Catriona McDevitt
Catriona is a Partner and Head of our Banking & Finance practice. Catriona acts for both lenders and borrowers and advises on financial regulatory matters, project finance, investment grade syndicated financings, real estate and structured finance. Based in the UAE since 2007, Catriona has extensive regional expertise and brings a commercially driven, pragmatic approach when advising her clients. Catriona is highly sought after for her breadth of English law and UAE law banking expertise and regularly acts for international and regional clients in advising on financial regulatory and digital asset issues in the UAE. Catriona has published extensively on the continually evolving UAE financial regulatory landscape. Catriona also has in-depth in-house experience gained from her previous role as Head of Legal for Wholesale Banking at one of the largest banks in the UAE and is able to bring this combined private practice and in-house expertise, together with her English law and UAE law background, in providing a holistic view and “seeing both sides of the table” when advising clients on complex financings. Prior to coming to the UAE, Catriona worked in London at a magic circle law firm. · Hadef & Partners
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Catriona McDevitt is a Partner and Head of the Banking & Finance practice at Hadef & Partners, based in the UAE. She advises lenders and borrowers on financial regulatory matters, project finance, syndicated financings, real estate, and structured finance, with expertise in English law and UAE law, including digital asset issues.