Aurélien Margaritora de Barnier

Offices          U.A.E. - Dubai

Aurelien de Barnier is a French jurist originally from the city of Nice in the south of France. Having grown up and living in the UAE since 2001, he graduated from the Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi with a Bachelor in law & political sciences in 2014 and a Master in Business law, International law and Sustainable Development law in 2016.

Mr. de Barnier is advising French and other international clients on all legal and business aspects on doing business in the Middle East.

Areas of Concentration

• French, UAE and Saudi Civil and Corporate Law
• International Environmental Law & Sustainable Development
• International law
• Comparative law

Professional Education & Qualification

• French civil Business law and Corporate law formation, Paris (2019-2020)
• Master in Sustainable Development law, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (2015-2016)
• Master in Business law, International law & Diplomacy, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (2014-2015)
• Bachelor in French law & Political Sciences, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (2010-2014)

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Career

• MENA LEGAL law firm, Dubai, since 2021
• Al Suwaiket & Al Busaies law firm KSA, external counsel, 2017-2020
• ENGIE Middle-East, Dubai, 2018-2019
• MASDAR, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, part of Mubadala Investment Company, Abu Dhabi, 2017-2018
• Eversheds Sutherland law firm, Dubai, 2017
• AIRBUS Group Defence & Space, Abu Dhabi, 2014-2015

Professional Activities & Memberships

• Participation as speaker for the “International Water Reuse and Recycling Conference”, organized by the International Desalination Association, Nice Côte d’Azur, 2016

Languages

• French (Native Languages), English (Fluent), Spanish (Intermediate),  Arabic(basic knowledge)

Publications

• Academic Publication: “A Desalination Plant Project in Oman, how contracts mitigate risks”, as part of the novel ‘Fresh Water: Law and Stakes in the Arab States of the GCC”, under supervision of Pr. Anthony Chamboredon, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, the MENA collection, LEXIS NEXIS, January 2018