We offer expert legal guidance for buyers, developers, and investors to secure and maximize their real estate investments.
Real Estate Development
We provide tailored legal services for unit buyers, developers, and investors. For unit buyers, we review property documents and offer guidance throughout the acquisition process. For developers, we assist with drafting project documents, managing RERA registration, and handling escrow accounts and approvals. For investors and plot owners, we conduct due diligence, identify risks, and offer legal advice on structuring transactions, ensuring smooth negotiations and compliance.
Estate Planning
We specialize in creating tailored estate plans to meet the unique wishes of our clients, adhering to UAE laws such as Law No. (15) of 2017 concerning Administration of Estates and Implementation of Wills for Non-Muslims. Our services encompass drafting and registering various types of wills, including Single, Mirror, Business, and Guardianship Wills, across jurisdictions like Abu Dhabi Courts and DIFC. We also assist with updating or revoking wills, probate and estate administration, and establishing trusts and foundations to ensure secure asset transfer and effective legacy planning.
Case Highlights
Our experience includes advising a prominent real estate group on the due diligence of over 60 assets, addressing title and land-use issues, and facilitating asset disposal strategies. For an automotive company, we provided guidance on acquiring properties for showrooms and workshops, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and structuring transactions effectively.
We supported a hospitality company in negotiating a joint venture agreement and devising escrow arrangements to safeguard its financial interests. Additionally, we assisted a client in acquiring commercial properties by drafting MoUs and lease agreements while ensuring regulatory and legal clarity.
For a large real estate firm, we negotiated Joint Development Agreements and facilitated celebrity endorsements to enhance project branding.
Our team has also worked with infrastructure companies on investment structuring for major highway projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks and efficient fund management.
- Client success in Risk Management and Compliance
Expected loss reduction
We assisted a leading merchant acquirer in the travel and airline industries with risk management and compliance, resulting in reduced exposure, lower expected losses, and increased profitability in high-risk sectors during a crisis. We successfully reduced the client’s exposure by over one-third and mitigated expected losses by approximately 85% during this turbulent period.
Uplift
A global USA bank partnered with us to enhance their treasury, asset and liability management operating models, as well as their liquidity and interest rate risk management process. Through this transformational engagement, we made revisions to the client’s behavioral models and hedging strategy
Automotive industry
We designed and implemented a global integrity and compliance program for a world-leading automobile manufacturer. The program focused on implementing processes and inspiring people, strengthening governance and processes across more than 500 legal entities worldwide. Through diverse communication, training, and enablement initiatives, we engaged all employees on the path to achieving sustainable culture change.
