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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 Critical Transactions.
This mandate addresses complex challenges involving Private Wealth & Family Office.
The representation required a highly specialized approach to HNW Investment Disputes.
Specific client identities and non-public details regarding this matter have been anonymized.
- Service: Critical Transactions
- Area: Private Wealth & Family Office
- Focus: HNW Investment Disputes
Selected Mandate
Counsel to a former General Manager in a complex cross-border employment and shareholder dispute involving entities in India, Egypt, and Oman, seeking specific performance for the transfer of equity and compensation for loss of opportunity under Lebanese civil law principles.
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Defense counsel for a tobacco manufacturer in a tax dispute, arguing against the imposition of administrative penalties for goods exported to Vietnam, citing customs documentation proving transit status and non-entry into the local market.
Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport
Representing a specialist subcontractor in dispute resolution proceedings against a main contractor, negotiating the settlement of disputed variations and back charges totaling AED 19.9 million on a landmark infrastructure project.
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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.
Construction & EngineeringEnergy & Industrial ProjectsGlobal Arbitration
Reconsideration application before the Federal Tax Authority for a UAE national oil company challenging VAT assessments on storage tank rentals, arguing for ‘out-of-scope’ classification as real estate supplies within a Designated Zone.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyRegulatory & Licensing Fiscal IssuesSensitive Geopolicy
Litigation challenging the imposition of VAT on goods supplied outside the UAE by a foreign parent company to a local government entity, contesting the Authority’s jurisdiction over offshore transactions despite contrary specific clarifications.
Administrative LawGovernment Affairs & RegulationSensitive Geopolicy
Representing a private individual in regulatory investigations by the Abu Dhabi Global Market Registration Authority, challenging jurisdiction under the Commercial Licensing Regulations 2015 based on lack of nexus and connected person status.
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Counsel to a long-standing depositor in claiming material and moral damages against a foreign bank branch in Dubai, challenging the arbitrary suspension of accounts without judicial orders and asserting breaches of the Consumer Protection Regulation.
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Representing a construction firm in litigation involving the joinder of a Chinese EPC contractor, asserting defenses based on the distinct corporate identities of group entities and the finality of prior judgments regarding subcontractor dues.
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