Clients of Samaha Advocates and Legal Consultants benefit from expert and business-oriented counsel. Our deep market and sector understanding allows us to advise on the most acceptable methods to enter, operate, and develop in the UAE market as well as the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The firm’s lawyers have an intimate knowledge of the business, regulatory, and cultural context of the UAE. We advise on all stages of project development, from conception to completion, including land acquisition, financing, construction, government approvals, and operations. As a result of our experience with both local and international clients, we are uniquely positioned to advise on cross-border transactions and projects.
The firm has a long history of advising on major infrastructure projects, such as roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, seaports, hospitals, power plants, and water and sewage treatment plants. We have also advised on a wide range of privatization transactions, including establishing independent regulatory authorities.
The firm has significant experience in the following areas:
- Advising on the establishment of businesses in the UAE, including foreign investment structures, free zones, and mainland companies
- Assisting with business licensing and regulatory compliance
- Conducting due diligence on behalf of local and foreign investors
- Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
- Advising on employment law matters, including work visas, sponsorship, and labor disputes
- Assisting with property transactions, leases, and development
- Advising on dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration, and litigation
- Supporting clients in regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings
- Providing advice on data privacy and cybersecurity issues
- Advising on intellectual property matters, including trademarks, copyrights, and patents
- Advising on tax planning and compliance
- Assisting with cross-border transactions and projects.
The firm’s corporate legal services include:
- Incorporating companies and advising on company structures
- Preparing shareholders’ agreements, joint venture agreements, and other commercial contracts
- Conducting due diligence on potential investments
- Advising on mergers and acquisitions
- Assisting with initial public offerings and private placement of securities
- Advising on corporate governance matters
- Preparing articles of association and by-laws
- Providing secretarial services, including maintaining statutory books and records
- Assisting with winding up and dissolution of companies
The firm’s lawyers are experienced in a broad range of industries, including energy, infrastructure, construction, real estate, hospitality, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, retail, and financial services. Our team includes lawyers from various backgrounds and cultures fluent in both Arabic and English. We offer a comprehensive range of corporate legal services to clients in the UAE and Egypt.
Samaha Legal has significant experience negotiating and drafting commercial agreements in various industries worldwide. We also frequently collaborate with partner firms to help our clients incorporate companies in different countries. We create commercial structures’ legal structures for the whole spectrum of commercial enterprises, including distribution, franchising, agent and commission arrangements, and filing with local authorities. Our legal team also gives guidance on due diligence, licensing, sponsorship agreements, and access to capital.
Our legal team’s experience in the industrial, commercial, labor, and employment fields benefits our clients in the negotiation and execution of mergers and acquisitions as well as essential transactional work. Specifically, our attorneys advise on merger controls to ensure those client agreements stay in line with the competition and anti-trust laws in the UAE. The company also advises on regulatory and compliance filings for various sector transactions.
Trusting Samaha Advocates with your legal services means having a full-service law firm working for you. All your corporate legal needs can be handled in-house, from company formation to complex cross-border transactions. We pride ourselves on providing our clients with efficient and cost-effective corporate legal solutions. Contact us today for further information or to schedule a consultation.