Alsuwaidi & Company is a UAE law firm, rooted in local know-how, and operating to international  standards. We work with leading regional and international businesses, helping them to grow and thrive in the UAE.
 

Our firm was established by Mohammed R. Alsuwaidi in 1997, and since our inception, our focus has remained our clients and their businesses. Over the past two decades we have consistently aligned our business with that of our clients, working with them closely to deliver pragmatic solutions to their legal challenges. Many of our clients have been with us since the start and over the course of time, we have grown organically by investing our time in delivering excellent client service. Over 60% of our new clients come to us by referral and we feel this confirms our client satisfaction with our legal service.

No clients or businesses are the same.

Through our commitment to continuously strive to improve, and provide a legal service that works for our clients and their business, we are active in obtaining feedback from our clients. We use this to help us focus on how we can serve you better.

Achieving positive outcomes.

We have an established winning track record in dispute resolution, and our understanding of how matters are resolved in courts, gives us an added advantage when advising clients on non contentious matters.

An unquestionable understanding.

Our indepth  knowledge of the UAE legal infrastructure means we really know what we are talking about. Our advice is not based off assumptions, but rather rooted in understanding of the legal system in the UAE. We know how the courts interpret and apply terms of contracts and laws because we live them.

About Al Suwaidi & Company

Founded in 1997

3 Offices

50 people in their team


Practice areas
Business
Employment & Labor
Intellectual Property
Real Estate
Lawsuits & Disputes
Criminal Defense

Languages spoken
Arabic
English

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Practice areas

Business

Good business decisions are furthered by good legal support. Let us guide and support you in your business endeavours.

Alsuwaidi & Company provides legal certainty and support to all businesses operating in the UAE, ranging from start-ups, to SMEs and global corporations. Our team of dedicated corporate and commercial lawyers are experienced in both advisory and transactional matters ranging from straightforward company set up, to more complex cross border mergers and acquisitions, and the structuring and restructuring of companies.

Our commercial expertise includes the drafting of commercial agreements, advising on agency, distribution, franchise and licensing agreements.

Banking & Finance
Business Registration
Contract
Employer
Franchising
Legal Document
Licensing
Merger & Acquisition
New Business Formation
Office Solutions
Tax
Venture Capital

Employment & Labor

Alsuwaidi & Company has a team of highly regarded lawyers representing employers and individuals in a variety of employment related matters. Our advisory service supports clients in navigating the regions employment laws so they and their employees are protected and can focus on driving their business forward.

Alsuwaidi & Company supports international organisations, across industry sector, which may be new to the UAE in establishing their employment contracts and memorandum. By understanding our client’s business, we are able to assist them with overcoming challenges so that the solutions we provide them, befits their business.

Alsuwaidi & Company has over two of decades experience in advising on all aspects of employment law issues/matters including contracts, and employee incentives. Our cross disciplinary expertise is complemented by our commercial disputes team who are ready to support clients when matters become contentious. They handle matters related to workplace

Employment Rights
Hiring & Firing
Job Discrimination
Labor Law
Retirement
Sexual Harassment
Wage & Hour
Wrongful Termination

Intellectual Property

Alsuwaidi & Company offers a full range of IP services including registration, renewal, amendments, licensing, patent protection, trademarks, copyright, portfolio management, litigation and enforcement of rights. The thorough pre-filing service offered ensures the availability of trademarks for registration purposes. Our contentious commercial practice handles all dispute matters from relatively straightforward copyright and design issues to large scale and complex trademark infringement matters.

Copyright
Patent
Trademark

Real Estate

As one of the leading law firms in the UAE, with extensive experience and deep-rooted understanding of real estate law, Alsuwaidi & Company can help you navigate any legal challenge you face with real estate.

Alsuwaidi & Company is a selected law firm partner to the Dubai Land Department and has been accredited and licensed by the Dubai Economic Department  as an approved Real Estate Law firm.

We advise clients on commercial and residential real estate transactions, and act for either landlord or tenant, purchaser, major contractors, regional and multinational developers. Alsuwaidi & Company frequently represents clients before the Rental Dispute Centre (RDC) as well as arbitration tribunals and courts. Our real estate practice works closely with clients, consultants, contractors and other professional advisers to ensure that our client’s interest comes first and they receive a perfected service and full supportent

Commercial Real Estate
Foreclosure
Housing, Construction & Development
Land Use & Zoning
Landlord & Tenant
Mortgage

Lawsuits & Disputes

This is the lifeline of our business. Ensuring your business is safe.

The United Arab Emirates is a hub of localised and cross border business. For many businesses, small and large, and individuals, avoiding disputes makes good business sense. Understanding how to avoid them takes experience. Alsuwaidi & Company has been actively advising clients on minimising litigation risk and resolving possible disputes efficiently and cost effectively for over 23 years. Where litigation is the only way forward, Alsuwaidi & Company’s lawyer’s goal are to ensure a successful outcomes for our clients. Our dispute resolution track record remains over 90% and has been since our inception. We are the law firm known for winning in court. We are the dispute resolution firm for the UAE.

 

Alsuwaidi & Company specialises in high volume and complex litigation and has one of the best known and most successful litigation practices in the UAE. With an enviable track record, our team of leading international lawyers represent multifarious clients including government or semi-governmental entities/ instrumentalities, corporate, private partners, and individuals (i.e. national and international) on both the claimant and defendant sides in all courts across the UAE. This includes representation in the DIFC, ADGM, ICSID Panel of Arbitration and Court of Cassation. The firm is adept at handling urgent applications and injunctions, ensuring that cases are dealt with in a controlled and cost-effective way.

ADR Mediation & Arbitration
Appeal
Class Action
Litigation

Criminal Defense

Alsuwaidi & Company is active in both prosecution and defence in respect of white-collar crime. A team of specialised lawyers advise organisations and individuals on matters related to criminal investigation, corporate fraud, embezzlement, anti-money laundering as well as asset stripping. We are often instructed to act for companies and organisations that have identified incidents of fraud or misconduct perpetrated by a variety of people including directors, employees, customers and others. Our lawyers are prompt in providing assistance in investigating incidents and offer advice to minimise any negative impact on the client’s business.

Alsuwaidi & Company has extensive experience in representing clients from initial stage of complaints to cassation in the following areas of Criminal Litigation:

Arrests & Searches
Bail Bond Service
Criminal Litigation
Drug Crime
Drunk Driving
Sex Crime
Speeding & Traffic Ticket

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