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Drawn from our archive of over 500 recent representations, this case study highlights our specific expertise in Major Litigation.
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Court proceedings for the seizure of a vessel in satisfaction of a charter debt and outstanding liabilities.

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Cross-Border Fraud & Asset TracingMajor LitigationWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation

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.

Sensitive GeopolicySovereign Space StrategySpace Law & Policy

Advised a state on the establishment of its national space agency and internal governance structure.

Digital & Cryptocurrency LitigationMajor LitigationWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation

Cryptocurrency arbitration involving a click-wrap agreement with emergency procedures for asset freezing.

Expert Testimony & Foreign LawMajor LitigationUnited Kingdom Court Proceedings

Expert opinion prepared for the UK courts in relation to corporate structuring and dissemination of assets.

Expert Testimony & Foreign LawMajor LitigationUnited States Court Proceedings

Counseling private clients in US litigation involving parallel international proceedings, securing a stay of enforcement by proving the pendency of foreign court challenges regarding the validity of award assignments and cross-border execution measures.

Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy

Federal Court proceedings under UAE VAT legislation between a consultancy firm and the Federal Tax Authority regarding the validity of input tax invoices issued under a historical trade name following a corporate rebranding.

Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor LitigationShareholder & Joint Venture Litigation

Advising a general contracting company on resisting a AED 15 million claim, arguing the absence of contractual privity and refuting allegations of using sham entities to evade subcontractor payments.

Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy

Federal Supreme Court proceedings under UAE VAT legislation between a multinational commodities trader and the Federal Tax Authority regarding the VAT treatment of goods transfers from Jebel Ali Free Zone to DMCC.

Critical TransactionsHNW Investment DisputesPrivate Wealth & Family Office

Advising an international private client on the legal implications of a master community declaration, responding to allegations of unauthorized structural alterations and land encroachment in a premium Middle Eastern residential development.

Administrative LawGovernment Affairs & RegulationSensitive Geopolicy

Counsel to an education services provider vis a licensing authority for the revocation of an operating permit.