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Dounia’s practice focuses on issues related to the structuring, establishment and distribution of offshore and onshore investment funds (including DIFC, ADGM and SCA domiciled funds) across asset classes, especially, debt funds, infrastructure funds, private equity funds and real estate funds, as well as funds of funds, feeder-master and Shariah-compliant structures.
Her practice also includes fundraising on behalf of sponsors and/or fund managers, the negotiation of legal documentation on behalf of institutional investors (mainly sovereign funds, pension funds, development finance institutions and family offices) and the regulatory aspects of these operations in the Middle East and Europe.
Prior to joining King & Spalding, Dounia was a counsel at a US international law firm, based in Dubai. Dounia also served as a senior associate at a UK international law firm, based in Paris.
Legal 500 EMEA ranked Dounia as a “Rising Star” for Investment Funds and Management in the UAE.
Diplôma, Ecole de Formation du Barreau de Paris
Master, Finance and Strategy, Sciences Po Paris
Master 2 in Business Law, University Paris II Panthéon-Assas
Paris
English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
September 4, 2024
King & Spalding advises Franklin Templeton on launch of two open-ended umbrella funds in DIFC
March 27, 2024
Legal 500 EMEA 2024 Ranks King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
September 4, 2024
King & Spalding advises Franklin Templeton on launch of two open-ended umbrella funds in DIFC
March 27, 2024
Legal 500 EMEA 2024 Ranks King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
September 4, 2024
King & Spalding advises Franklin Templeton on launch of two open-ended umbrella funds in DIFC
March 27, 2024
Legal 500 EMEA 2024 Ranks King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Diplôma, Ecole de Formation du Barreau de Paris
Master, Finance and Strategy, Sciences Po Paris
Master 2 in Business Law, University Paris II Panthéon-Assas
Paris
English
French
Portuguese
Spanish