David M. Slim

David M. Slim is a Senior Legal Consultant in Dentons' Compliance and Investigations practice in Dubai, specializing in Compliance Law. He advises corporates, financial institutions, and energy groups on US sanctions, financial crime compliance, and complex investigations across the Middle East and internationally.

David's practice is centered on OFAC regulations, extraterritorial risk, and transactions involving high-risk jurisdictions. He regularly advises on sanctions risk assessments, deal structuring, licensing analysis, and responses to OFAC inquiries. He also advises on broader financial crime matters, including anti‑money laundering, anti‑bribery and corruption compliance, and regulatory remediation, assisting with compliance frameworks, policies, risk assessments, and training. He has extensive experience leading internal and regulatory investigations, including witness interviews, multi‑jurisdictional fact‑finding, and engagement with regulators and enforcement authorities including the DFSA, ADGM, and the Central Bank of the UAE.

He holds an LL.B. from the University of Montréal (2009) and an LL.M from the University of Pennsylvania Law School (2015). He is admitted in New York (2017), Paris (2018), Québec (2013), and as a Legal Consultant in the UAE (2019). He is trilingual in English, Arabic, and French.