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Drawn from our archive of over 500 recent representations, this case study highlights our specific expertise in Global Arbitration.
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Media licensing and content dispute between a Saudi news media company and a global production firm.

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Critical TransactionsPrivate Wealth & Family OfficeSuccession & Family Business

Representation of a real estate investor in a tax dispute concerning the ‘first supply’ VAT exemption and administrative liability for double taxation resulting from inconsistent regulatory guidance on intra-family asset transfers.

Sensitive GeopolicySovereign Space StrategySpace Law & Policy

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

Banking & Financial InstrumentsComplex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor Litigation

Counsel to a UAE subsidiary of a regional industrial holding company in strategic litigation, arguing for the restriction of debt recovery to the liquidation value of pledged assets in Emirates Hills and listed securities, rather than the full facility amount.

Commercial DevelopmentConstruction & EngineeringGlobal Arbitration

Representation of a regional electromechanical contractor in urgent proceedings before the Qatar Court of Urgent Matters to attach a QAR 48.5 million performance bond issued for the Msheireb Downtown project, preventing encashment by a major regional construction conglomerate.

Critical TransactionsPrivate Wealth & Family OfficeSuccession & Family Business

Advising a UK-based law firm on the corporate governance structure of a Middle Eastern family trust, specifically regarding the engagement of a Board Secretary for an Abu Dhabi Global Market Restricted Scope Company under English Common Law principles.

Fiscal Policy & Tax ControversyIndirect & Direct Tax DisputesSensitive Geopolicy

Legal counsel for a UAE educational entity in a tax dispute regarding the definition of ‘Tax Benefit’, challenging penalties imposed on retroactively invoiced VAT where no financial advantage was gained from government contracts.

Construction & EngineeringGlobal ArbitrationInfrastructure & Transport

Counsel to a UAE construction entity in claiming damages and unpaid contract sums from a governmental authority for the development of strategic roadway infrastructure, managing the entire arbitral lifecycle under the rules of the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center.

Banking & Financial InstrumentsComplex Commercial & Corporate DisputesMajor Litigation

Representation in a USD 120M dispute between an HNW individual and a major bank related to the illegitimate use of financial instruments.

Global ArbitrationInvestor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)Procedural Strategy & Enforcement

Advising a multi-jurisdictional contractor on setting aside an arbitration award in multiple jurisdictions concurrently.

Critical TransactionsDigital Assets & FintechNFT & Web3 Structuring

Advising European digital artists on the negotiation and drafting of a commissioned services agreement with a Seychelles-based digital media company, securing a USD 40,000 fee and ongoing profit participation in a high-frequency trading NFT project.