White & Case LLP significantly bolstered its UAE offering with the hire of ex-Dechert LLP duo Phillip Sacks and Yannick Whorms in December 2023, with the former now leading the practice. Sacks is widely regarded for his ‘breadth and depth of knowledge that is near-unparalleled in the region’, advising an extensive roster of financial institutions, fund managers and sovereign wealth funds on onshore and offshore conventional and Shari’ah-compliant investment funds. Whorms acts on the formation of funds across a variety of asset classes, while Julien Bensaid primarily focuses on LP-side instructions. Marie-Sophie Bandeira Vieira and Jack Meegan also come recommended.
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‘The White & Case team in Dubai has more depth than the majority of firms, which means that we can run multiple investments in parallel with the team and still be confident that they will be responsive. To date, we have been impressed with the consistent quality across the team.’
‘Phillip Sacks and Yannick Whorms are the primary contacts in the team and are both very impressive and user-friendly, able to distill the key points and respond promptly to questions from our commercial team who can be demanding.’
‘The team is led by hands-on partner Phillip Sacks. The team has a deep bench with support provided not only by the UAE-based team but by team members in the UK and the US.’
‘Phillip Sacks has a breadth and depth of knowledge that is near-unparalleled in the region, having been based in the UAE for many years. He is particularly strong when it comes to regulatory initiatives in the region and their potential impact on clients.’
‘Strong team led by Phil Sacks who is a market leader in the Funds industry. Very active in new fund formations, particularly DIFC domiciled. ’
- 'Yannick Whorms is exceptionally hard working.’
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Phillip Sacks
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Yannick Whorms; Julien Bensaid; Marie-Sophie Bandeira Vieira; Jack Meegan