Mark Brown

Mark Brown is a Partner and Head of Projects at Al Tamimi & Company, based in Abu Dhabi. His practice focuses on Banking and Finance Law.

Mark is a specialist banking and finance lawyer with significant experience advising financial institutions with respect to transactional lending, commercial advisory, product development, insolvency issues and legislative change. He was recently ranked by Legal 500 as a "Next Generation Partner".

His recent experience includes acting for multiple local and international financial institutions to develop and implement standard and bespoke banking products and platforms for use in the UAE, ADGM or DIFC, advising financial institutions such as Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC and First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC on the sale or purchase of loan portfolios, and assisting foreign financial services companies on their establishment in the ADGM.

He also advised multiple banks on a claim by a major UAE insurance company in the DIFC courts in respect of suspected fraudulent trade finance transactions, and acted as UAE/DIFC counsel on the financing aspects of United Arab Shipping Company Limited's re-domiciliation into the DIFC. He has advised sponsors and lenders in the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on notable independent power or water projects, including the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority solar programme, FEWA 150 MIGD IWP, Taweelah 200 MIGD IWP, Fujairah Phase 3 IPP, Hamriyah 1,800 MW CCGT Plant and Al Dur II IWPP.

He led significant FDI transactions into the UAE and their financing, such as Apollo Global Management, Inc. and consortium on the acquisition of a $5.5 billion real estate investment partnership with ADNOC, and the investors to the $20.7 billion investment and financing of ADNOC gas pipelines. He also acted for issuers or purchasers on numerous DCM mandates.

He holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University of Wellington, and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in New Zealand in 2006. He speaks English.