Godfrey's practice focuses on project finance transactions, with strong expertise in the energy, transport, infrastructure and communications sectors.
He has also advised lenders and borrowers on a large number of commercial property developments.
Godfrey's clients include project sponsors and lenders, public-private partnerships, sovereign wealth funds and government agencies on intra-region Middle East deals and financings in Europe.
"We are delighted to welcome Mark to the firm," said Rindala Beydoun, Office Managing Partner of the firm's Middle East offices.
"We see strong demand for high- end legal counsel in the region and Mark's deal experience further bolsters Latham's project finance credentials in the Middle East."
"I look forward to joining Latham & Watkins at a time when the firm's global expansion is emphasizing the Middle East region," Godfrey said.
"Latham has an excellent reputation in the region and I am excited to be part of Latham's vision to build a leading Middle East practice."
Godfrey joins Latham & Watkins from Allen & Overy, where he practiced in the firm's Dubai, Abu Dhabi and London offices.
Godfrey graduated with honors from the University of Bristol in 1996 and he attended the Guildford College of Law.
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Finance attorney joins Latham & Watkins in Abu Dhabi
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, September 09 - 2008 at 15:30
Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Mark Godfrey has joined the firm's Abu Dhabi office as counsel in the Finance Department.
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About Latham & WatkinsLatham & Watkins is a global law firm with more than 2,100 attorneys in 28 offices, including Abu Dhabi, Barcelona, Brussels, Doha, Dubai, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Munich, New Jersey, New York, Northern Virginia, Orange County, Paris, Rome, San Diego, San Francisco, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.
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