Global
Our financial services clients operate under close regulatory scrutiny, complex governance requirements, and increasing cross-border exposure. The matters we handle in this sector sit across regulatory, civil, criminal, and commercial frameworks at the same time, requiring careful coordination and experienced judgement.
Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel advises financial institutions, investment structures, and regulated businesses on compliance, internal investigations, fraud-related issues, shareholder disputes, cross-border enforcement, asset tracing, and restructuring.
Our work also includes Islamic finance matters, including Sharia-compliant financing structures, related disputes, and regulatory considerations across the UAE and the wider region. We are instructed on matters where legal risk, regulatory engagement, and commercial consequence need to be managed together, whether involving governance concerns, financial misconduct, distressed entities, or complex enforcement action. In a sector where trust, control, and timing matter, we help clients navigate sensitive situations with clarity, discretion, and a strong understanding of the legal and regulatory environment around them.