Our legal expertise, across every area of law.

Arbitration sits at the heart of our dispute-resolution practice. We advise and represent parties in institutional and ad hoc arbitration seated onshore and in the DIFC and ADGM — including before the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) — from drafting the arbitration agreement through to enforcing or challenging the award. It is a cornerstone of the firm's identity and one of our deepest areas of experience.

Recovering what you are owed rarely means going straight to court. We combine amicable methods — mediation, conciliation, negotiation and formal demands — with firm enforcement, court collection, asset tracing and insolvency recovery when they are needed. From the first demand letter to seizing a debtor's assets, we cover the full lifecycle of a debt.

We advise businesses across their entire life — from choosing and forming the right entity to governance, compliance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and restructuring. Grounded in the Commercial Companies Law and the UAE's foreign-ownership and corporate-tax regimes, we act as commercial partners to founders, established groups and international investors entering the market.

Our civil practice resolves disputes between individuals, businesses and institutions — breach of contract, property, damages, personal injury and professional liability — and carries them through every stage, from pre-action advice to trial, appeal and enforcement. We act for claimants and defendants with equal rigour, always focused on an enforceable result.

We provide end-to-end support for the built environment — drafting and negotiating construction contracts, with particular depth in FIDIC forms, and handling delay, variation, defects and payment claims. We represent clients in construction arbitration and advise on decennial liability and the roles and exposures of all project stakeholders.

We provide confidential, strategic criminal defence at every stage — from police investigation and bail applications to trial, appeal and cassation. Alongside general defence, we have particular strength in financial and white-collar crime, fraud, cybercrime and cheque matters, acting for both individuals and companies facing investigation.

When a critical decision turns on a clear legal answer, we deliver it. We prepare authoritative, independent legal opinions and expert reports relied upon by courts, arbitral tribunals, regulators and boards — for litigation, arbitration, transactions and regulatory matters — combining legal rigour with genuine commercial clarity.

Family matters are deeply personal, and we handle them with sensitivity and discretion. We advise on marriage contracts, divorce, custody, maintenance, guardianship, inheritance and wills, for both Muslim and non-Muslim families, with particular experience helping expatriate families with cross-border and estate-planning issues under the UAE's modern personal status framework.

We help clients protect and commercialise their intangible assets — trademarks, patents, copyright and designs — and enforce them against infringement and counterfeiting. Using the UAE's 2021 intellectual property laws and its Madrid Protocol and Patent Cooperation Treaty membership, we secure, license and defend IP across multiple jurisdictions.

Litigation is central to our identity. We are seasoned advocates before every level of the UAE courts — first instance, appeal and cassation — across commercial, banking, employment, property, construction and criminal matters, and we see disputes through from the first demand letter to the enforcement of judgment. Rigorous case-building and procedural discipline sit at the core of how we work.

We advise the full range of maritime stakeholders — shipowners, charterers, cargo interests and insurers — on shipping and admiralty matters, marine insurance, cargo claims and shipbuilding contracts, and we act urgently on vessel arrest and release. Our work reflects the UAE's new Maritime Law and the international conventions that govern global trade.

We guide clients through the entire property lifecycle — transactions, sale and purchase, due diligence, financing, off-plan developments, leasing and disputes. Grounded in RERA, the Dubai Land Department and the UAE's freehold and tenancy regimes, we act for buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, developers and investors alike.

We act for athletes, clubs, governing bodies, sponsors and broadcasters across sports governance and compliance, athlete and player contracts, sponsorship and media rights, and sports arbitration — including before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. We pair legal rigour with a genuine understanding of the commercial realities of the sports industry.

We handle insurance and compensation matters from both sides — advising insurers and policyholders on coverage and claims disputes, and pursuing compensation for personal injury, motor accidents, medical negligence and workplace harm. We combine a close reading of the policy with determined recovery of what our clients are owed.