Dentons Middle East appoints experienced restructuring and insolvency specialist Katharina Schaub

Dubai-Dentons' Middle East Banking & Finance practice has appointed Katharina Schaub as a Counsel specialising in restructuring and insolvency.

Katharina joined the firm's Dubai office on 16 February 2026.

Katharina is an experienced, German-qualified restructuring and insolvency lawyer, with significant previous restructuring experience in Germany, Australia, the UK and the UAE.

She joins Dentons from UAE-headquartered private healthcare group NMC Healthcare, where she was an integral senior member of the legal team.

Katharina has first-hand experience advising on the pressures and challenges corporates in financial distress face, including managing their day-to-day business as well as preparing and implementing their restructuring plans.

She joins Dentons in Dubai to enhance the firm's offering to clients in respect of restructuring and insolvency mandates and provide complementary restructuring and insolvency expertise to its increasingly broad Banking & Finance and Commercial Disputes practices.

Her appointment is the latest in a line of senior hires for Dentons' Middle East Banking & Finance practice, following the appointment of Partner Ahmed Butt in Dubai in January 2025; the relocation of Debt Capital Markets Partner Victoria Wyer who joined the Dubai office from London in September 2025; the appointment of Partner Ali Moiz Ansari in Riyadh in October 2025; the appointment of Capital Markets Partner Peter Cullen in Dubai in January 2026; and the appointment of Counsel Justine Harding in Muscat in January this year.

Stephen Knight, partner and head of Dentons' Middle East Banking and Finance practice, said: "Katharina's appointment brings fresh restructuring and insolvency expertise to our team as we continue to build out the practice to offer full-service Banking & Finance support to our clients in Dubai and across the Middle East. The raft of recent appointments to our team showcases the power of the Dentons brand as the world's largest global law firm, which attracts top talent and prioritises providing local specialist advice to clients."

Sue Moore, partner and head of Dentons' Restructuring and Insolvency practice in the UK, Ireland and Middle East, added: "The addition of Katharina to our Global Restructuring team further strengthens our ability to deliver on cross jurisdictional mandates and is reflective of the continued upward trajectory of the practice."

Katharina Schaub said: "I am delighted to join Dentons and to contribute to the continued growth of its Global Restructuring team and the Middle East practice. The firm's global reach combined with its strong local expertise provides an outstanding platform to support clients on complex restructuring and insolvency matters across the region."

Dentons has seven offices in the Middle East, based in: Amman; Abu Dhabi; Doha; Dubai; Jeddah; Muscat; and Riyadh.

The firm has had a presence in the region for more than 50 years and an established network of offices that allows it to provide local support to clients backed by international capability and reach.

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