Dubai Law Firm | Accord International | Advocates in Dubai | Dubai Lawyers

General information

Our associate offices are based in, among others, New York, London, Bombay, Delhi, Bangalore, Nairobi, Mombasa, Mauritius and Johannesburg.

Accord International has a multilingual and vastly experienced litigation team that is capable of litigating in the Courts of the United Arab Emirates including Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, the Special Tribunal for Dubai World as well as various other tribunals including the Dubai Rent Committee.

Areas of Practice:

Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Commercial, Merger, Acquisition, Amalgamations and Joint Ventures, Companies Law, Real Estate, Banking and Financial Services, Intellectual Property Rights, Employment and Labour, Succession and Probate, Information Technology and E-Commerce, Transportation

Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
With close to four decades of litigation experience among Accord International’s team of lawyers, the firm is able to provide attentive, efficient and cost-conscious representation in the management of an array of litigation cases. Accord’s team includes a former Dubai Public Prosecutor who is also a former Dubai Judge who presided over a large number of civil, commercial, labour and criminal matters and who is also the former Head of the Legal Department on the Dubai Development Board – legal experience which guarantees that the firm’s foundation in litigation is sound. Accord International’s personnel are proficient in a multitude of litigation and arbitration proceedings, including:
1. Consumer litigation
2. Corporate litigation
3. Criminal Law: expertise in United Arab Emirates penal code, criminal procedure code, customs, immigration, traffic law.
4. Employment and labour litigation
5. International and domestic commercial disputes
6. International and domestic arbitration at the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) and the Special Tribunal for Dubai World in DIFC
7. Rental disputes: via extensive experience with the Rent Committee of Dubai, the firm’s advocates have an acute understanding of the workings of rental disputes.
8. Trademark and copyright litigation

Corporate and Commercial:
Accord International is able to provide comprehensive illustration of the applicable statutory provisions in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates which govern the creation and formation of local and foreign corporations. This includes, but is not limited to, securitization issues, banking matters, commercial agreements, trade practices and corporate re-organizations. Clients are given a clear, concise explanation regarding the necessary procedures and requirements of commercial and corporate dealings. A client must be assured that his assets are protected. Hence Accord strives to keep its clients well informed of the United Arab Emirates’ law as it pertains to a client’s business transactions.
1. Contracts: agency agreements; business process outsourcing; collaboration agreements; contracts of carriage; distributorship agreements; documentary credits; franchising agreements; insurance contracts; international contracts of sale; partnership or joint venture agreements; supply of services contracts; IT-enabled services agreements; licensing agreements; technology transfer agreements; technical know-how transfer agreements
2. Corporate governance
3. Foreign investment and regulations: advice regarding foreign exchange regulation; branch, liaison, project and site office approvals; drafting of international contracts; government contracts; industrial licensing; repatriation; structuring of offshore incorporation's, trusts and foundations; transfer of technology and licensing
4. Memoranda & articles of association
5. Takeovers
6. Trade practices
7. Trusts, societies & charitable organizations

Merger, Acquisition, Amalgamations and Joint Ventures:
Accord provides assistance in evaluating all of the legal advantages and disadvantages of a client’s potential business venture. When two or more companies decide to merge, thereby combining their resources, the proficiency of Accord’s legal team is unwavering. It is extremely beneficial for clients to have a thorough understanding of the details of a given venture or investment. Only when both the lawyer and client have an exhaustive understanding of all legal aspects of a potential venture or investment can the lawyer advise his client on how best to achieve the desired results.
Accord International provides practical solutions to commercial legal issues which result in saving clients from unnecessary costs while allowing them to accomplish their business goals.
1. Advice regarding innovative entry strategies and investment into the United Arab Emirates
2. Advice on management and employee issues
3. Conducting due diligence, drafting, negotiating and concluding of agreements
4. Creation of corporate structures, including multi-strata investment and Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) for tax benefits
5. Incorporation of business enterprises in the United Arab Emirates, including particular expertise in establishing corporations in free zones.
6. Mergers, amalgamations, de-mergers, winding-up proceedings, minority protection petitions
7. Setting up of green field projects with regulatory approvals

Companies Law:
Accord International can incorporate a variety of companies or perform amalgamations, conversions, mergers and acquisitions of companies to suit a client’s individual business needs
Some of the companies the firm can incorporate include, but are not limited to:
1. Joint stock companies
2. Joint liability companies
3. Joint venture companies
4. Limited liability companies
5. Free zone companies
6. Offshore companies
7. Trusts, charities, associations

Real Estate
Accord International lawyers possess acute knowledge and experience regarding real estate investments as applied to Dubai and the surrounding region. Accord’s team of lawyers is endowed with an intricate knowledge of, and ability to interpret the United Arab Emirates laws in the area of residential and commercial establishments. This expertise is utilized when an agreement is analyzed prior to verification and confirmation with applicable law.
1. Sales and purchase agreements
2. Lease agreements: commercial, residential, retail
3. Tenancy contracts: commercial, residential, retail
4. Title verification
5. Transfer of property agreements
6. Construction contracts
7. Landlord and tenant advice, including dispute resolution
8. Registration of clients as developers

Banking and Financial Services:
Accord International advises on all aspects of retail, investment and Islamic banking and finance laws in the United Arab Emirates and internationally. The firm provides legal services for lenders, borrowers and investors. In particular, Accord delivers the following services:
1. Drafting, review and settlement of loan, guarantee and other transaction documents
2. Advising on cross-border investments in the banking and non-banking financial institutions/sectors
3. Investment structuring, regulatory compliance, securities and capital market transactions
4. Drafting of consumer credit agreements
5. Drafting of equity and loan contracts
6. Advising on debt recovery
7. Drafting of foreign exchange contracts
8. Advising on underwriting and syndication of loans
9. Setting up funds and investment vehicles
10. Advising on enforcement and realization of securities interests
11. Structuring and drafting Islamic finance product agreements

Intellectual Property Rights:
At Accord International, our attorneys can offer advice on local and international intellectual property laws and can deliver the following services:
1. Patent Law: filing and registration of patent applications; infringement actions
2. Trademark & copyright law: trademark and copyright prosecution and litigation; filing and registration of trademark and copyright opposition and rectification matters;
3. infringement actions; portfolio management
4. Industrial designs: filing and registration of design application; infringement actions
5. Enforcement of intellectual property rights and dispute resolution

Employment and Labour
1. Drafting and advising on limited and unlimited employment contracts
2. Resolution of labour disputes
3. Labour legislation: opinions and advice

Succession and Probate:
1. Petitions for probate
2. Letters of administration
3. Succession certificates
4. Succession planning

Information Technology and E-Commerce
1. Contracts
2. Information technology
3. Cross border acquisitions
4. Software development agreements
5. Criminal liability in e-commerce transactions
6. Piracy

Transportation
1. Preparing Preliminary Reports
2. Drafting Road Regulations and Highway Codes