LITIGATION Litigation, and our ability to do it well, is a key driver of this firm’s success. It accounts for a major proportion of the work we do, with our experienced team taking charge of each and every matter and applying their broad and deep experience. Our experience covers litigation in all types of matters in the UAE, including commercial, bankruptcy, employment, real estate, banking and finance, maritime, construction, family law, IT law, transport, insurance, medical liability, intellectual property and criminal matters. With reference to the aviation industry, we offer a wide range of legal services ranging from compliance to passenger and cargo claims to asset leasing and financing services. We assist with preparation of legal documents both prior to commencement of operations and throughout, as necessary. Our aviation experience covers general corporate advising and drafting as well as litigation. Our Banking & Finance practice extends to all parties on either side of the spectrum, be it a lender or a borrower. We provide advice and representation on asset financing, Islamic finance, trade financing, and banking litigation and enforcement. Albeit the young age of the newly implemented UAE Bankruptcy Law, our team of legal counsels has amassed extensive experience in handling different bankruptcy and restructuring claims, both on behalf of creditors and debtors alike. Our commercial practice encompasses a wide range of areas including compliance, commercial contracts, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, franchises, commercial agencies and distribution agreements. Our Construction practice is based on our legal counsels’ years of experience in handling several issues and disputes on a wide array of construction matter; and with clients ranging from contractors to employers to developers and consultants. We pride ourselves in providing relevant and effective legal advice and representation to our clients on any and all employment matters. Our Employment practice ranges from guiding and advising on policy structuring to settlement negotiations to litigation. We act on behalf of employers and employees alike. Our Insurance practice extends to a wide range of insurance claims, while acting on behalf of insurers or insured. Our services include negotiating settlements, representation in claims, whether regular or subrogated, medical liability claims, and advice on regulatory and compliance issues. We provide full range of services related to trademark, copyright and patents starting from providing the relevant advice on intellectual property rights to following up the necessary procedures for the protection of intellectual property rights to handling IP related disputes / litigation. Our team of qualified lawyers have ample experience in handling matters across a wide array of shipping and transport matters, including maritime transport. We engage in all aspects of shipping starting from drafting and negotiating charterparties to negotiating settlements to handling litigation related to marine insurance claims, salvage and general average. Our Real Estate practice covers the entire life-cycle of real estate from advice on project structuring to land and real estate acquisition, to asset management, to asset leasing and asset disposal.
