Our Expertise

MN Law is a dynamic, global law firm focused on providing a complete legal service to clients in our core sectors.

OUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE

With the aim of effectively supporting each and every client by availing the know-how and expertise of our team, perfected over many years, we offer legal services in a wide range of areas. Our multilingual and multinational lawyers have significant experience pleading before the courts, and are also skilled in applying, whenever applicable, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to ensure our clients avoid the financial, reputational and other risks normally associated with litigation.

Our team is available to assist through all steps of the dispute resolution process, including but not limited to, negotiation, preparation and drafting of all necessary documentation, coordinating with external collaborators such as technical experts or facilitators, and pleading before courts or tribunals.

In general, we strive to understand the particular needs and circumstances of each client and provide solutions and options in respect thereof. 

LITIGATION

Litigation, and our ability to do it well, is a key driver of this firm’s success. It accounts for a major proportion of the work we do, with our experienced team taking charge of each and every matter and applying their broad and deep experience.

Our experience covers litigation in all types of matters in the UAE, including commercial, bankruptcy, employment, real estate, banking and finance, maritime, construction, family law, IT law, transport, insurance, medical liability, intellectual property and criminal matters.

With reference to the aviation industry, we offer a wide range of legal services ranging from compliance to passenger and cargo claims to asset leasing and financing services. We assist with preparation of legal documents both prior to commencement of operations and throughout, as necessary. Our aviation experience covers general corporate advising and drafting as well as litigation.

Our Banking & Finance practice extends to all parties on either side of the spectrum, be it a lender or a borrower. We provide advice and representation on asset financing, Islamic finance, trade financing, and banking litigation and enforcement.

Albeit the young age of the newly implemented UAE Bankruptcy Law, our team of legal counsels has amassed extensive experience in handling different bankruptcy and restructuring claims, both on behalf of creditors and debtors alike.

Our commercial practice encompasses a wide range of areas including compliance, commercial contracts, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, franchises, commercial agencies and distribution agreements.

Our Construction practice is based on our legal counsels’ years of experience in handling several issues and disputes on a wide array of construction matter; and with clients ranging from contractors to employers to developers and consultants.

We pride ourselves in providing relevant and effective legal advice and representation to our clients on any and all employment matters. Our Employment practice ranges from guiding and advising on policy structuring to settlement negotiations to litigation. We act on behalf of employers and employees alike.

Our Insurance practice extends to a wide range of insurance claims, while acting on behalf of insurers or insured. Our services include negotiating settlements, representation in claims, whether regular or subrogated, medical liability claims, and advice on regulatory and compliance issues.

We provide full range of services related to trademark, copyright and patents starting from providing the relevant advice on intellectual property rights to following up the necessary procedures for the protection of intellectual property rights to handling IP related disputes / litigation.

Our team of qualified lawyers have ample experience in handling matters across a wide array of shipping and transport matters, including maritime transport. We engage in all aspects of shipping starting from drafting and negotiating charterparties to negotiating settlements to handling litigation related to marine insurance claims, salvage and general average.

Our Real Estate practice covers the entire life-cycle of real estate from advice on project structuring to land and real estate acquisition, to asset management, to asset leasing and asset disposal.

CORPORATE

With our team’s deep understanding of and experience in the country’s business and legal environment, the Corporate arm of our firm operates side by side with our Litigation arm as a major part of our firm. We provide legal advice and assistance with the incorporation of different types of companies in the UAE, whether onshore or offshore both under mainland or the free zones. We further provide legal advice on the substantive, procedural and regulatory aspects applicable to each client’s specific legal needs.

Our corporate team is highly experienced in drafting, negotiating and reviewing all types of contracts, agreements and other legal documents, including but not limited to commercial leases and their renewal; business acquisition and transfer documents; management agreements; construction contracts; suppliers’ and sub-contractor’s agreements; terms and conditions for business; shareholders’ agreements; board resolutions; memoranda and articles of association; sale and purchase agreements; distribution contracts, etc.

ARBITRATION

Our team of experienced and highly qualified legal counsels have extensive experience with arbitration’s administered by the major arbitration institutions in the UAE, including DIAC, ADCCAC with additional experience in handling arbitration’s conducted under the local UAE courts. Our alternative dispute resolution practice extends to a wide range of sectors, including construction, real estate and financial services.

STARTING A BUSINESS IN UAE

MN Law is a UAE-based company with international consultants and expertise in its Dubai office, which can provide you with any support you need to expand your business in the UAE market.

Starting a business in the UAE is becoming quicker and easier than ever. In line with the vision of MN Law, our experienced representatives help entrepreneurs launch and expand their operations without the need for lengthy processes and complication. Broadly, there are two jurisdictions in UAE for conducting business, “Mainland” on the one hand, and a number of economic “Free Zones” on the other hand. Both mainland and free zones offer different advantages depending on your business type, requirements and activities. We will aid and guide an investor from the initial to final stages of business incorporation, including selecting business activities, selecting the appropriate legal form, reserving trade name, applying for and obtaining initial approval, drafting and preparing the relevant memorandum and articles of association, drafting all other required agreements, opening bank accounts, obtaining all required external approvals, and collecting the business license.

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Our team of experienced and highly qualified legal counsels have extensive experience with arbitrations administered by the major arbitration institutions in the UAE, including DIAC, ADCCAC with additional experience in handling arbitrations conducted under the local UAE courts. Our alternative dispute resolution practice extends to a wide range of sectors, including construction, real estate and financial services.

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