Sonia Barber is an internationally recognised lawyer and Senior Of-Counsel with the firm. Ms. Barber has practiced in the Middle East for almost 20 years, advising clients on all facets of their operations. Prior to her current role, Ms. Barber was for a number of years, Group General Counsel for a member of Qatar’s ruling family’s holding company, and was previously a partner for many years with the global law firm, where she assisted clients from the Gulf region, as well as outside of the Gulf, to access large-scale projects.
Specifically, Ms. Barber counsels clients from a host of industries, including hospitality, healthcare, security and defence, oil and gas, construction and architectural engineering and events, in all facets of development projects, from drafting and negotiating project agreements to drafting commercial leases, agency, management, dispute resolution, licensing, governance documents, structuring agreements and employment contracts.