Corporate Practice

Corporate Advisory

Our legal professionals possess extensive knowledge and expertise in advising on various corporate matters, including corporate setups, joint ventures, agency, distribution, manufacturing, franchising, consultancy, outsourcing, sale of goods, general trading, and other commercial activities. We provide our clients with comprehensive guidance on drafting company constitutional documents such as Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association, shareholder agreements, and other commercial contracts essential for supporting our client's business operations.

Our adept team advises clients on new business formations, including limited liability company registrations and free zone companies, particularly in Dubai and the UAE. We regularly work alongside foreign corporate law firms and accounting firms, serving as local counsel to provide our clients with valuable insights into the relevant UAE laws that apply to their cross-border transactions. Our team also assists foreign entities in obtaining regulatory licenses and approvals, facilitating their market entry into the UAE.

We cater to clients of diverse backgrounds, including Government-owned companies, publicly listed companies, and individual entrepreneurs, providing them with tailored advice on establishing or expanding their presence in the UAE and the Middle East. Our advisory services encompass reviewing offshore and onshore corporate entities and analyzing the associated risks and benefits of operating within or outside the various free zones in the UAE.

Strategic Planning and Advice

Alketbi specializes in business strategy and planning, with a team of experts dedicated to helping you develop a strong foundation for your enterprise. A well-crafted business plan, rooted in a thorough understanding of your organization, is essential for creating an innovative and systematic framework for your business models.

By assessing your competition, we can assist you in identifying long-term goals and designing a practical plan to attain them. Our guidance will enable you to implement these changes in your company, resulting in exceptional business growth.

Investments, M&A and Funding

Our team comprises highly skilled M&A lawyers with a vast range of expertise. Our extensive knowledge and broad presence in the region enable us to lead negotiations, perform timely and reliable due diligence reviews, quickly execute restructurings, handle regulatory concerns, and conclude deals in the UAE. We have successfully managed several significant and high-value M&A transactions in the UAE.

For cross-border transactions in the region, we offer unparalleled legal expertise attuned to the UAE's legal systems. Our proficiency encompasses all critical aspects of the M&A legal process, including negotiating deals and transaction documents, conducting due diligence and disclosure carve-outs, restructuring before closing, obtaining regulatory approvals, and concluding share and asset transactions.

Regulatory and Compliance

We provide a wide range of compliance services and regulatory advice, we give you practical ways to make things work for your business. Our regulatory and compliance lawyers provide a holistic service, advising clients on both their internal and external objectives.

We help our clients manage their reputation through advice and insights into good corporate culture, effective corporate risk and crisis management, and a sound understanding of the political, regulatory and legal environment. Covering the full range of sectors, our team understands the complexities faced by healthcare organizations, FinTech companies, insurers and reinsurers, amongst other heavily regulated industries. Informed by our knowledge of key regulatory bodies, we help our clients develop the right business model, foster strategic relationships, navigate complex regulations, manage risks, and address their businesses' daily challenges.

Legal Drafting and Consultation

Our team at Alketbi provides legal document drafting and analysis and documentation services for clients. We have experts who are well qualified to handle any legal drafting and offer a full spectrum of drafting services for all legal documents and instruments such as wills, Testament, Memorandum of Association, Article of Association, and Power of Attorney in UAE.

Funds and Asset Management

Our team provides legal advice on fund formations, investments, mergers, acquisitions, and tax and regulatory advice for asset managers. We deeply understand regulatory changes and emerging trends like ESG and climate change.

Our industry experience enables us to provide strategic legal advice on navigating these issues. We advise on every aspect of the asset management sector, including specialist and alternative funds, and have experience working with global regulators and trade bodies.

Data Protection and Cyber Security Advisory

We specialize in data protection and privacy in the UAE, providing clients with legal, regulatory, and commercial advice. We offer guidance on compliance, risk management, policies, and procedures related to personal and sensitive data use, processing, and transfer.

Our clients include international corporations, SMEs, public sector organizations, and individuals. We cover all data protection and privacy aspects, including confidentiality, data transfers, online portals, e-commerce, whistleblowing, M&A, and employee data handling.

Private Client Services

We provide legal solutions such as business and family structure setup, tax planning, luxury asset transactions, estate planning, probate, and mediation for dispute resolution. Our family law expertise covers divorce, custody, alimony, and pre/post-nuptial agreements. Our Private Client Service team focuses on wills and probate, including sharia-compliant wills for Muslims.

We also offer support for international business affairs through our global network of law firms, financial institutions, tax advisors, accountants, education, and real estate consultants.

Corporate Structuring

We offer expert guidance on corporate structuring to help companies achieve their commercial objectives while simplifying the process. Our team's strength lies in our in-depth knowledge of laws and regulations across various jurisdictions, as well as our practical experience and relationships with regulatory authorities in the MENA region.

We specialize in designing and implementing legally compliant corporate structures tailored to each client's unique goals, no matter how complex or challenging.

Family Business

We specialize in providing legal solutions to families in business, safeguarding their assets from risks and ensuring smooth transitions through generations and structure businesses to minimize legal risks, create custom-made structures for family protection, and formulate clear succession pathways.

Our expertise covers Sharia and common law inheritance rules, and we prepare wills for non-Muslims under DIFC jurisdiction and expatriate nationals. We aim to provide peace of mind and security for families navigating complex legal landscapes.