firm with offices across the UK, Middle East and Asia, advising on Islamic finance including sukuk issuances.White & CaseA global law firm with a strong banking and capital-markets practice.Winston TaylorFormerly Winston & Strawn, a transatlantic firm of 1,400+ lawyers with a financial services sector team and UK offices in London, Cambridge and Liverpool.Zu'bi & PartnersManama and Dubai practice tracing its roots to 1921, advising on banking and finance, asset finance, capital markets and data privacy.
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