We are comitted to provide multiple services for your needs, Our portfolio of services is as follows!
Legal
We advise on a wide array of Legal engagements required by businesses in their day-to-day affairs in the region, considering the nature of the business and the commercial and legal risks from commercial agency and distribution arrangements, including all types of franchise arrangements
Our robust relationship with the various local regional regulatory authorities allows us to keep alongside the developments in the key practice areas we focus on. This ensures that our advice is contemporary, relevant, and pragmatic.
Corporate Structuring
We believe that the right organizational structure is the backbone for a prospering business. We advise SMEs, family businesses and large enterprises through most key industries at all stages of their corporate development – whether setting up a presence in the UAE, migrating to the jurisdiction, restructuring their domestic or regional operations or taking their local business to a global level. We also advise on legal compliance, structuring strategies, and assist with obtaining approvals from government and free zone authorities.
Through our multi-services platform, we can lead and support a (re-)structuring process from A to Z – advise on the ideal structure, lead the incorporation/registration, handle recruitment/employment of staff, provide ongoing corporate secretarial and administrative support, as well as legal advice.
We routinely facilitate individual and/or corporate sponsorship for companies registered in the UAE mainland – where foreign ownership restrictions apply – through a trusted pool of third-party providers. We assist foreign investors in implementing best practice documentation and control mechanisms to mitigate the risks related to a mandatory local shareholder.
Commercial
We advise on a wide array of commercial engagements required by businesses in their day-to-day affairs in the region, considering the nature of the business and the commercial and legal risks from commercial agency and distribution arrangements, including all types of franchise arrangements
Our robust relationship with the various local regional regulatory authorities allows us to keep alongside the developments in the key practice areas we focus on. This ensures that our advice is contemporary, relevant, and pragmatic.
Real Estate
We bring a strong, and established local, and regional experience and know-how to help you succeed in all your real estate ventures and projects.
Our commitment is a pragmatic approach to give you the comfort of a regional vast experience with a deep understanding of the local real estate terrain.
Whether you need advice on acquisition and disposition, development, construction, or investment, or you need the services of counsel to resolve a real estate dispute, our team is keen to help you meet your objectives.
Merger and Acquisition
The UAE is becoming the regional business hub and with businesses seeking to strengthen their presence, companies are getting together through mergers, acquisition and amalgamation.
Our M&A experts support clients throughout the process, from the initial steps of deal negotiations, due diligence, drafting transaction documents and agreements, securing regulatory approvals from authorities and government to finalizing and closing, we ensure optimal outcomes during joint ventures, stock and asset purchases or divestment, corporate restructuring, mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances.
Our strategy is to provide our clients with holistic tailored solutions that covers the full spectrum of M&A transactions, which is overlayed with a strong and deep industry sector capabilities and deep cultural knowledge.
Banking and Finance
The UAE’s banking and finance sector is dynamic and continually evolving towards international best practice standards. We are well equipped with local as well as international experience that enables us to safely navigate through the most complicated banking and finance matters.
We take pride in supporting banks and financial institutions with their legal affairs, licensing, registration of trade marks, review of finance agreements, privatisation, acquisition finance and debt capital market transactions and acquisition, anti-money-laundering, compliance and other regulatory services.
We generally offer an expansive breadth of insight, helping our clients to structure and document transactions that help to provide financing to virtually every industry.
Our extensive, deep sector-specific experience also ensures you’re working with a team that’s fluent in the sector and understands the local market
Legacy Planning
Inheritance, estate planning, and wills assume an essential part of family security and stability. In a multicultural country like the UAE, it is rather essential to plan your estate.
We have extensive experience advising successful individuals and entrepreneurs – on a broad range of multi-jurisdictional, cross-borders matters, from migration, wealth structuring to legacy planning.
We have broad experience setting up and administrating structures involving both operational and non-operational key assets and devising protection and legacy planning strategies around them – whether by way of wills, trusts, foundation, or a combination of such tools.
Corporate Services
We offer full professional assistance to setup all types of businesses in UAE including the ideal corporate governance applicable to each and every structure.
Our team of professionals are fully equipped to advise on the best suitable structure for any type of activity ensuring that long term business objectives are met.
Based on your requirements, financial plan, and business goals, we can help you to select the right legal structure for your business in the UAE. Our business setup services include:
- Business setup in the UAE; onshore and free zones
- Obtaining all types of licenses such as commercial, professional, or industrial licenses
- Preparation and review corporate legal documents such as Memorandum and Articles of Association, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, agency agreements, board resolutions, amendments, and other legal documents
- Registration of branches, subsidiaries, and representative offices of both foreign and local entities
- Corporate governance and compliance
- Assistance with obtaining residency visas and work permits
- Assistance with opening bank accounts for your company
- Provision of nominee services
- Escrow facilities