White Collar Crime

White-collar and corporate criminal investigations are dealt with in a manner that is strategic, forward-leaning, yet discrete. Our white collar crimes lawyers act for various clients, including banks and financial institutions, government-linked corporations (GLCs), large multinationals, high-net-worth individuals, family-owned-and-operated businesses, and former partners/doctors/clients from international law firms, to name a few, offering expert advice while protecting reputations.

Our team is a market leader in advising and litigating white-collar crime cases under UAE law. As one of the top white collar law firms in Dubai, we are regularly instructed by international law firms to support their clients, providing the expertise and local knowledge required for complex matters.

Comprising experienced white collar crime attorneys and corporate crime lawyers from civil and common law jurisdictions, including native Arabic and English speakers with local, regional, and international experience, we deliver end-to-end services—from initial advisory through to courtroom advocacy. Leveraging close relationships with UAE and international regulators, our white collar criminal defense lawyers provide strategic advice on legal, regulatory, and contextual developments in financial crime and corporate investigations.

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Representative Experience

  • Represented a group of individuals accused of money laundering, fraud, and embezzlement involving AED 55.7 million through an Islamic bank.
  • Advised a UAE government entity in onshore federal proceedings in Dubai against a high-net-worth individual (relative of a former African president) concerning alleged fraudulent trading activities.
  • Acted for a UAE sovereign wealth fund in a fraud dispute arising from an alleged forgery during the acquisition of a prominent retail unit.
  • Represented a syndicate of ten banks in bankruptcy proceedings against the KBBO group before the Abu Dhabi Court, involving related criminal allegations of fraud and money laundering.
  • Advised a UAE-based bank on a fraud case involving a Lebanese national and misappropriated financing totaling AED 200 million.
  • Represented a semi-government entity in Abu Dhabi in proceedings against a prominent local group of companies concerning fraud and embezzlement.
  • Assisted a private individual in a claim against a UAE bank following 32 unauthorized transactions on the client’s account; the case was successfully resolved with full recovery of funds.
  • Acted for an individual whose funds were misappropriated due to bank negligence, involving unauthorized transfers to multiple accounts, resulting in successful criminal proceedings against the bank.
  • Advised a South Korean technology powerhouse in relation to a criminal investigation initiated after an employee was caught disclosing confidential information to the competition under Article 120 of the UAE Labour Law.
  • Advising a UAE insurance broker on a dispute with its former senior executive and defending claims of fraud with parallel investigations by the Dubai Public Prosecutor and DIFC Data Protection Authority.