2023 Who's Who Legal - Private Funds (Recommended Lawyer)
2022 The Legal 500 Middle East - Hall of Fame
2022 Chambers and Partners - UAE (Offshore) Band 1 Practitioner - Daniel Wood is particularly noted for his deep experience advising on investment fund matters. He is managing partner of Walkers' Dubai office and enjoys great acclaim for both his rigorous client service ethic and admirable leadership of the team.
2022 Who's Who Legal - Private Funds (Recommended Lawyer)
2021 The Legal 500 Middle East - Leading Individual
2021 Chambers and Partners - UAE (Offshore) Band 1 Practitioner - Dubai managing partner Daniel Wood is particularly noted for his deep experience advising on investment fund matters. Sources describe him as "very responsive and commercially savvy," as well as "technically strong and prompt." Another interviewee added: "He is always helpful, and available when required."
2020 The Legal 500 Middle East - Leading Individual
2020 Chamber Global Guide - Notable Practitioner (Offshore) - "takes a proactive, commercial approach, and clients love him as a result. He's unflappable, very available and takes a lead on finding solutions." Interviewees add: "Daniel is fantastic at picking up urgent, last-minute and complicated problems and making sure they're quickly resolved."
2020 IFLR 1000 - Notable Practitioner
2019 The Legal 500 Middle East - Leading Individual - Daniel Wood, for some is 'the top offshore lawyer in the UAE'.
2019 Chambers and Partners Global Guide - Notable Practitioners (Offshore) - "Daniel is "incredibly responsive, and really practical in the sense of knowing which points actually matter and which ones aren't a big issue."
2019 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded
2019 Who's Who Legal - Private Funds (Recommended Lawyer)
2018 Chambers Global Guide - (Offshore) A Notable Practitioner. "He understands what clients want and is focused on delivering it, both in his own work and by inspiring his team to do the same."
2018 Who's Who Legal - Private Funds (Recommended Lawyer)
2017 Who's Who Legal: Private Client - Recommended Lawyer
2017 Legal 500 - Leading Individual
2017 Chambers Global Guide - A Notable Practitioner. "Dubai managing partner Daniel Wood has developed an exceptional reputation among both onshore lawyers and end-user clients. A source said: 'You never have a situation where he's given you comments on a Cayman document and you're left there scratching your head trying to figure out a solution - he does a great job guiding us through the issues on large transactions'."
2017 International Who's Who of Private Funds Formation Lawyers
2016 Legal 500 - Leading Individual: "Daniel Wood has ‘a proactive and commercial approach’."
2016 Chambers Global- "Dubai managing partner Daniel Wood plays a key role on many of the team's highlight transactions. According to sources, 'he is commercial in his approach and as a result he is very easy to work with'."
2015 Chambers Global - "Daniel Wood leads the Dubai practice and is adept in both investment funds and financing matters. Clients 'trust and appreciate his very commercial guidance on Cayman Islands issues'."
2014 Chambers Global - "Daniel Wood is increasingly taking the lead role on most of the firm's key transactions in the region and establishing a strong reputation in the market. He focuses on investment funds, corporate finance transactions and representing asset managers."
2013 Chambers Global - "Daniel Wood was recently promoted to partner and is quickly making a name for himself in the market. Peers rate him as a 'good and solid up-and-coming lawyer'. He specialises in corporate and finance, investment funds and Islamic finance."
Dubai managing partner Daniel Wood is particularly noted for his deep experience advising on investment fund matters. Sources describe him as "very responsive and commercially savvy," as well as "technically strong and prompt." Another interviewee added: "He is always helpful, and available when required."
