Ross Barfoot

Partner at Dentons

Speaker

Ross Barfoot is a corporate partner in the UAE with more than 21 years' experience – first in the UK and since 2008 in the UAE and wider Middle East region. Ross regularly advises investors and international operators on education investments, M&A, market entry, international expansion, corporate and regulatory matters. He is based in the UAE but operates on a global level, supporting clients on their international expansion. Ross is generally regarded as the "go-to" lawyer for the education sector and has been involved in a significant number of school and university projects in the Middle East region, as well as some of the largest education M&A deals globally. He is ranked as a "Leading Individual" in the UAE for Commercial, Corporate and M&A in the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 editions of Legal 500. He has been recognized by the Legal 500 M&A Powerhouse as a leading corporate M&A lawyer and Thomson Reuters’ Asian Legal Business ‘MENA Super 50’ for outstanding client service.