Legal Director

Blair Jones

Languages

English

Blair Jones is a legal director based in CMS Dubai, specialising in energy and corporate transactions across the Middle East. Blair has a wide breadth of experience from over six years working in the region.

Relevant experience

A national oil company on the acquisition of an offshore block in Oman.
A major global industrial gases company on a world leading green hydrogen project in Saudi Arabia.
Various international oil companies on their day-to-day activities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
An oil and gas service company on taking a synthetic equity interest in various onshore fields in Morocco.
An international oil company on the terms of a combined gas, transportation, processing and sales agreement in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
PTT Exploration and Production Company Limited on the disposal of PTTEP Oman Company Limited, the operator and concession holder of Block 44 onshore Oman.
Leading UAE state owned contractor on their template consortium agreement for major EPC contracts and ancillary documents.
Conducting vendor due diligence on the commercial contracts of an international LNG project company ahead of third party investment.
Various international oil companies on service contracts for their oil and gas operations.
Seconded to a UAE based national oil company to assist domestic and international contracts and operations.
Seconded to Weir Oil & Gas to provide legal support to their Middle East operations.
Brighter AB in connection with advising on the regulatory requirements of the sale and distribution of its propriety medical devices within the Middle East and South East Asia.
Travelex in connection with its UAE joint venture and assisting with its day to day corporate affairs and regulatory compliance requirements imposed by the UAE Central Bank.
A major US industrial conglomerate on the potential acquisition of a float glass manufacturing business in Saudi Arabia.
KSA defence holding company on its acquisitions of defence related businesses based in the KSA with a view to consolidating certain defence supply chains (including the largest KSA defence acquisition to date which signed in December 2020).
Various foreign defence contractors on the application of the UAE’s Tawazun Economic Program offset regime.

Education

2012 - Diploma in Professional Legal Practice, University of Glasgow
2011 – LLB (Hons), University of Glasgow

Practice Areas

Corporate

sectors

Private Equity Energy & Climate Change

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