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- Service: Global Arbitration
- Area: Construction & Engineering
- Focus: Infrastructure & Transport
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Counsel to a Middle Eastern engineering firm in notifying international financial institutions of judicial attachment orders to suspend the encashment of project securities totaling over QAR 73 million pending final court rulings in Qatar.
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Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport
Advising a Middle Eastern engineering consortium on cross-border dispute resolution strategies regarding a QAR 290 million government infrastructure project, involving parallel International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration and local court injunctions to preserve financial security.
Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport
Construction dispute regarding technical specifications between a Korean subcontractor and a Chinese contractor.
Commercial & Sectoral ArbitrationGlobal ArbitrationTechnology & Telecommunications
Advising a UAE-based electronics retailer on the termination of a multi-jurisdictional Master Services Agreement and Statements of Work with a UK and Indian software development group, involving complex liability caps, cross-border change order disputes, and potential DIFC litigation.
Commercial & Sectoral ArbitrationGlobal ArbitrationInsurance & Reinsurance
Representing the former CEO of a UAE-based construction firm in a DIAC arbitration against an international insurer, claiming US$ 10 million under a D&O liability policy and challenging coverage denial based on alleged non-disclosure and conduct exclusions.
Commercial DevelopmentConstruction & EngineeringGlobal Arbitration
Advising a European private client on the strategic termination of a construction contract with a regional fit-out contractor, invoking contractual clauses to expel the contractor for persistent non-compliance and critical defects under UAE law.
Expert Testimony & Foreign LawMajor LitigationUnited States Court Proceedings
Submitted expert declarations in CesFin Ventures LLC v. Al Ghaith Holding Company PSJC et al. before the US District Court (SDNY), supporting a Motion to Dismiss by addressing the validity of arbitration award assignments under UAE law, the effect of cassation stays, and opposing jurisdictional discovery in the context of parallel enforcement proceedings.
Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesInsolvency & Asset RecoveryMajor Litigation
Counsel to an international supplier in assessing the recovery prospects from a Creditor Trust following the reorganization of a North American debtor, balancing litigation costs against potential distributions in a US insolvency context.
Commercial Contracts & RiskCorporate Governance & M&ACritical Transactions
Representation of a Dubai-headquartered consumer goods distributor in early-stage dispute resolution and internal investigations regarding claims asserted by a GCC commercial partner.
Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor LitigationShareholder & Joint Venture Litigation
Representing a prominent UAE family conglomerate in multi-jurisdictional litigation against a US financier and third-party funder, resisting the enforcement of foreign awards against shareholders by asserting the exclusive jurisdiction of onshore UAE courts.
Banking & Financial InstrumentsComplex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor Litigation