Al Tamimi & Company

What Al Tamimi & Company does

Al Tamimi & Company is the leading full-service law firm in the MENA region, operating 17 offices across 10 countries — UAE (Dubai headquarters and Abu Dhabi), Saudi Arabia (Khobar; Riyadh), Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, and Morocco. Founded in 1989 by Essam Al Tamimi and led today by Managing Partner Jody Waugh, the firm employs 501–1,000 staff from more than 50 nationalities speaking 12+ languages, and delivers a complete spectrum of legal services across 30+ practice areas including Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Digital & Data, Compliance & Investigations, Employment, IP, Construction, Real Estate, Tax, and Family Wealth.

The firm's core practice depth is concentrated in dispute resolution and transactional work. Market-leading mandates include advising ADNOC Gas on the largest-ever IPO on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, Salik, Borouge, Union Coop, Bayanat, and Presight AI on DFM/ADX listings, Yalla Group on its NYSE listing, Network International on its LSE listing, a BlackRock-led consortium on the USD15.5 billion acquisition of a 49% stake in Aramco Gas Pipelines Company, Dubai Islamic Bank on its AED4 billion acquisition of Noor Bank, and Islamic Arab Insurance Company on its AED155 million Mandatory Convertible Sukuk. The firm reports over 90 specialist corporate/M&A lawyers, over 40 capital markets specialists, and 20+ Digital & Data practitioners.

Revenue is generated through professional-services legal fees (hourly, fixed, or transaction-based) quoted per matter; billing terms are not publicly disclosed. The firm is privately held with no external investors, no parent entity, and no disclosed funding rounds. Technology stack is anchored on Microsoft E5 with the Epona365 legal document/matter management platform (replacing iManage, deployed to 1,200 users across 17 offices) plus AI tooling including Xapien for client due diligence, Legora for Arabic-first legal AI, and Alexa Translations for AI-powered translation. Thought-leadership channels include regular publications, the Tamimi Talks podcast, an active LinkedIn presence, and engagement at industry and WEF forums. The firm is repeatedly Band 1 ranked by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 across MENA-wide disputes, UAE disputes (4 consecutive years), Qatar disputes (2 consecutive years), and corporate investigations.

Name

Al Tamimi & Company

Legal name

Al Tamimi & Company

Website

http://www.tamimi.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Al Tamimi & Company is the leading full-service MENA law firm, operating 17 offices across 10 countries with 501–1,000 staff from 50+ nationalities. It serves large corporates, financial institutions, family businesses, and government entities across 30+ practice areas including dispute resolution, M&A, banking & finance, and capital markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Advisory Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Litigation & Dispute Valuation (damages, shareholder disputes) (FSAEAHAI), Due Diligence & Investigative Research (BPAHALAI), Distressed M&A & Special Situations Advisory (BPAHADAN)

Keywords

• Corporate legal services
• Dispute resolution
• Capital markets advisory
• Banking finance law
• Mergers acquisitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Khobar

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Full-service law firm providing comprehensive legal services across 30+ practice areas including dispute resolution, corporate/M&A, banking & finance, capital markets, arbitration, and more. Revenue generated through client fees for legal counsel, transaction advisory, litigation representation, and regulatory compliance services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Al Tamimi & Company is a full-service law firm providing integrated legal advisory and representation across 30+ practice areas in the MENA region. Services span dispute resolution, international arbitration, banking and finance, capital markets, corporate/M&A, digital and data, compliance and investigations, construction and infrastructure, employment, IP, real estate, tax, and regulatory matters for large corporates, financial institutions, family businesses, and government entities.

Product overview

Al Tamimi & Company is a full-service law firm in the MENA region operating 17 offices across ten countries. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of legal services organized around practice areas including Dispute Resolution (litigation, arbitration, mediation), Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Digital & Data, and Compliance & Investigations. The firm has adopted technology tools for internal operations including Epona365 for legal document and matter management aligned with Microsoft E5 infrastructure, and Xapien for AI-powered due diligence and client onboarding. The Tamimi Academy provides internal professional development. The firm is structured as a traditional law firm service model, not as a software or technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dispute Resolution Market-leading dispute resolution practice providing litigation, mediation, and arbitration-related advisory services across ten MENA jurisdictions. The team includes international litigation specialists and counsel admitted to practice in common law jurisdictions.
• Arbitration International arbitration practice with 17 offices across ten MENA countries. The team conducts complex arbitrations in English and Arabic, covering matters administered by ICC, LCIA, SIAC, SCC, JAMS, PCA, DIAC, QICCA, arbitrateAD, ADCCAC, CRCICA, BCDR, and GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre.
• Banking & Finance Full-service banking and finance practice advising on asset finance, corporate and real estate lending, debt capital markets, financial services regulation, FinTech and virtual assets, financial restructuring, funds and asset management, Islamic finance, trade and commodities finance, and project finance.
• Capital Markets MENA-leading capital markets practice providing securities law advice across ten jurisdictions. Services include primary and secondary equity offerings, IPOs, debt securities, sukuk, privatisations, and venture capital transactions.
• Corporate / Mergers and Acquisitions Market-leading M&A team providing specialist advice on acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, mergers, and strategic alliances. The team includes English law-qualified lawyers and over 90 specialist corporate and M&A lawyers across the network.
• Digital & Data Specialist digital and data practice advising on data protection regulation, data breach response, cloud regulation, cybersecurity governance, digital assets and cryptocurrency regulation, e-gaming facilitation, and telecommunications advisory across the MENA region.
• Compliance, Investigations & International Cooperation Market-leading financial crime and compliance practice advising on money laundering, fraud, bribery and corruption, sanctions, extradition, white collar crime, criminal litigation, and anti-money laundering programme design across all ten MENA jurisdictions.

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LegoracoreTechnology or Integration · 8 June 2026Strategic partnership to advance Arabic-first legal AI across the Middle East. Al Tamimi & Company is collaborating with Legora to enhance AI-powered legal technology for Arabic-speaking legal professionals in the region.
• SHUAA Capital PSCminorOthers · 18 May 2026SHUAA Capital PSC served as financial advisor to Islamic Arab Insurance Company (SALAMA) on the AED 155 million Mandatory Convertible Sukuk transaction. Al Tamimi & Company advised SALAMA on the transaction.
• XapiencoreTechnology or Integration · 24 February 2026Al Tamimi & Company implemented Xapien's AI-powered due diligence platform to enhance client onboarding and compliance processes. The platform consolidates publicly available information from multiple sources, supporting risk assessments for sanctions exposure, politically exposed persons, and source of wealth verification.
• Epona365coreTechnology or Integration · 22 December 2025Al Tamimi & Company switched from iManage to Epona365 as its legal document and matter management platform. The decision aligned with the firm's existing Microsoft E5 infrastructure to reduce vendor dependency and enable future AI integration with Microsoft Copilot.
• UAE Digital Economy CourtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReference to the UAE's Digital Economy Court which secured a $456 million worldwide freezing order. The dispute resolution infrastructure represents a competitive advantage for crypto companies operating in the UAE.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCiNjxGP327UmWLNNghaunyg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/al-tamimi-&-company
• Instagraminstagram.com/altamimicompany
• Xx.com/altamimicompany

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments2 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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