STEERING LEGAL EAU
Abu Dhabi
14th Floor WeWork Hub71
Al Khatem Tower
Adgm Square, Al Maryah Island
Tél. : +971 (0) 4 51 35 220
Email : abudhabi@steeringlegal.com
From the United Arab Emirates, Steering Legal advises companies and entrepreneurs on setting up or developing their business throughout the Middle East, particularly in the United Arab Emirates, in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and West Africa.
Our business law firm, made up of French, English and Arabic-speaking lawyers, has developed solid expertise in advising on setting up a business (choice of corporate form, business partner, etc.) and in supporting the activities of French companies in this particularly dynamic region.
Our team is also able to represent clients in pre-litigation, litigation and arbitration before the UAE courts (Courts of First Instance, Court of Appeal, Court of Cassation, Dispute Resolution Centre, Rental Disputes Centre, DIAC, DIFC).
Steering Legal United Arab Emirates is mainly involved in the following areas:
- Corporate law: company formations, acquisitions and disposals of companies and businesses, joint ventures, restructurings, pre- or post-acquisition data rooms, corporate governance, shareholders’ agreements, etc.
- Private equity: fund raising, LBO/MBO, management packages
- Commercial law: drafting and negotiation of national and international contracts (distribution agreements, commercial agency agreements, franchise agreements, hotel management agreements, industrial infrastructure agreements), advice and support in preparing international tenders, contractual security for foreign investments
- Litigation: commercial and business litigation (recovery of commercial debts, management of conflicts between partners or directors, post-acquisition disputes), financial and banking litigation (loans, mortgage commitments, bad cheques, insolvency), employment litigation (redundancy, breach of post-contractual obligations), criminal litigation (financial crimes, liability of directors and shareholders)
- Arbitration: commercial arbitration and investment arbitration
- Employment law: drafting and negotiation of employment contracts, internal regulations, multiple employment contracts, secondment, relocation, breach of contract and redundancy, contractual termination, optimisation of remuneration systems, working hours)
- Family and inheritance law
With a presence in the region since the early 2010s, Steering Legal United Arab Emirates has teamed up with Saudi colleagues to :
- Assistance with the development of their activities in Saudi Arabia
- Advice on setting up in Saudi Arabia (creation of companies, form of establishment, choice of licences, incorporation formalities, takeover of an entity, etc.) for small and medium-sized businesses and major European groups.
