Of Counsel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Sameera Kimatrai is an English law qualified of counsel in the Dubai office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the firm’s Financial Regulatory Practice Group. She has experience advising governments, regulators and a broad range of financial institutions in the UAE including investment managers, commercial and investment banks, payment service providers and digital asset service providers on complex regulatory issues both in onshore UAE and in the financial free zones. Sameera has particular experience in digital asset regulation across the Middle East and Africa having spent time as a senior regulatory lawyer in the legal department of a large digital assets exchange.
Sameera has been recognized as a Rising Star by The Legal 500 Middle East for Financial Services Regulation. She has also ranked in Chambers and Partners for FinTech Legal in United Arab Emirates.