Ronald Graham

Ronald is the Managing Partner of our Dubai office and Head of Private Wealth in the UK.

He qualified as a solicitor in England in 1996. His clients comprise international companies, high net worth individuals, families, multi-family offices, fiduciaries and funds. Ronald is recognised for his interpersonal skills in advising companies and individuals on their strategic and structural decisions and on investments. His approach is to understand clients' needs and to find practical solutions that achieve his clients objectives.

Ronald has an active UK practice and has acted for companies, families and funds in the Middle East since 2005. He regularly represents clients in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait.

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Career

Since 2011	Partner, Taylor Wessing
2004 - 2011	Partner, Edwin Coe
2000 - 2004	Senior Associate, Jones Day

1996 - 2000	Associate, Norton Rose
1994 - 1996	Trainee, Norton Rose

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Education

1996	Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
College of Law, York	MA, St Andrews University

Publications

The International Family Offices Journal

The Wealth in Family Values

Memberships & Associations

MICS

Additional languages

English

Expertise

Sectors Hotels, hospitality & leisure Manufacturing & industrials Private wealth Real estate

Experience

A HNW Family	Advising a HNW family in relation to their US$1m investment in an online pharmacy tech/start-up located in the UAE.
Advising Cara on a prestigious acquisition	Cara Real Estate, the real estate arm of Cara Investment, on its acquisition of 7-10 Waterloo Place from real estate investment manager Barings. The Grade II listed office building in St James' was sold for GBP71m and is Cara's second London deal following the purchase of 20 Soho Square for GBP117m in 2018. This transaction drew on the deep expertise offered by the firm's real estate, construction, planning, banking and finance and corporate teams.
De Vere Hotels Group	De Vere Hotels Group on the sale of a number of hotels in the UK.

Middle Eastern Property Fund	Middle Eastern Property Fund, investing into the UK property market through a series of offshore property funds.
Fandstan Electric Group	Fandstan Electric Group shareholders on the sale of their interests to a US plc.
Arab Jordan Investment Bank PLC	Arab Jordan Investment Bank PLC on its acquisition of all of HSBC's banking business in Jordan.