We Do Much More Than Just Practice Law

Expert Guidance with Strategic Business Insight

Our in-house team and extended network of experienced lawyers and former regulators delivers comprehensive counsel to corporations, funds, and financial institutions. We guide clients through intricate transactions, regulatory landscapes, and compliance challenges.

We are experienced in devising and delivering solutions that comply with Sharia law and align with both conventional and Islamic finance principles, and we are skilled at navigating the evolving regulatory environment to safeguard your operations and maximise commercial opportunities.

Protecting Assets for Competitive Advantage

We provide experienced legal support and expert knowledge in complex IP transactions and cross-border disputes. Specifically:

• Our transactions team handles mergers and acquisitions, carveouts, and the drafting and negotiation of IP agreements. This includes joint-venture, collaboration, and licensing arrangements.
• Our litigation practice spans a wide spectrum of dispute resolution methods, encompassing court proceedings, arbitration, mediation, and constructive settlement talks.

We address all aspects of intellectual property rights, from patents and supplementary protection certificates to copyrights, designs, and trademarks. Our lawyers are technically proficient with a deep understanding of complex technologies. We also advise on issues relating to confidentiality and trade secret safeguarding and misappropriation.

Protecting Your people and Empowering Your Workplace

However your business is structured, we can make sure all your important but often delicate people-related legal matters are handled with care and respect. We specialise in refining and safeguarding the intricate aspects of people management, ensuring that your employment practices not only comply with current laws but are also primed for future legislative changes.

From enhancing employee satisfaction and productivity to navigating the complexities of HR management, our legal expertise is your strategic advantage. We guide our clients through all facets of employment law, providing proactive solutions that protect your business and empower your workforce.

Legal Foresight With Business Insight

Our company registration services are an important part of the support we offer to entrepreneurs to make sure business set up is seamless and legally compliant. We begin by advising on the most suitable business structure, whether it’s a sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC, or corporation, tailored to our clients’ specific needs. Handling all aspects of documentation, from articles of incorporation to bylaws and operating agreements, we ensure thorough compliance with local and federal laws and regulations, including acquiring necessary licences and permits. We help with business name registration to mitigate trademark conflicts and facilitate the acquisition of an Employer Identification Number (EIN) for tax purposes, enabling entrepreneurs to focus on growing their ventures.

In our Merger and Acquisition practice, we prioritise understanding client objectives, carefully analysing relevant legal and regulatory frameworks, and conducting thorough due diligence to offer sound legal advice to achieve the best outcomes. Our in-house team performs comprehensive background checks and public database searches to uncover any red flags concerning potential targets or acquirers. We believe this thorough approach distinguishes our M&A practice and is highly valued by our clients. A lead execution lawyer evaluates and integrates specialist advice within the broader deal context, while senior partners oversee the entire process, ensuring clients receive coherent and practical guidance.

Rather than meeting objectives at any cost, our pragmatic approach fosters consensus-building, with an emphasis on creativity and the experience gained from many years of successful deal-making. With a focus on attention to detail and minimising friction between parties, we serve as trusted partners for businesses, often becoming part of their institutional memory.

Global Reach, Local Expertise

We’re proud to have one of the largest full-service real estate legal teams in the region. With a growing network of lawyers strategically positioned in key markets, we offer extensive global coverage to support your real estate ventures.

Whether you’re developing, managing, trading, financing, or investing in property, our experts are dedicated to working alongside you to maximise your outcomes.

Family Matters, Handled with Heart

We offer a full range of family law services, specialising in child custody, alimony, and a broad spectrum of marital disputes. Our team of family law experts has international knowledge and experience and understand the need for discretion and sensitivity. We also offer document attestation services.

Resolving Complexities, Ensuring Compliance

We provide expert legal services in shipping and logistics for clients across the UAE and beyond. Our team excels in advocating for amicable solutions that respect all parties involved and are well-known for their deep knowledge and extensive experience.

We serve a diverse clientele including carriers, shippers, freight forwarders, brokers, and logistics organisations. Whether you’re confronting complicated legal challenges or striving to maintain excellent client relations, having us by your side guarantees you a clear understanding of your legal position and options and helps you to safeguarding your business interests.

Where Strategy Meets Resolution

With a wealth of experience, our arbitration team is dedicated to guiding multinational and local clients through intricate, high-value arbitration cases and enforcement proceedings.

Operating across various sectors, including energy, mining, construction, technology, telecommunications, financial services, pharmaceuticals, and more, and under the auspices of major arbitral institutions, as well as in ad hoc proceeding, we deliver exceptional representation through our team of skilled and diverse legal professionals.

Our committed team routinely assists individuals and corporations in navigating local court proceedings post-arbitration. This involves facilitating the acquisition of court orders for the recognition, enforcement, or setting aside of arbitration awards, as well as the tracing and seizing of assets for enforcement purposes. Such endeavours demand seamless coordination across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously. We take pride in crafting comprehensive dispute resolution strategies tailored to meet our clients’ commercial objectives.

Protecting Your Interests, Boosting Your Business Edge

In the dynamic world of business, disputes can arise despite the best intentions. Our expert litigation team is equipped to navigate these challenges, providing strategic guidance and robust representation in court proceedings. Leveraging our deep understanding of local procedures, we develop tactical approaches tailored to each case, ensuring efficiency and precision. Our lawyers represent both claimants and defendants in high-stakes, complex cases, resolving disputes that accompany significant commercial transactions. We handle issues ranging from contractual interpretations to joint venture and shareholder disagreements, and post-acquisition conflicts. Additionally, our team offers strategic advisory services to guide negotiation tactics, mitigate litigation risks, and minimise potential losses, allowing our clients to concentrate on their core business objectives.

Our Commercial Litigation team provides comprehensive and multi-faceted business law services, from outsourcing and licensing to media law and supply chain management. We protect intellectual property and handle complex contractual disputes and regulatory matters. We pride ourselves on delivering diligent advocacy and are focused on favourable outcomes and protecting our clients’ corporate interests with integrity and precision.

Our Consumer Litigation team protects consumer rights and ensures fair treatment at work. Our expertise covers product liability, deceptive practices, breach of warranty claims, false advertising, defective products, and unfair trade practices. Our experts navigate consumer protection laws and excel in class action lawsuits, fighting for swift resolutions and holding businesses accountable.

Our Data Protection Litigation team safeguards privacy and ensures compliance with data protection laws. We address data breaches, unauthorised data use, and non-compliance, offering robust representation and strategic solutions. We swiftly resolve disputes involving identity theft and misuse of personal information, minimising the impact on your business, and protecting your digital rights.

Our Competition Law team is dedicated to ensuring fair market practices and compliance with antitrust regulations. We provide expert guidance and representation on issues such as monopolistic behaviour, price-fixing, and unfair competition. With a strategic approach, we navigate investigations, disputes, and regulatory matters to safeguard your business interests and promote a competitive marketplace.

Our Privacy Law team offers a specialised service to ensure your business meets all regulatory requirements and safeguards customer data effectively. Our expertise extends to crafting comprehensive privacy policies, conducting data protection impact assessments, and representing clients in data breach cases. We help you mitigate risks and protect your customers’ sensitive information, ensuring your operations remain secure and compliant.

Our Mergers and Acquisition Disputes team specialises in resolving conflicts that arise during corporate transactions. We provide expert legal guidance and representation to navigate complex disputes surrounding mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructuring. With a strategic approach to handling negotiations, contract breaches and regulatory challenges, we facilitate smooth and successful transitions which guarantee minimal disruption and optimal legal outcomes.

Our Partnerships and Shareholder Controversies team offers expert services in resolving internal business disputes efficiently and effectively. With a professional approach to ensure fair resolution, we address complex legal issues such as breach of fiduciary duty, ownership disputes, and governance conflicts, protecting your interests and maintaining the stability of your business relationships.

Our Professional Negligence Claims team represents clients affected by professional misconduct. We offer comprehensive services including case evaluation, expert witness coordination, and strong representation in litigation or mediation. We skilfully manage legal complexities to uphold high professional standards and secure fair compensation.

Compassionate Counsel, Clinical Precision

Whether we are working with clients to launch new initiatives, navigate acquisitions, or respond to market pressures and regulatory challenges, our healthcare and insurance law group is renowned for its deep understanding of the industry and its rapidly evolving regulatory and business landscape.

We offer a full range of services from insurance to reinsurance and work closely with our clients to devise innovative, business-oriented strategies that uphold the highest standards of service and legal excellence.

Solid Legal Foundations for Your Major Projects

Our Engineering and Construction team offers guidance on structuring, drafting, and negotiating construction and maintenance contracts to facilitate successful project outcomes. Our support covers various procurement structures, such as EPC, EPCM, design and build and multi-contract frameworks. We also handle collaborative arrangements, such as alliancing and partnering agreements, ensuring a tailored approach to each project.

Powering Technology Protecting Innovations

Our Information Technology law team will help you to manage your digital commitments and liabilities. We specialise in negotiating, drafting, and advising on key IT agreements, and we facilitate strategic relationships and licensing agreements that drive commercial success.

With access to over 100 partners across multiple jurisdictions, our in-house and extended legal managing cross-sector and cross-border issues, seamlessly integrating both private and public law aspects to optimise your outcomes. Whether you’re a startup navigating initial contracts or a multinational adapting to new tech regulations, we provide the strategic legal solutions needed to secure and sustain your technological advance.

Fuelling Global Energy Markets with Expert Legal Guidance

Our energy lawyers are strategically positioned across the business, financial, and policy capitals of Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. This global footprint, combined with our deep industry knowledge and extensive resources, positions us uniquely to compete in the dynamic global energy market.

• We offer comprehensive legal solutions across various sectors of the energy industry:
• Oil & Gas: Navigating the complexities of exploration, extraction, and distribution.
• Mining: Ensuring compliance and efficiency from mine development to market.
• Water: Safeguarding resources with sustainable legal practices.
• Gas: Streamlining operations and transactions in natural gas sectors.
• Energy Trading: Facilitating transactions and compliance in energy markets.
• Agriculture: Supporting the nexus of energy and agricultural innovation.

Our firm provides top-tier legal advice that helps our clients not only meet but exceed the rigorous demands of energy production, distribution, and innovation, while adhering to increasingly important sustainability standards.

Expert Legal Support for Rental Harmony

We have many years of experience in managing and resolving legal disputes within rental agreements. With a firm grasp of UAE landlord-tenant laws, our team works to resolve conflicts efficiently and fairly. Whether it involves lease agreements, property damage claims, eviction proceedings, or rent disputes, we are dedicated to achieving quick resolutions, protecting our client’s rights and interests. By leveraging our legal expertise, we help landlords and tenants prepare required documents and navigate the legal system effectively, minimising stress and complexity.

Ensure Your Last Wishes are Legally Secure

Our Wills services ensure individuals’ final wishes are clear and legally binding. We start with a consultation to understand assets, family dynamics, and specific wishes for asset distribution. We help in drafting a will detailing property allocation, guardianship of minor children, and any special instructions, and ensure the will complies with legal requirements to prevent disputes. We also offer guidance on updating wills for major life changes like marriage, divorce, or childbirth. Our team’s focus is on making sure each client’s wishes will be honoured, and that their loved ones will be cared for as intended.

Inheritance Clarity for Tactical Planning

Our Legal Heir services make sure individuals entitled to inherit a deceased person’s estate are identified accurately. With a team of experienced lawyers well-versed in probate proceedings, estate administration, and asset distribution, we provide personalised guidance to ensure that the transition of assets and responsibilities is handled with diligence and sensitivity and is compliant with all legal requirements.

To establish heirship, we guide clients through gathering and submitting necessary documentation, such as birth, marriage, and death certificates and facilitate the resolution of disputes among potential heirs. With our expertise, we ensure efficient handling of heir identification, safeguarding the rights and interest of all parties involved.

Reliable Notarial Services for Document Compliance

Our Notary Public team ensures your important documents are accurately authenticated, certified and compliant with relevant regulations. We protect the integrity of your paperwork while also providing a wide range of associated services, including attestation, certification of true copies, and signature witnessing.

Whether you need help with personal documents like affidavits and powers of attorney or business-related contracts and agreements, we are skilled and committed to delivering efficient, professional and confidential services.