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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 Complex Commercial & Corporate Disputes.
The representation required a highly specialized approach to Banking & Financial Instruments.
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- Service: Major Litigation
- Area: Complex Commercial & Corporate Disputes
- Focus: Banking & Financial Instruments
Selected Mandate
Advising retail clients on a pre-litigation claim against an international wealth manager for the recovery of substantial capital losses, focusing on the failure to conduct appropriateness assessments and the unauthorized leveraging of structured financial products under Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) rules.
Related Mandates
Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor LitigationShareholder & Joint Venture Litigation
Representation of an international investor in a corporate governance dispute involving a Middle Eastern leisure entity, establishing the forfeiture of pre-emption rights to facilitate the open market sale of a 19% equity stake valued at AED 1.9 million.
Critical TransactionsHNW Investment DisputesPrivate Wealth & Family Office
Hotel investment dispute between an Italian HNW investor and a hotel developer regarding ROI guarantees.
Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesInsolvency & Asset RecoveryMajor Litigation
Counseling a global corporation on director liability risks and asset coverage requirements during insolvency, ensuring compliance with UAE commercial laws and mitigating personal exposure for management in cross-border liquidation scenarios.
Administrative LawGovernment Affairs & RegulationSensitive Geopolicy
Judicial review proceedings contesting the imposition of administrative penalties resulting from a 41-month tax audit, arguing that the Authority’s procedural delays constituted an administrative error warranting penalty relief.
Aviation & TransportCommercial & Sectoral ArbitrationGlobal Arbitration
Dispute over the sale of a barge vessel between East Asian and South Asian parties involving maritime law.
Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport
Counsel to a UAE-headquartered contractor in structuring a QAR 188 million damages claim for repudiatory breach, involving complex ‘global’ claims for delay and disruption on a Phase 2 infrastructure project in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.
Expert Testimony & Foreign LawMajor LitigationUnited States Court Proceedings
Representing ultra-high-net-worth individuals in US federal court proceedings regarding the alleged dissipation of US$ 190 million in real estate and corporate assets, challenging alter ego liability and tortious interference claims.
Critical TransactionsDigital Assets & FintechNFT & Web3 Structuring
Advisory services concerning revenue recognition and taxation frameworks associated with high-volume NFT minting events.
Expert Testimony & Foreign LawMajor LitigationUnited States Court Proceedings
Counsel to a Gulf pharmaceutical executive in opposing a motion to dismiss in New York, providing analysis on whether a DIFC summary enforcement order precludes subsequent international damages claims against Dutch and Indian banks.
Corporate Governance & M&ACritical TransactionsM&A & Due Diligence