Investigations

As regulators across the UAE and globally become more demanding and powerful, top-drawer legal advice at each stage of enforcement is indispensable. Suhaila Almarzooqi and her team use their relevant experience to counsel clients on likely local regulation risks, conduct internal probes and control any fallout with strong defence tactics should the authorities launch an investigation.

Whether she is defending corporations or individuals ensnared in criminal or regulatory investigations, performing internal investigations for companies, or counseling affected executives and whistleblowers, Suhaila helps clients navigate the legal, regulatory, and reputational challenges that accompany such situations. She is a premier investigation lawyer dealing in matters of high-stakes, such as fraud investigation lawyer, criminal investigation lawyer, and private investigator lawyer, complex issues.

Her areas of expertise include suspected fraud, corruption, tax evasion, and regulatory violations. With an in-depth understanding of the UAE legal system and an international perspective, Suhaila gives pragmatic, results-driven advice that meets each client’s unique requirements. She provides full-range corporate investigation services and is considered to be amongst the best law firm investigators and best corporate investigation lawyers in the UAE.

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Representative Experience

  • Advised a leading UAE online consumer platform on a major internal investigation, uncovering that a senior employee had improperly accessed and sold sensitive company data, acting as the client’s lawyer fraud investigation specialist.
  • Represented a GCC bank in a Central Bank of the UAE inquiry following a significant data breach, addressing alleged violations of local cybersecurity regulations.
  • Assisted a major GCC B2C financing company in handling losses from suspected fraudulent transactions, managing complex civil, criminal, and cross-jurisdictional issues with support from a fraud investigation lawyer.
  • Advised a Korean technology firm on a criminal investigation involving an employee who leaked confidential information to competitors under Article 120 of the UAE Labour Law, as the lead criminal investigation lawyer.
  • Assisted the DIFC branch of a Swiss private bank on an internal employee fraud matter, advising on internal processes and procedures as well as risk mitigation and regulatory compliance in a law firm investigator capacity.
  • Advised one of the Big Four accounting companies in a highly sensitive labor dispute pertaining to an accused data theft, managing both civil and criminal litigations as a private investigator lawyer.
  • Advised a multinational insurance brokerage in a dispute with a former top executive involving fraud allegations and parallel investigations by the Dubai Public Prosecutor and DIFC Data Protection Authority, acting as investigation lawyer.
  • Guided clients in establishing and executing internal investigations, ensuring full compliance with applicable laws and regulatory obligations through corporate investigation services.
  • Provided expert opinion on UAE law to the Swiss Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich regarding potential breaches of UAE federal law and the bank’s jurisdiction to initiate criminal proceedings.
  • Advised a UAE investment fund on employee wrongdoings culminating in money laundering, handling concurrent investigations by the Central Bank of the UAE and Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) as a leading corporate investigation lawyer.