We should all have sufficient plans in place to protect our family’s future, wherever we live. If you were to die whilst you own any asset in the UAE, how would the effect of Sharia Law impact your assets and your liabilities? As an expat, you need to have a will in place, but understanding the options available to you can be a daunting task. Our expert advice will clarify the process, help you to make the right decisions and give you peace of mind that your assets will go where you want them to go. Luisa Maggioni is a register and certified Wills and Testament draftsman and shewith the DIFC Court. She can advice on how to protect your family and your assets in the UAE.

We assist foreign companies and individuals who intend to start a business in the United Arab Emirates; specifically, we offer legal advice for:
• Ordinary activities (incorporation of companies, opening of secondary offices and representative offices, corporate obligations);
• Structuring of corporate structures, corporate governance;
• Shareholders’ agreements, investment agreements, agreements with directors and key managers, incentive plans;
• Business contracts.
Our goal is to support the customer in all phases of their business with particular attention to the initial start-up phase of the activity, structuring the relationships between the shareholders in such a way as to avoid the onset of disputes and providing advice based on our practical experience of conducting business in the region to foster the success of the business.

Litigation is a means to reach an end, and not the end goal in it of itself for us. We strive to provide to our clients a consultation founded non only on our knowledge of the law regarding a subject, but also on our experience in the sector and on common sense, regardless of whether this would cause us to avoid or undertake further litigation.
Over the course of our working experience both in Italy and the Middle East we have garnered vast experience in litigation, both judicial and arbitral.
We provide legal assistance in every type of issue arising within a company and around commerce, with a specific expertise in in areas relating to the management of relations between shareholders and real estate laws.
Furthermore, we represent companies and individuals in a wide array of issues locally in real estate regarding construction, which is extremely complex and poses the need of highly technical know-how, including arbitration proceedings before major Arbitral Tribunals, in Dubai and all over the world.

We have developed a unique experience in the property sector and construction rights from both the standpoint of the Developer and of the international client (for example, in the usual scenario of the purchase of off-plan property and that have then found delays in construction/delivery of the product, outright cancellation of the project, or were delivered with strong discrepancies from what was agreed on beforehand).
Over 15 years of being active in the sector allow us to follow an operation involving real estate in every aspect, from assistance in the negotiation phase until the eventual contentious phase in a tribunal or through arbitration.
We assist clients even in the most complex and technical issues around construction though the help of professionals (including engineers and experts whose professional opinion on technical matters are recognized in the majority of courts and arbitration tribunals) that operate in their specific sector for over 25 years and that have been involved in large scale government projects, such as airports, arenas, and iconic buildings.