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Rindala Beydoun

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Beydoun, Rindala

Biography
Rindala is a partner in Vinson & Elkins' global Corporate Department. Resident in the UAE, Rindala's practice focuses on cross-border and domestic mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, real estate development and asset purchases, as well as a wide variety of corporate transactions. Prior to joining V&E, Rindala was a partner at Latham & Watkins in Dubai and she was the Vice President, Legal of MasterCard in Dubai.


Representative Experience
Mergers and Acquisitions
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  • Represented Emirates Securities & Commodities Authority in connection with the merger of Emirates International Bank and National Bank of Dubai
  • Represented a major Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-based private equity firm in connection with the acquisition of a 49 percent interest in a Kuwaiti real estate company
  • Represented a GCC-based private equity firm in connection with the acquisition of an interest in a Pakistani glass company listed on the Lahore and Karachi stock exchange
Real Estate
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  • Represented a major GCC-based entity in the development and finance of a real estate project in Tunisia involving office towers, residential units, hotels and retail for a total cost of US$14 billion
  • Represented a major GCC-based entity in the development and finance of a real estate project in Libya involving office towers, residential units, hotels and retail for a total cost of US$1 billion
  • Represented a major GCC-based entity in the development and finance of a real estate project in Lebanon involving a ski resort for a total project cost of approximately US$1 billion
Energy and Power
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  • Represented a major GCC-based entity in connection with the development of an Aluminum Smelter in Abu Dhabi
  • Represented a  major GCC-based entity in connection with the Masdar Initiative which includes the development of an alternative energy city and a related private equity fund
  • Represented a government entity in connection with the development of a 2000 MW power and water plant (IWPP) in Qatar
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Education and Professional Background
  • Duke University School of Law, J.D., LL.M. in International Law, 1994
  • The University of Michigan, B.A., 1991
  • Attended Sorbonne, London School of Economics and Universite Libre de Bruxelles as visiting student
  • Admitted to practice: Michigan, 1994
  • Other Languages: Fluent in English, Arabic and French
Professional Recognition
  • Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business in Corporate/Commercial (UAE), 2008 -  2010
Activities and Affiliations
  • Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association; International Bar Association; Arab International Women Forum
  • Former Board Member and Executive Vice President: American Business Council of Dubai and the Northern Emirates
  • Former Board Member: Detroit Medical Center


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Middle East and North Africa


Clients assert that Rindala is a "good generalist who can open the right doors,” Chambers Global 2009