Our law firm is distinguished by its in-depth expertise in supporting the creation of companies, offering comprehensive support at every stage of the company's life. We assist our clients during general shareholder meetings as well as within boards of directors, providing assistance with decision-making and corporate governance. We also support managers in their relations with shareholders, and intervene in the commercial and corporate development of companies.
In the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, our lawyers have a particular knowledge of the authorities granting licenses for the creation of companies, MISA in Saudi Arabia, DET in Dubai, ADDED in Abu Dhabi and also of all local practices to support companies in their daily life and development.
Having assisted many financial institutions, investment funds, market operators, our lawyers also have a perfect knowledge of the functioning of local regulators in Dubai such as the Dubai Financial Services Authority and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority.
We also regularly interact with most of the Free Zone authorities that we know well, such as the Dubai Multi Commodities Center, Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority, Dubai World Trade Center, DWC, DAFZA etc.
Our skills extend to mergers and acquisitions, both nationally and internationally and particularly in the Middle East and Africa, as well as the preparation and negotiation of commercial contracts, such as those relating to distribution, agency, sale, purchase, joint ventures and public-private partnerships. In addition, our lawyers provide expertise in the preparation and negotiation of securities issues, including shares, bonds and other composite securities.
Our lawyers are committed to providing first-rate legal support, tailored to the specific needs of each company, in order to guarantee sustainable growth and harmonious development.
Our expertise is of course particularly recognized in France where we are regularly ranked among the most renowned firms by Leaders League magazine, but also in the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Our law firm offers recognized expertise in Private Equity, providing comprehensive strategic and legal support at every stage of the life cycle of your investments in private companies in Europe and the Middle East, particularly in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh. We support both investment funds and entrepreneurs, providing personalized advice tailored to the specific needs of each party.
Our lawyers regularly advise investment funds and entrepreneurs. We help our clients structure and optimize their investments, taking into account the long-term objectives and financial imperatives of each stakeholder.
We assist and advise our clients in corporate financing. Our lawyers are involved in the different phases of financing, whether it is a round table, seed capital, venture capital, development capital, or LBO (Leveraged Buyout). Our approach is pragmatic and focused on the success of operations.
We prepare and negotiate contractual agreements between shareholders and management, including drafting and negotiating financing agreements, shareholder agreements, and other essential contractual documents, ensuring that our clients’ interests are protected.
We assist our clients in defining and preparing liquidity strategies. We advise on exit strategies, whether divestments, IPOs, or other ways to realize the value of investments, anticipating solutions in the contractual documentation and optimizing results for our clients.
Assisting with shareholder relations is our daily business. We provide legal support in managing shareholder relations, including resolving conflicts, negotiating rights and obligations, and structuring governance agreements.
Similarly, assistance with complex capital increases and securities issues is part of our expertise. We thus intervene in capital increase operations, and in the issuance of complex securities such as preferred shares and ratchet mechanisms, ensuring that the interests of investors and entrepreneurs are aligned. Finally, we advise our clients in the negotiation of management packages. We assist both funds and management in the structuring and negotiation of management packages, seeking to balance incentives and ensure a sustainable alignment of interests.
Thanks to the expertise of our Private Equity lawyers in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi), France and Lausanne, we are able to provide innovative and tailored solutions, guaranteeing our clients optimized management of their investments and security of their operations.
— Strategy and tax management in an international environment
— Tax review of acquisition or transfer
— Structuring and optimization of acquisition and sale operations.
— Assistance in operational management (determination of tax results, flow management, etc.)
— Restructuring operations (merger, partial contribution of assets, split)
— Assistance in the tax management of reorganization operations (mergers, partial asset contributions, splits, etc.)
— Requests for approval from the tax administration
— Structuring of executive compensation methods
— Management packages and carried interest
— Transfer Pricing Policy
— Acquisition audit
— Structuring of real estate transactions
— Reporting obligations (3% tax, trust declaration, etc.)
— Taxation related to the acquisition, transfer, renovation of real estate assets
— Refinancing of real estate assets
— Assistance with tax audit and implementation of the strategy
— Management of exchanges with the administration
— Assistance before the courts
— Proactively seek reimbursement opportunities
— Structuring of exploration and exploitation projects
— Management of specific taxes
— Tax clauses in international contracts
Our litigation team assists clients in all stages of litigation in the United Arab Emirates, including pre-litigation, settlement negotiations, litigation strategy and drafting of pleadings and defenses (in Arabic and English) in close cooperation with our UAE partners instructed by the firm to represent our clients in legal proceedings before the UAE Federal Courts.
— Business Litigation
— DIFC Litigation
— Bankruptcy and insolvency
— Banking disputes
— Labour disputes
— Construction disputes
— Real estate disputes
— Insurance disputes
— Fraud
— Sanctions