Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Legal Services | United Arab Emirates
tel: +971 4 429 5878
One JLT One Business Centre, Level 5 Jumeirah Lakes Towers | P.O. Box 118273 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates

Main Contacts

Fernando C. Alonso

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Partner

Offices

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Brussels, Belgium | Beijing, China | London, England | Bangkok, Thailand | Los Angeles, California | San Francisco, California | Washington, D.C. | Miami, Florida | Atlanta, Georgia | Boston, Massachusetts | New York, New York | Charlotte, North Carolina | Durham, North Carolina | Raleigh, North Carolina | Austin, Texas | Dallas, Texas | Houston, Texas | Houston (600 Travis), Texas | The Woodlands, Texas | Norfolk, Virginia | Richmond, Virginia | Tysons Client Center (Tysons Corner), Virginia

Overview

For more than a century, our firm has been a leading provider of legal services to the energy industry, including oilfield services, exploration and development, LNG, renewable energy and conventional power projects. We opened our Dubai office in 2013 to better serve the global needs of our clients, and to continue to expand our capabilities and worldwide reach.

Dubai is the principal hub for advising our clients in the following regions:

Middle East
Africa
South Asia
Commonwealth of Independent States / FSU

Our firm offers each client the benefit of our regional focus and global prominence in energy and infrastructure projects. Our team has worked on assignments throughout the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, including in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Tanzania.

The Dubai legal team has acted for a diverse range of clients including government authorities, exploration and production companies, energy services companies, equity funds, and companies with advanced technology and know-how.

We use our market knowledge and best-practice approach to advise clients on project development and structuring, transactional documentation and in relation to their business expansion in the region.

Year this Office was Founded: 2013
Lawyers Worldwide: more than 1000

Notable

Areas of Practice

  • Advertising and Marketing
  • Banking and Finance
  • Capital Markets and Securities
  • Competition and Consumer Protection
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Governance and Board Advisory
  • Energy
  • Environmental
  • Global Economic Development, Commerce and Government Relations Group
  • Government Relations
  • Health Care
  • Immigration
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labor and Employment
  • Litigation
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Outsourcing, Technology and Commercial Contracting
  • Privacy and Cybersecurity
  • Private Equity
  • Public-Private Partnerships and Infrastructure
  • Real Estate, Development and Finance
  • Regulatory
  • Renewable Energy and Clean Power
  • Structured Finance and Securitization
  • Tax
  • White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations

Professionals

Press releases

Hunton Advises TDOT on Landmark $9.2B I-24 Project, America’s Largest Interstate Choice Lanes Project

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, August 2026

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP congratulates the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) on reaching a major milestone in the $9.2 billion I-24 Southeast Choice Lanes project, following the selection of DriveTN as TDOT’s private-sector partner. Hunton is advising TDOT on the project, which will be America’s largest interstate Choice Lanes project.The project represents Tennessee’s first transportation public-private partnership (P3) and a significant milestone in the state’s strategy to modernize its transportation infrastructure and address the demands of continued population and economic growth...

Hunton Advises SpaceX in Connection with its Historic $75 Billion IPO

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, June 2026

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) in connection with its historic IPO on Texas law and corporate governance matters. SpaceX is a Texas corporation governed by the Texas Business Organizations Code. SpaceX raised $75 billion, making the IPO the largest in history.The team was led by Daryl Robertson and Rob Smith and included corporate partners Steven Haas and Joanna Enns, special counsel Mike O’Leary, partners Ashley Kahn, John Schronce, and Geoffrey Fehling, and associates Kathleen Dill and Adrianna Culbreth...

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Blogs

Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Providing innovative services and support to clients is a top priority at Hunton & Williams. We believe that delivering true value to our clients requires a multifaceted approach. Beyond traditional engagements, we look to provide tools and resources tailored to their specific needs.

Hunton Immigration and Nationality Law

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The Hunton & Williams LLP Immigration practice, part of the firm's Labor and Employment Team, is concentrated in two major areas. First our work involves advising American and foreign businesses about obtaining the most appropriate temporary and permanent work visas for executives, professionals,...

Privacy and Information Security Law Blog

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Global privacy and cybersecurity law updates and analysis. Computerworld magazine has named Hunton & Williams the top firm for privacy for the fourth consecutive year based on a survey of more than 4,000 corporate privacy professionals. In addition, Chambers and Partners rated Hunton & Williams the...

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