Motei & Associates | Legal Services | Law Firm in Dubai, UAE

Business Setup & Corporate Advisory

Whether you are an ambitious start-up, an individual entrepreneur investing in an existing business, or a foreign corporation establishing a formal presence in the UAE, clear and skilled advice will ensure that you are making the right business decision to reduce your risk and increase your chances of achieving a successful, well-managed business.  

Drawing on our expertise of over two decades, our corporate team has gained comprehensive knowledge and developed the business acumen skills you need to guide you through selecting the most suitable legal form to set up your venture, whether as a mainland, free zone, offshore, or freelance.  

We advise on the full spectrum of the UAE companies’ law and can efficiently contribute to the achievement of our clients’ goals and objectives and help them navigate the legal complexity and market challenges to successfully executing their business strategy.

We also provide ‘virtual’ general corporate advice and consulting services on issues that affect our client’s day-to-day operations, including advising directors and senior executives on complex management and employment matters, ensuring corporate compliance with rules and regulations, drafting and vetting on wide range of corporate and commercial contracts, conducting due diligence on target companies, and assisting with local authorities’ requirements.  

If you are looking to buy a ready-made (shelf) company up to 15 years old, we have a list of UAE offshore companies with well-known shareholders’ history and clear bank records.

Real Estate

Dubai continues to attract not only investors looking to acquire investment property in prime locations within the city but also individuals who wish to own a home in Dubai. Whether you are buying or selling a property, real estate transactions present significant financial exposure, but also an excellent opportunity. Skilled advice ensure you reduce risk whilst increasing your chances of a successful outcome.

We advise on the full spectrum of the real estate transactions involving sale and purchase of property, off plan projects, mortgaging, transfer of ownership, and landlord and tenant relationships. Our real estate litigators have handled a wide variety of disputes involving sale and purchase agreements, delayed handover, canceled projects, discrepancies in saleable area and rental disputes.

Drawing on our expertise of over two decades handling real estate cases, we are recognised as having an outstanding track-record of success stories in the UAE and will ensure that you have the most effective representation possible.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

We do understand that litigation and business disputes are stressful, time-consuming and may cause mental and emotional strain, whether you are running a private business or managing a company, an investor, an employee, or an individual seeking justice.

Initially, we focus on resolving the dispute as quickly and painlessly as possible.However, if litigation becomes inevitable, our strategy is to prepare case thoroughly and litigate them in a determined fashion. We place a strong emphasis on pre-trial discovery and analysis to ensure cases are trial ready.

Drawing on our expertise of over two decades handling cases before local courts, we are recognised as having an outstanding track-record of success stories in the UAE and will ensure that you have the most effective representation possible.  

We handle cases in English, Arabic And French at equal proficiency and have the Rights of Audience before Dubai International Financial Courts (DIFC Courts) and Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts (ADGM Courts).

Beyond our experience in local litigation, we are equally leaders in international arbitration. We have deep experience managing disputes confronting clients engaged in both domestic and cross-border business. We get involved at all stages of the arbitration process commencing from advising on the best/most suitable arbitrator(s) to decide the case throughout the enforcement of the arbitral award.

Employment

Employment legislation has seen ‘unprecedently’ massive changes to address the challenges and businesses difficulties caused to employees and employers by lockdowns and the global pandemic. In-depth expertise is indeed essential to ensure businesses remain safe and individuals get the very best advice.

SENIOR EXECUTIVES & EMPLOYEES

Whether you are having problems at work and need advice, feel that you have been treated unfairly, are facing changes to your working conditions or are facing the end of your employment, we will be right by your side to help you understand your rights and propose the right courses of action to achieve the best possible financial outcome.

EMPLOYERS

We advise employers across the full spectrum of the employment matters including executives’ employment contracts, redundancy and business restructuring, settlement agreements, workplace practices and policies compliance and business immigration advice. We also conduct internal investigations involving assertions of workplace misconduct.