Chicago-headquartered Baker McKenzie is well recognised around the world, including the Middle Eastern region. In Qatar they opened their office in 2011 and the firm operates out of Doha and is led by Ian Siddell, co-managing Partner of the Bahrain and Doha offices.

The firm’s work focuses on projects, particularly infrastructure projects, and the firm are strong in banking and corporate work and boasts sectoral strength in defense and infrastructure.

Key clients

The firm’s key clients list features the likes of Saudi Binladin Group, The Commercial Bank, Qatar National Bank and DBS Bank.