Our General Legal Services
Delivering elite advisory, pleading, and transactional support built on local insights and international standards.
Intellectual Property Law
Handling the most complex IP cases in the MENA region. Deliver access, enforcement, and early insights into regulatory landscapes.
With so much at stake, our clients come to us because we have the absolute expertise to handle the most complex IP issues. We offer a full-service intellectual property practice in the Middle East and North Africa, helping clients with everything from litigation, advisory and IP audits to transactions and IP due diligence for stock market listings.
Working on the ground, we help clients tackle piracy or counterfeiting by running specialized training seminars on their products for IP authority officials, or giving early warning of changes to the regulatory landscape. Our IP team is at the forefront of the latest developments; we are active members of the International Trademarks Association (INTA) and board members of key regional IP associations including AIPPI and BPG.
Our Full-Service IP Suite Includes:
- Trademark registration and prosecution programs
- Copyright registration & piracy enforcement
- Strategies for social media & domain protection
- IP audit, transactions, and licensing/franchising
- Removing duplicate accounts & disputing domains
- Labeling compliance in heavily regulated sectors
Corporate & Commercial Law
Market leaders in the region. Offering a full spectrum of commercial agreement frameworks and day-to-day counsel in the UAE and GCC.
Ranked Band One in several independent legal directories, our Corporate Commercial practice differentiated by being able to provide bespoke advice on a wide array of business arrangements needed in daily operations. We frequently address important legal issues surrounding the impact of local commercial agencies legislation in the UAE.
We provide expert advice on franchise network structuring, IP protection, product distribution, and development plans, working closely with local regulatory authorities to ensure all statutory requirements are accounted for.
Featured Corporate Commercial Case Work
Advised a global supplier of solar panels on a complex distribution agreement with UAE partners, involving intricate rebate and market segmentation clauses.
Advised a US market leader on proposed franchise and licensing structures in the GCC, analyzing risks for an international investor under UAE agency considerations.
Drafted franchise & distribution agreements and crafted a strategic expansion/development plan for a luxury West Asian jewelry brand expanding into GCC.
Guided a prominent UAE family business in its distributor arrangements with a multi-national Chinese automobile brand, managing UAE agency law structures.
Advised a leading Japanese glass manufacturer on the legal termination of its distribution and agency agreements, mitigating legal liability in the UAE.
Real Estate & Property
Bilingual English and Arabic counsel. Advising landlords, tenants, developers, funds, and REITs across commercial real estate matters.
With strong industry expertise in the Hotels & Leisure, Education, and Healthcare sectors, and led by a team of bilingual lawyers fluent in Arabic and English, our real estate practice provides a comprehensive range of commercial property services.
Our clients include developers, financial institutions, landlords, tenants, and government/government bodies across the MENA region. We advise across the entire spectrum, including the drafting of new property and leasing legislation on behalf of municipal entities.
Insurance, Reinsurance & Cyber Security
Market leaders in contentious and non-contentious areas. Advising policyholders, start-ups, and international participants in DIFC and ADGM.
Advoc & Law provides end-to-end service. Our team of lawyers working on the ground covers both litigation claims and non-contentious insurance restructuring, which means clients don't have to engage multiple advisors. We have full rights of audience before the courts in all jurisdictions we operate in.
Importantly, we work with insurance clients across the full **cyber security life cycle**, helping to design and embed cyber security policies, incident response planning, procurement and supply chain risk, data protection compliance, and incident PR management.
Construction & Infrastructure
Clear and prompt communication, sensitive to local nuances, representing employers, facility managers, contractors, and developers.
We ensure that our clients’ documents and advice are drafted clearly and concisely, tailored to meet their specific commercial needs, which are always paramount.
We specialize in all aspects of construction and infrastructure law. Our team is committed to keeping abreast of all developments, advising businesses on how to reduce structural risks, and offering a prompt plan of action in the event of a contractual breach.
Tax, VAT & Zakat Audits
Navigating the evolving tax landscape in the Middle East and North Africa with dedicated economists, lawyers, and corporate accountants.
The tax landscape in the Middle East is intricate and tax authorities are becoming increasingly active. As the leading tax law firm in the region, **Advoc & Law Legal Consultancy** helps clients navigate these complexities and find effective, compliant solutions.
We offer a full-service tax practice and advise on all taxes in the MENA region, providing litigation support, corporate tax structuring, zakat compliance, VAT clearance, and transfer pricing. We work with multinational corporations operating across Dubai and GCC, ensuring accurate, practical advice.
Employment & Incentives
Commercially astute advice to guide employers through the nuances of changing regional employment law and dispute resolution.
Our clients choose us because, when the stakes are high, they need advice they can trust. We work with multinational organizations, large family businesses, and semi-government entities. We help clients with recruitment, dismissal, bonus schemes, corporate reorganization, grievance investigations, workplace audits, and settlement negotiations. Where matters are contentious, our team has local rights of audience across courts.
Criminal Litigation & White-Collar Crime
Highly active in prosecution and defense. Dedicated white-collar crime experts licensed up to the Court of Cassation.
**Advoc & Law Legal Consultancy** is active in both prosecution and defense in respect of white-collar crime. A specialized team advises organizations and individuals on matters related to criminal investigation, corporate fraud, embezzlement, anti-money laundering, check dishonor, defamation, and asset stripping.
We are often instructed to act for companies that have identified incidents of fraud perpetrated by directors, employees, or customers, providing prompt assistance in investigating and mitigating negative business impact. We represent clients from the initial police complaint stage to Cassation in all areas.