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Drawn from our archive of over 500 recent representations, this case study highlights our specific expertise in Sensitive Geopolicy.
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- Service: Sensitive Geopolicy
- Area: Space Law & Policy
- Focus: Commercial Space Operations
Selected Mandate
Advised a commercial space firm on federal lobbying strategy before Congress and executive agencies.
Related Mandates
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Litigation for a UAE holding company contesting VAT assessments on offshore supplies and employee-related expenses, arguing for the non-applicability of VAT on goods transferred outside the state and the recoverability of input tax on intra-group recharges for non-employee staff.
Commercial & Sectoral ArbitrationGlobal ArbitrationInsurance & Reinsurance
Counseling an executive in a high-stakes arbitration to recover AED 23 million in defense costs, arguing waiver of consent requirements due to insurer delay and establishing the inapplicability of insolvency and indemnification exclusions under UAE law.
Corporate Governance & M&ACritical TransactionsStrategic Governance
Provision of due diligence to a tobacco manufacturer on licensing issues arising from novel health licensing regulations.
Banking & Financial InstrumentsComplex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor Litigation
Counsel to a UAE subsidiary of a regional industrial holding company in strategic litigation, arguing for the restriction of debt recovery to the liquidation value of pledged assets in Emirates Hills and listed securities, rather than the full facility amount.
Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesInsolvency & Asset RecoveryMajor Litigation
Advising a large holding company on defending against injunctions filed in London, New York, and the UAE simultaneously.
Banking & Financial InstrumentsComplex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor Litigation
Representation in a USD 120M dispute between an HNW individual and a major bank related to the illegitimate use of financial instruments.
Global ArbitrationInvestor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)Sovereign & Government Disputes
Emergency arbitration proceedings between a construction firm and a State entity regarding immediate relief.
Expert Testimony & Foreign LawMajor LitigationUnited Kingdom Court Proceedings
Acting as an expert witness in complex cross-border litigation, analyzing the conflict between English court orders and UAE public policy on data protection, banking secrecy, and the enforcement of foreign judgments under mutual legal assistance treaties.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Legal counsel for a UAE educational entity in a tax dispute regarding the definition of ‘Tax Benefit’, challenging penalties imposed on retroactively invoiced VAT where no financial advantage was gained from government contracts.
Digital & Cryptocurrency LitigationMajor LitigationWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation