Harneys Expands Middle East Presence With New Dubai Office Led By Ian Mann
Harneys opens a new Dubai office led by Ian Mann, expanding Middle East presence and offering corporate, disputes, and private client services.
Harneys Expands Middle East Presence with New Dubai Office Led by Ian Mann
Global offshore law firm Harneys has announced the opening of a new office in Dubai, located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), providing transactional, disputes, and private client legal services. This marks the firm’s second office launch in 2025, following the opening of its Jersey office in July.
The Dubai office will offer services across corporate, banking and finance, investment funds, private wealth, insolvency, arbitration, litigation, restructuring, regulatory, tax, digital assets, and blockchain. Ian Mann has been appointed Dubai managing partner and will lead the office. Mann specialises in dispute resolution for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, as well as asset tracing, insolvency, and contentious trusts and probate matters.
Joining him is Tom Hagger, partner specialising in investment funds, corporate, regulatory, digital assets, and blockchain. Hagger previously worked in the Cayman Islands before relocating to Dubai in 2021.
William Peake, global managing partner, said,
“2025 has been a significant year of growth for Harneys. Following the opening of our Jersey office in July, we are pleased to establish a presence in Dubai. The UAE is a key market for our global strategy, and I am confident that Ian’s exceptional leadership, combined with Tom’s expertise, will ensure the success of our Dubai office. Together, they are well-positioned to deliver outstanding service to our clients locally and internationally.”
Harneys has a global network of offices in 12 key financial centres, including London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Cayman Islands. The expansion reflects a growing trend of offshore law firms establishing a presence in the Middle East, joining peers such as Maples Group, Walkers Global, and Ogier, which opened its Dubai office in 2023.
Harneys is an international law firm with entrepreneurial thinking. Open, progressive, and personable, we provide advice on British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Bermuda, Anguilla, and Jersey law to a global client base which includes the world’s top law firms, financial institutions, investment funds, and private individuals. Our network is the largest among offshore law firms with locations in major financial centres across Europe, Asia, the Americas, and the Caribbean, allowing us to provide reliable and timely service of the highest quality to clients in their own languages and time zones.
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