Faye Priestley
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Faye Priestley

Counsel

Email

Faye.Priestley@aoshearman.com

Phone

+971 4 426 7198

Offices

Dubai

V-CARD
Faye leads the firm’s Middle East Real Estate and Hospitality practice.

She advises clients on a broad range of high-value and complex real estate matters across the GCC, including large-scale developments, land rights and development agreements, corporate acquisitions and disposals of real estate assets, joint ventures and platform structuring, real estate financings, and hospitality transactions. Faye has particular experience advising on landmark hospitality projects, development projects, strategic investments, and real estate-related legislative and regulatory developments across the region.

Beyond her transactional practice, Faye is a recognised thought leader on real estate developments across the Middle East.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Emirates Global Aluminium on a strategic initiative involving the transfer of a 3.1 GW power plant and associated infrastructure to TAQA and DUBAL Holding and the establishment of long-term land-rights frameworks enabling operation and grid connection.
  • Oaktree Capital’s debt facility to Kuwait-based Arzan Investment Management for the financing of a UAE hospitality platform with circa USD 400,000,000 in assets to date.
  • Elevate, a portfolio company backed by Rava Partners in collaboration with Alta Capital, on the acquisition and leaseback of two schools in Dubai.
  • Mubadala on the sale of the ADGM holding vehicle for four office towers in the ADGM for a total consideration of AED 4.2 billion.
  • TECOM Group on its pre-IPO reorganisation and listing on the Dubai Financial Market.

Pro bono

  • Pro Bono secondment in Greece with European Lawyers in Lesvos (ELIL) who provide free, independent legal assistance to refugees– 2024.
  • Project lead for report on women’s rights in Iraq for Women for Women International – 2024.
  • CRISIS at Christmas volunteer.

Recognition

“Faye Priestley is a quality senior associate”
Legal 500
“Notable practitioner”
Chambers Global 2026: UAE Real Estate

Qualifications

Admissions

England and Wales, 2017

Academic

Legal Practice Course, Law, University of Law (London), 2015

Graduate Diploma in Law, Law, University of Law (London), 2014

BA, English and Philosophy, University of York, 2013

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.