Group Profile

Founded in June 2007, the Dubai Corporate Counsel Group (“DCCG”) is the first group in-house counsel in the Middle East.  Led by its 12-member Steering Committee, the DCCG quickly established itself as a leading regional legal organisation.  The DCCG has more than 120 members and has established valuable partnerships with leading international and national law firms, executive search firms and publishers.

The DCCG was created by in-house counsel themselves coming together to promote the in-house practice of law in the Gulf.  In recent years, legal practice in the Gulf has become increasingly sophisticated, complex, fast-paced and dynamic.  As a result, many internationally trained in-house lawyers (as well as many international law firms) have come to the region offering their expertise and legal services to the region.  Legal organisations, however, remain relatively new and undeveloped and the DCCG hopes to be a part of the growth of the legal sector in this exciting, dynamic and fast-developing region.