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Lucy Williams

Senior Associate
Lucy Williams is a senior associate in the energy and infrastructure team at A&O Shearman. Having qualified and spent most of her career as a lawyer in London she recently moved to the UAE where she continues to advise lenders and sponsors on a variety of energy, infrastructure and energy transition related deals. Email: lucy.williams@aoshearman.com

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Leading the charge (pun intended): international security transactions in the Middle East

This article introduces the latest legislation adopted in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), one of the Middle East’s leading financial centres, in respect of secured transactions. It discusses the policy objectives underpinning this new legislation, as well as certain innovative legal concepts which were included in it, and which the DIFC Authority (DIFCA) hopes will push the DIFC to the “forefront of best practice” globally.

31 JUL 2024