Gurminder Sanghera joins Ogier as Banking and Finance partner in Dubai

Gurminder Sanghera has joined Ogier as a partner in its Banking and Finance team in Dubai, further strengthening the firm's capability to support complex cross-border financing and capital markets work through the DIFC. 

Gurminder has significant experience across international finance transactions, including aircraft finance, Islamic finance, structured finance and banking, with a particular Middle East focus. 

Christopher Jones, Global Head of Banking and Finance, said: “Gurminder is a highly respected capital markets and finance lawyer with a strong reputation in the region. His arrival significantly enhances our ability to support clients with sophisticated financing requirements that span multiple jurisdictions.” 

Gurminder added: “Ogier has built the foundation for an impressive and long-term presence in the DIFC, which is underpinned by a strong and varied service offering enhanced by close alignment with Ogier Global. From a strategic perspective, that model enables Ogier to support clients on complex, cross border matters with depth, consistency and scale. I am looking forward to working with an impressive team and to contributing to the firm’s continued growth in Dubai.”  

Ogier’s Dubai team includes legal experts and experienced professionals from Ogier Global, the firm’s corporate and fiduciary division. The team works with colleagues across Europe, the Caribbean and Asia-Pacific to delivering coordinated, multi-jurisdictional advice to financial institutions, asset managers, sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities, family offices and corporates. Ogier advises on the laws of the BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey, Luxembourg and, most recently, Bermuda through its association with MJM.  

Gurminder's appointment follows the recent promotion of Dubai-based funds specialist Dominic Athwal to partner, as Ogier continues to invest in Dubai as part of its long‑term commitment to the UAE. Against a backdrop of continued evolution and maturity in the DIFC’s regulatory and commercial landscape, Ogier’s growing partnership reflects confidence in the market’s trajectory and its role at the heart of global capital flows. 

Ogier Executive Board member Angus Davison said: “These partner appointments demonstrate Ogier’s commitment to Dubai and the wider Middle East. The DIFC’s extraordinary growth story is being driven by both regional ambition and global connectivity, and our clients expect advisers who are invested for the long term. By strengthening our partnership on the ground, we are well positioned to support clients through both opportunity and uncertainty."