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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.
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Coordinating multi-jurisdictional enforcement measures, including Interpol notices and mutual legal assistance treaties between Western Europe and the Middle East, to recover misappropriated digital assets from a decentralized ledger project.

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Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy

Federal Court proceedings under UAE VAT legislation between a real estate development group and the Federal Tax Authority regarding the VAT treatment of labor accommodation services and related ancillary supplies.

Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesInsolvency & Asset RecoveryMajor Litigation

Advising the director of eight Abu Dhabi Global Market special purpose vehicles in responding to liquidation notices issued by joint liquidators of an Irish parent company, contesting shareholder attributions and clarifying ownership structures involving a Dubai Airport Freezone entity.

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

Counseling an international construction firm on challenging the partial nullification of legal costs in a Dubai-seated arbitration award, arguing that ICC Rules and party submissions conferred authority on the tribunal to allocate legal fees.

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.

Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesInsolvency & Asset RecoveryMajor Litigation

Representation of a UAE-based director in communications with an international financial advisory firm regarding the validity and application of liquidation notices to ADGM entities, including verifying the authority of representatives and establishing protocols for asset disposition.

Commercial DevelopmentConstruction & EngineeringGlobal Arbitration

Representation of a regional MEP subcontractor in urgent proceedings before the Qatar Courts to attach a QAR 48.5 million performance bond following the alleged wrongful termination of a contract for a major downtown development in Doha.

Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport

Construction dispute regarding technical specifications between a Korean subcontractor and a Chinese contractor.

Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy

Federal Supreme Court proceedings regarding a 16.5 million AED VAT dispute between a Dubai conglomerate and the Federal Tax Authority challenging the procedural validity of a tax assessment for lack of detailed reasoning and the retroactive application of administrative guidelines.

Aviation & TransportCommercial & Sectoral ArbitrationGlobal Arbitration

Representing a South Korean shipping company in LMAA arbitration proceedings against a vessel management firm, and filing a counterclaim in a dispute over a deposit and MOA validity.

Critical TransactionsPrivate Wealth & Family OfficeSuccession & Family Business

Representation of a North American national in the formalization of a commercial transfer agreement for an automotive business in the Middle East, ensuring compliance with local economic department regulations and civil code provisions on ownership.