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Linda El Halabi

Associate

Email

Linda.ElHalabi@aoshearman.com

Phone

+971 4 426 7147

Offices

Dubai

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Linda maintains a diverse practice in banking and finance. 
She is a multilingual and dually qualified civil law and common law lawyer who advises clients on the laws of the UAE, including the laws of the UAE’s financial free zones, the Dubai International Financial Centre and the Abu Dhabi Global Market. Linda’s practice includes advising global financial institutions on enforceability matters relating to the entry into derivative transactions with regional counterparties. She also acts for both lenders and borrowers in the context of regional and cross-border lending transactions.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • A global financial institution on the enforceability of netting and collateral arrangements with counterparties established in the UAE free zones.
  • A global financial institution on the enforceability of the close-out, netting and set-off provisions of New York law futures and options agreement in the ADGM.
  • A global financial institution on the enforceability of futures and options clearing agreement with entities established in the DMCC.

Pro bono

  • Contributed to the World Bank’s 2022 Report on Women, Business and the Law.

Published Work

Adam Banks, Abdelhak El Kinany, Paridhi Poddar, Linda El Halabi, (2023) “ESG in Restructuring – United Arab Emirates”, England: INSOL International.

Lucy Williams, Linda El Halabi (2024) “Leading the charge (pun intended): international security transactions in the Middle East”, England: Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law.

Speaking Engagements

Co-Speaker, “Key Things Every Lawyer Should Know”, Middle East Academy: Allen & Overy LLP, May 2023.

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

Solicitor and Barrister, Canada, Ontario, 2018

Lawyer, Canada, Quebec, 2018

Qualifications

Admissions

Ontario (Canada), 2018 
Quebec (Canada), 2018
 

Academic

BCL LLB, Law, McGill University, 2016 
BA, Political Science and East Asian Studies, McGill University, 2012

Languages

English, French, Arabic
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.