Regulatory & Compliance

In this complicated era of business, a company has to maneuver through an intricate system of civil, commercial, criminal and legal compliance responsibilities. Suhaila Almarzooqi and her crew apply their extensive knowledge of the UAE and MENA at all levels in both public and private practice for full-service advice; they are on hand to help clients across a number of key areas when disputes occur with regulators, including regulatory compliance management and financial compliance regulations.

Suhaila works with her clients to identify and mitigate potential problems, while proactively addressing challenges through her extensive knowledge of the business environment in the UAE and its legal landscape. Her comprehensive focus transcends internal and external objectives, including corporate governance integrity and accountability, reputation management prerequisites, readiness for a crisis, and strategic risk taking.

Representing clients in numerous industries, including heavily regulated ones, her group advises companies in the development of business model structures and strategic partners, banking compliance regulations and matters with regard to various sectors of banking law such as deposit insurance and securities offerings, operational risk management programs and regulatory compliance for financial institutions procedures, as well preparing responses to state or federal agency examinations or investigations. Her long-established connections with influential regulatory compliance firms and regulatory bodies also mean she’s ideally placed to provide practical and effective advice for each client’s individual requirements, making her one of the top regulatory compliance companies in the region.

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Representative Experience

  • Etihad Airways & Emirates Airlines: On UAE regulatory compliance management, approvals and banking regulations and compliance, local law requirements.
  • UAE Federal Government & State-Owned Entities: Provided assistance on federal laws, decrees, circulars and corporate governance guidelines.
  • International Technology & E-Commerce Brands: Advised on market access, setup of company structure, approvals and governance framework in the UAE and MENA, including fintech regulatory compliance.
  • Big M&A: Acted for a Saudi healthcare group in connection with an AED 2+ billion merger and a US tech company on a AED 100m Dubai acquisition, including obtaining all requisite regulatory compliance for financial institutions filings and approvals.
  • Private and Family-Owned Corporations: Regularly counseling clients on corporate governance issues, including managing regulatory compliance processes to manage regulatory and business risk.