OBH Lawyers

Overview

OBH Lawyers is a full-service commercial law firm founded to upgrade the quality of legal solutions across the Middle East and Europe. Founded in 2022, the firm operates as an international, cross-border practice with a focus on delivering practical, commercially oriented advice across sectors such as energy, construction, TMT, aviation, real estate and financial services. The firm emphasises partners working directly on matters and a connected team model that brings regional and international specialists together for multi-jurisdictional mandates. OBH positions itself on cost-efficient, innovative client service with a particular strength in Middle Eastern markets and a European office footprint in Italy.

• Headquarters: Dubai
• Founded: 2022
• Lawyers: 40+
• Partners: 17+
• Offices: 6

Values & Culture

Practice Areas

• Real Estate
• Construction & Engineering
• Corporate & M&A
• Dispute Resolution & Litigation
• Employment
• Regulatory & Compliance
• Technology & Digital
• Transport & Logistics
• Energy & Natural Resources
• Intellectual Property
• Banking & Finance
• Financial Services & Regulation
• International Arbitration
• Fraud & Investigations
• Education
• Hospitality & Leisure
• Retail & Consumer
• Insurance & Reinsurance
• Infrastructure & Projects

Geographic Focus: Primary markets are the Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Bahrain) with a European presence through an Italy office (Rome). The firm offers cross-border advice and regulatory positioning across DIFC, ADGM and VARA frameworks for clients operating in or entering UAE markets, and it structures teams to handle matters that span the Middle East and Europe.

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What OBH Lawyers Looks For

Key Competencies

• Commercial awareness
• Cross-border & jurisdictional experience
• Regulatory literacy (particularly UAE frameworks)
• Industry sector knowledge (energy, construction, aviation, TMT)
• Client-focused communication
• Adaptability and problem-solving

Evidence Signals

• Experience or interest in Middle East markets and regulatory regimes (DIFC, ADGM, VARA)
• Relevant sector experience (construction, energy, aviation, logistics, TMT)
• Practical transactional or dispute-resolution experience
• Language skills and international exposure
• Involvement in technology, digital assets or fintech projects

Benefits & Wellbeing

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Innovation

OBH has a dedicated Tokenization & Digital Assets practice advising on token design, licensing and regulatory positioning in VARA, ADGM and DIFC. The practice offers regulatory counselling, tokenomics and structuring for real-world asset tokenization, equity and fund tokenization, secondary markets and compliance frameworks. The firm also offers Information Technology legal services covering IP protection, software licensing, data privacy and technology agreements for startups and SaaS platforms.

• Tokenization & Digital Assets Practice
• Digital Asset Structuring & Advisory

Quick Application Angles

• Demonstrate knowledge of the firm’s Tokenization & Digital Assets practice—reference VARA/ADGM/DIFC regulatory pathways and practical token design issues.
• Emphasise practical, cross-border experience (e.g., transactions or disputes involving Middle East jurisdictions) and language/international exposure to match the firm’s regional focus.
• Show commercial awareness of sectors the firm highlights (construction, energy, aviation, transport & logistics) and give concrete examples of how you added commercial value in a team.
• Highlight experience working directly with senior advisers or partners and give examples of handling responsibility or delivering outcomes in time-sensitive, client-facing situations.