Recent
Instructions
Delivering critical results for sovereign states, multinational corporations, and private investors.
Explore your selected mandate below.
A curated archive of over 500 of our recent mandates.
Drawn from our archive of over 500 recent representations, this case study highlights our specific expertise in Major Litigation.
This mandate addresses complex challenges involving Expert Testimony & Foreign Law.
The representation required a highly specialized approach to United States Court Proceedings.
Specific client identities and non-public details regarding this matter have been anonymized.
- Service: Major Litigation
- Area: Expert Testimony & Foreign Law
- Focus: United States Court Proceedings
Selected Mandate
Advising Middle Eastern plaintiffs in United States litigation regarding a multi-billion dollar conspiracy involving Indian and European financial institutions, specifically dealing with the extraterritorial application of DIFC procedural laws on joinder.
Related Mandates
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Post-judgment enforcement litigation between a consultancy firm and the Tax Authority concerning the evidentiary threshold for suspending execution measures and the judicial requirement to produce a formal settlement deed over administrative suspension notices.
Digital & Cryptocurrency LitigationMajor LitigationWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation
Representation of a European digital artist in high-stakes intellectual property litigation before the Dubai Courts, claiming copyright infringement and unpaid royalties against a RAK-based technology company and its Dubai subsidiary regarding a collection of 8,888 non-fungible tokens.
Digital & Cryptocurrency LitigationMajor LitigationWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation
High-value litigation concerning the intellectual property rights associated with non-fungible token (NFT) assets.
Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesInsolvency & Asset RecoveryMajor Litigation
Representation of a Middle Eastern creditor in evaluating ‘excusable neglect’ arguments under US bankruptcy law to overcome a missed bar date, involving complex cross-border notice issues and an underlying arbitration clause seated in London.
Major LitigationRegulatory Enforcement & DefenseWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation
Counsel to a service executive under investigation by a financial services regulatory authority for compliance breaches.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyRegulatory & Licensing Fiscal IssuesSensitive Geopolicy
Representation of a UAE-based tobacco manufacturer before the Federal Supreme Court challenging the imposition of Excise Tax on moisture loss during production, arguing that evaporated moisture does not constitute a taxable ‘Excise Good’ under Executive Regulation No. 37 of 2017.
Digital & Cryptocurrency LitigationMajor LitigationWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation
Cryptocurrency arbitration involving a click-wrap agreement with emergency procedures for asset freezing.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy
Representation of a facilities management provider before the Tax Dispute Resolution Committee contesting AED 27.6 million in penalties, arguing that late payment fines under Clause 9 of Cabinet Decision No. 40/2017 do not apply to Voluntary Disclosures.
Banking & Financial InstrumentsComplex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor Litigation
Representing a UAE holding company in cassation proceedings before Abu Dhabi courts to challenge the enforcement of a New York ICC arbitration award, raising public policy defenses regarding the signature of the award and procedural irregularities.
Major LitigationRegulatory Enforcement & DefenseWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation