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Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates

Counsel for business in motion.

Strategic legal support for business decisions in the UAE.

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Corporate counsel

Legal thinking that keeps business moving.

The firm works alongside decision-makers to understand the commercial objective, bring structure to the legal position, and keep the next move visible. Advice is shaped around the business—not delivered in isolation from it.

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01Commercial context. Clear structure. Decision-ready counsel.

Business and sector expertise

Corporate counsel across the business lifecycle.

From formation and governance to transactions, sector operations, investigations, and disputes, each practice connects legal detail with the commercial decisions around it.

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Corporate & Commercial

Day-to-day and transaction counsel for companies, founders, investors, boards, and family businesses across the corporate lifecycle.

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Disputes & Arbitration

Commercial dispute strategy across negotiation, mediation, arbitration, litigation, and the enforcement or challenge of decisions and awards.

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Real Estate & Construction

Transaction and project support for developers, investors, owners, occupiers, and contractors across real estate and construction.

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Employment

Business-focused support for employers, leadership teams, and employees across workforce structure, documentation, and workplace disputes.

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Trademarks & IP

Portfolio-led support for businesses protecting, managing, licensing, commercialising, and enforcing brands and intellectual property.

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Capital Markets & ADX

Corporate, governance, transaction, and regulatory support for issuers, investors, boards, and participants in UAE capital markets and ADX.

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Aviation & Maritime

Sector-focused corporate, contract, and dispute support for aviation, air cargo, shipping, maritime, and logistics businesses.

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Insurance & Compensation

Commercially informed support on coverage, disputed claims, recoveries, and compensation issues affecting businesses and stakeholders.

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Criminal Defence

Discreet support for companies, executives, and individuals responding to investigations, allegations, and criminal proceedings in the UAE.

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INTERPOL & Extradition

Cross-border support for executives, organisations, and individuals facing INTERPOL notices, extradition requests, and multi-jurisdictional coordination.

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Family & Estates

Private-client support for business-owning families and individuals navigating personal status, succession, wills, guardianship, and estates.

Decision framework

Built around the decision, not the noise.

A disciplined, commercially aware process keeps the legal work connected to the objective, the people responsible, and the timing of the business.

Define the objective

Understand the business, the decision at hand, and the pressures surrounding it.

Structure the position

Organise the relationships, materials, risks, and options into a clear working view.

Move with clarity

Deliver focused direction and keep the next decision visible as the matter develops.

Abu Dhabi

Meet your Abu Dhabi counsel at ADNEC Centre.

A direct, accessible base for corporate conversations in the capital. Office RU05 is on Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street, with live directions available below.

Office RU05 · Firm location
Office RU05, ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Your next decision

Bring the business question into focus.

Discuss a business matter