Richard Devine is a Partner with extensive experience advising clients on corporate transactions, projects, regulatory, and commercial matters across the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, and South East Asia. His practice covers mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate structuring and reorganisations, pre-dispute strategy, and a wide range of commercial contracts.

Richard regularly counsels clients on foreign direct investment and has advised on numerous innovative, cross-border projects in emerging and frontier markets. His practice is particularly strong in the oil and gas sector, with additional experience in real estate, mining, power, education, hospitality, FMCG, and sports. Time spent in-house on secondment has given him a practical commercial understanding of client operations and strategic priorities.

An English-qualified solicitor, Richard has practised at several of the world’s leading energy firms, including Baker Botts, Fulbright & Jaworski, and Dentons. He began his career in London and Cairo before relocating to Dubai in 2005, where he continues to advise multinational corporations, investors, and governments on complex and high-value regional transactions.