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Advising a UAE resident on the legal implications of acting under a Power of Attorney for an international client, specifically defending against allegations of fraud regarding the closure of corporate bank accounts and the handling of manager’s checks.

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Corporate Governance & M&ACritical TransactionsStrategic Governance

Advising a prominent Emirati investor on the regulatory structuring of a reverse merger involving a publicly listed marine logistics company, including the drafting of transaction brokerage agreements in compliance with Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) governance regulations.

Commercial Contracts & RiskCorporate Governance & M&ACritical Transactions

Counsel to a UAE-based software services firm in drafting a comprehensive settlement and release deed to terminate existing contractual relationships, securing indemnities against future claims and establishing exclusive jurisdiction within the DIFC Courts.

Expert Testimony & Foreign LawMajor LitigationUnited States Court Proceedings

Advising foreign defendants in a dispositive motion to dismiss before the SDNY, leveraging ongoing cassation proceedings in Abu Dhabi that stayed the enforcement of an assigned arbitral award under UAE Civil Transactions Law.

Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy

Federal Court proceedings under UAE VAT legislation between a US digital gaming distributor and the Federal Tax Authority regarding the place of supply rules for electronic services and the imposition of retroactive penalties on non-resident entities.

Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesInsolvency & Asset RecoveryMajor Litigation

Advising claimant on resorting to the DIFC courts to obtain Mareva injunctions as part of a global recovery strategy.

Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyRegulatory & Licensing Fiscal IssuesSensitive Geopolicy

Strategic tax litigation for a Jebel Ali Free Zone entity defending the ‘out of scope’ VAT classification of storage and sub-leasing services against the Authority’s attempt to reclassify them as taxable transport services based on trade license restrictions.

Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy

Tax objection proceedings before the Dubai Tax Dispute Resolution Committee for a major real estate group challenging AED 1.2 million in penalties for voluntary disclosures, asserting the absence of a ‘tax advantage’ where the taxpayer maintained a credit position.

Global ArbitrationInvestor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)Procedural Strategy & Enforcement

Counseling an international contractor on the recognition of foreign arbitral awards in the UAE, navigating conflicting jurisdictional arguments between civil law and common law courts regarding the legal seat of arbitration.

Digital & Cryptocurrency LitigationMajor LitigationWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation

Cryptocurrency arbitration involving a click-wrap agreement with emergency procedures for asset freezing.

Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyRegulatory & Licensing Fiscal IssuesSensitive Geopolicy

Tax objection proceedings before the Tax Dispute Resolution Committee regarding the reclassification of AED 25.7 million in storage tank rentals, asserting their status as ‘out-of-scope’ real estate supplies within a Designated Zone.