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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 Digital & Cryptocurrency Litigation.

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Litigation of claims against directors exercising fraudulent control over corporate crypto-wallets and assets.

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Critical TransactionsDigital Assets & FintechNFT & Web3 Structuring

Advisory services concerning revenue recognition and taxation frameworks associated with high-volume NFT minting events.

Commercial Contracts & RiskCorporate Governance & M&ACritical Transactions

Counseling an innovation hub on protecting patent rights during the national phase entry across multiple jurisdictions, addressing potential challenges to ownership and warning against tortious interference with economic interests by former partners.

Asset ProtectionCritical TransactionsPrivate Wealth & Family Office

Advising a Central American settlor on the cross-border structuring of a UAE Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) and Trust in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, utilizing the English Trustee Act 2000 to govern the holding of global assets for a Costa Rican beneficiary.

Banking & Financial InstrumentsComplex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor Litigation

Representing a major UAE entity in enforcement proceedings of an international award, challenging the validity of the tribunal’s composition due to undisclosed conflicts of interest and arbitrator bias under UAE arbitration regulations and international guidelines.

Commercial & Sectoral ArbitrationGlobal ArbitrationInsurance & Reinsurance

Advising a high-net-worth individual on complex insurance coverage litigation involving multi-jurisdictional civil and criminal proceedings, asserting lifetime run-off cover rights and contesting the insurer’s rescission attempts under UAE Civil Transactions Law.

Digital & Cryptocurrency LitigationMajor LitigationWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation

Advice on disputes arising from the sale of non-fungible token collections in high-frequency trading environments.

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.

Global ArbitrationInvestor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)Treaty Claims (BITs & MAs)

Representation in ICSID proceedings under a Bilateral Investment Treaty between a US major developer and an EMEA State.

Expert Testimony & Foreign LawMajor LitigationUnited Kingdom Court Proceedings

Providing expert UAE law evidence before the Central London County Court in multi-jurisdictional tenancy litigation, challenging the finality of DIFC judgments due to pending parallel proceedings in Sharjah Federal Courts and constitutional conflict issues.

Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor LitigationShareholder & Joint Venture Litigation

Defending a South Korean marine construction subsidiary in UAE court proceedings against claims of unjust enrichment and alter ego liability, establishing its separate legal personality from related entities.