
Edouard Salwan
Partner, Dumon Partners (Dubai UAE)
Restructuring; M&A; Joint-Ventures; Finance Law
Executive Education - Global Business, Harvard Business School, Boston, USA
Master's degree in Corporate Law, Université de Lyon, France
Bachelor of Law, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
Litigator - DIFC Courts
Wills Draftsman - DIFC Courts
Edouard has developed a keen expertise in corporate and commercial law by assisting entrepreneurs and multinationals for almost 10 years in the GCC and the Levant. Trilingual and tri-cultural (fluent in French, Arabic and English), Edouard assists companies in their incorporation in the Middle East, and advises on commercial and strategic development by often acting as a liaison with the local authorities.
Edouard has become a multi-sector expert, operating particularly in the fields of financial services, healthcare, industries, maritime, and energy on strategic issues, commercial partnership and mergers and acquisitions operations.
Having worked in several jurisdictions, including the United Arab Emirates, France, Oman and Lebanon, Edouard intervened in a large number of complex cross-border transactions, helped foreign investors to navigate in each of these jurisdictions, by handling complex transactions in a straightforward, practical and efficient manner.
Edouard is fluent in English, French and Arabic.