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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 White Collar, Fraud & Investigation.
The representation required a highly specialized approach to Regulatory Enforcement & Defense.
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- Service: Major Litigation
- Area: White Collar, Fraud & Investigation
- Focus: Regulatory Enforcement & Defense
Selected Mandate
Counseling a major commercial entity on banking secrecy and data protection rights, preventing unauthorized asset tracing by international creditors and challenging the validity of direct disclosure requests to financial institutions under suspended enforcement orders.
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Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor LitigationShareholder & Joint Venture Litigation
Advising a minority GDR holder on corporate governance and disclosure obligations regarding a USD 760 million asset sale by an ADGM public company with primary operations in Russia and securities listed on the Kazakhstan (AIX) and Moscow exchanges.
Construction & EngineeringEnergy & Industrial ProjectsGlobal Arbitration
Representation of a UAE-based general contracting firm in urgent proceedings before the Abu Dhabi Urgent Matters Court to block the abusive liquidation of an AED 24.5 million performance bond related to an offshore oil field development project on Zirku Island.
Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyRegulatory & Licensing Fiscal IssuesSensitive Geopolicy
Defense counsel for a logistics multinational in a VAT dispute contesting the Authority’s jurisdiction to reclassify licensed commercial activities based on regulatory permits from other government entities rather than the actual nature of supply.
Cross-Border Fraud & Asset TracingMajor LitigationWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation
Managing data insight and investigation on behalf of the claimant to pursue jurisdiction in the DIFC courts.
Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport
Counseling a UAE contractor on the strategic appointment of a Dispute Adjudication Board to resolve multi-faceted delay claims involving statutory authority approvals and material submittals.
Cross-Border Fraud & Asset TracingMajor LitigationWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation
Counsel to a Doha-based engineering firm in a breach of trust case involving the falsification of delivery notes and commercial invoices by a Dubai logistics provider for a project in the State of Qatar.
Aviation & TransportCommercial & Sectoral ArbitrationGlobal Arbitration
Counseling a ship owner on the strategic appointment of arbitrators and the formulation of counterclaims in a London-seated arbitration concerning the disputed sale of a barge vessel and associated financial losses.
Expert Testimony & Foreign LawMajor LitigationSwiss & Continental Proceedings
Delivered expert opinions in ASI Global Investments Inc. v. Mr. Abbas Ibrahim Yousef Al Yousef before Swiss Canton Courts, addressing Islamic doctrines regarding agency and powers of attorney, the revocation of mandates under the UAE Civil Transactions Law, and the duty of third parties to inquire about capacity.
Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport
Judicial review proceedings before the Abu Dhabi Federal Court contesting the imposition of VAT and penalties on pre-implementation construction services, seeking the appointment of an engineering expert to verify the timing of supply.
Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesInsolvency & Asset RecoveryMajor Litigation