Corporate

The UAE’s fast-moving business landscape demands experienced advice on corporate and commercial law. Suhaila Almarzooqi, a leading corporate lawyer in Dubai, is counsel to companies and in-house legal departments, boards of directors, senior management, and high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals who need focused, on-demand corporate legal services for their operations in the UAE.

Her experience includes general corporate advisory work, corporate compliance, contract drafting, reorganizations, and insolvency-related issues, and she is familiar with onshore UAE laws as well as the laws of key free zones. Suhaila also provides guidance on family law and structures, including the establishment of foundations and trusts, inheritance issues, succession planning, particularly for family offices, entrepreneurs, and HNW / UHNW clients in DIFC ADGM and across the GCC.

These services offered by Suhaila include ordinary corporate affairs as well as urgent strategic issues, mergers and acquisitions, incorporations, corporate structures, joint ventures, and drafting of a commercial or distribution agreement and corporate contract drafting services in Dubai. With strong ties to leading officials and regulators, she offers practical, affordable, and forward-thinking guidance to assist clients in anticipating and addressing complicated legal and business situations. As an affordable corporate lawyer in Dubai, Suhaila then makes sure her client gets expert advice but also down-to-earth advice suited to their type of business.

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Representative Experience

  • Advising a global corporation on establishing its presence in the DIFC, including corporate structuring, acquisitions, due diligence, documentation, and negotiation assistance.
  • Assisted Stucke Group in establishing its Dubai presence through both onshore LLC and offshore entities, navigating free zone and onshore requirements, including local partnership and HR arrangements.
  • Supported a Chinese developer in incorporating a mainland Dubai LLC, managing the preparation of all essential documentation such as MOA, Trade Licence, Establishment Card, and Chamber License.
  • Advised a US-based tech company on acquiring its global competitor, a UK-headquartered group with a Dubai-based entity valued at AED 100 million, covering due diligence, contractual matters, and post-completion processes for the UAE entity.
  • Acted for a UAE individual with the sale of 100% of shares to a private equity house in Abu Dhabi, for USD 600 million.
  • Represented a leading GCC e-commerce company in its USD 2 billion merger with a global e-commerce giant.
  • Assisted a luxury car manufacturer in negotiating and finalising distribution agreements across the Middle East and Africa, including Vehicle Sale Agreements, Cooperation Agreements, Revenue Sharing, and Marketing & Promotion arrangements.
  • Advised an international entrepreneur on establishing inheritance and investment structures in DIFC, including the incorporation of a foundation, SPV, and management company, transferring assets totaling approximately USD 25 million, and providing employment and contractual support.
  • Supported an international businessman with corporate matters, including re-domiciling a Bermuda company to DIFC, structuring UAE joint ventures, drafting share option agreements, wills, and share pledge agreements.
  • Helped several people with the structuring of succession (wills), including the creation of foundations in DIFC and ADGM.