Douglas Smith has over 30 years of experience in the Middle East, North America and Asia, Doug’s main areas of practice include corporate law, M&A, private equity, finance, corporate restructurings, joint ventures as well as corporate governance and regulatory matters.  His practice has involved him in transactional work in numerous jurisdictions in the Middle East including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain as well as in East and Southeast Asia, encompassing Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, India, as well as other nations.

Doug has been recognized for his corporate-commercial and M&A expertise on numerous occasions by Who's Who Legal and The Legal 500.