Corporate
& Commercial
Negotiating for shared success
With the growing sophistication of UAE businesses and the increasing presence of multinational corporations in the marketplace, the practice of corporate and commercial law in the region has transformed.
At Lutfi & Co we have advised and acted on the formation of numerous new business structures within the different emirates of the UAE, its free zones, the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) and the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) and in other GCC countries.
With several multinational corporations as clients, we have provided transactional and advisory services in all forms of commercial arrangements. These include the formation of new business structures and establishment of branch offices to preparing and advising on agency distribution, franchising, IP Protection and other forms of commercial agreements, regulatory and licensing issues, mergers, acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, private and public equity issues, IPOs and employee arrangements.
Our principal areas of
expertise include:
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Acquisitions and sale of businesses
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Business mergers and acquisitions
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Corporate reorganizations (including plans of arrangement and capital restructurings)
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Joint ventures, partnerships, franchising and other commercial arrangements
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Establishment of businesses in the UAE
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Financing and structuring of major corporate transactions
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​Due diligence processes Corporate law & corporate structuring
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Advising on the appropriate corporate structures
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Alternative dispute resolution
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Negotiations and agreements between companies
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Policy wordings and agreement revision
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Compliance with regulatory requirements
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Advising on agency and distributorship arrangements