Our Services

Dispute resolution

Disputes can make or break your business. You need to have complete confidence in your legal counsel to defeat your opponent and deliver victory, whatever the odds. The firm has an excellent track record with over 80% of its cases having been won or settled successfully and having collectively represented over USD 500 million worth of claims. We can assist with international arbitration (DIAC, LCIA-DIFC, UNCITRAL, ICSID) and DIFC court proceedings, in addition to acting as strategic counsel in UAE criminal proceedings together with our local partners. The firm is particularly experienced in all kinds of financial services, fraud and breach of trust disputes, having represented investors, trust fund managers and banks alike.

Market entry in the Middle East

We are well placed to plan, structure and execute your entry and growth strategy in the middle east region as well as surrounding frontier markets. We have assisted clients enter the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Central Asian republics among others. Unlike a traditional law firm, we can assist you penetrate difficult emerging markets and can coordinate with our partners to provide you a complete solution that covers all your business needs from market studies and match making to corporate structuring and contractual execution.

Company/Commercial

We can assist with all kinds of transactional activity, including shareholder, share sale, distributor, franchise and agency agreements, in addition to negotiating and structuring complex deals.

Private client

We offer professional, discreet advice in relation to all aspects of managing and protecting wealth. Such services typically include the provision of advice in relation to: company mergers and acquisitions, consolidation or diversification of assets, establishing or maintaining international tax, company or trust structures. The UAE as jurisdiction offers many advantages that very few other countries continue to possess.

Fund creation and structuring

We are uniquely positioned to connect capital and ideas going both in and out of the Europe and the Middle East. We can assist with the set up and creation of DIFC investment funds or of funds in key European jurisdictions. Examples of ongoing work include the creation of a middle east based fund investing in agricultural and forest land in Scandinavia and the Baltic countries.

Government capacity building

We have assisted Sovereign clients in the setup of development banks, funds, free zones, ports and infrastructure projects. Our clients appreciate our ability to deliver results where conventional law firms fail and the broad network of consultants that we can tap into and mobilise to achieve a comprehensive result.

Citizenship by investment in Sweden

It is possible to obtain residency and eventually citizenship in Sweden by investing in the Swedish economy. If you are a high net worth individual with professional qualifications or practical experience, we can assist you to obtain residency and eventually a passport from arguably one of the world’s most desirable countries that offers you and your family peace, prosperity, stability and a bright long-term future.