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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
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Representation of a Levantine financial professional in criminal and civil proceedings against a North African investor, seeking compensation for defamation and threats under the UAE Penal Code following the dissolution of a Dubai-based special purpose vehicle.
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Litigation challenging the imposition of VAT on goods supplied outside the UAE by a foreign parent company to a local government entity, contesting the Authority’s jurisdiction over offshore transactions despite contrary specific clarifications.
Digital & Cryptocurrency LitigationMajor LitigationWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation
Complex claims concerning compensation limits, API use, market data accuracy, and insurance fund deployment.
Major LitigationRegulatory Enforcement & DefenseWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation
Counsel to a HNW businessman in the first contempt proceedings filed before the DIFC Courts.
Commercial DevelopmentConstruction & EngineeringGlobal Arbitration
Advising a general contractor on defending against a multimillion-dirham claim for variation orders, arguing before the expert tribunal that payment obligations are contingent upon receipt of funds from the main employer under UAE law.
Digital & Cryptocurrency LitigationMajor LitigationWhite Collar, Fraud & Investigation
Litigation of claims against unlicensed virtual asset service providers operating in regulated jurisdictions.
Commercial DevelopmentConstruction & EngineeringGlobal Arbitration
Advising an international construction firm on the validity of dispute resolution mechanisms in a Letter of Intent, analyzing the conflict between expert determination, FIDIC arbitration clauses, and local court jurisdiction under Qatari law.
Global ArbitrationInvestor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)Sovereign & Government Disputes
Construction dispute regarding government procurement between a Jordanian contractor and a government agency.
Administrative LawGovernment Affairs & RegulationSensitive Geopolicy
Counsel to a free zone authority in an administrative dispute with the Federal government regarding jurisdiction.
Commercial & Sectoral ArbitrationGlobal ArbitrationInsurance & Reinsurance
Counseling an executive in a high-stakes arbitration to recover AED 23 million in defense costs, arguing waiver of consent requirements due to insurer delay and establishing the inapplicability of insolvency and indemnification exclusions under UAE law.
Complex Commercial & Corporate DisputesInsolvency & Asset RecoveryMajor Litigation