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UAE Trends and Developments Contributed by: Amir Alkhaja, Areen Jayousi, Gulsun Ozmen and Alia AlMarzooqi, Habib Al Mulla & Partners

Gulsun Ozmen is a UK-qualified lawyer specialised in corporate and M&A. She is involved in transactional and advisory work on a broad range of non-contentious corporate and commercial matters. Gulsun

Alia AlMarzooqi is a trainee associate in the corporate and commercial department at Habib Al Mulla and Partners. She brings progressive experience across top-tier private practice, in-house and international

negotiates, drafts and provides advice on transactional documents relating to M&A deals and investment activities. She also advises on foreign direct investment projects, carrying out corporate due diligence, pre-closing restructuring and post- closing implementation. Gulsun negotiates and drafts constitutional documents for company establishments and shareholders’ agreements. She advises and assists regional high-net-worth individuals and large family businesses on restructuring, trust structuring, governance and family succession planning. She also advises clients on the regulatory and compliance requirements in the UAE.

firms, having developed focused expertise in corporate advisory, M&A transactions, commercial contract drafting, regulatory compliance and governance across UAE, Bahrain and Oman frameworks. Alia holds an LLM in Business Law from Saint Joseph University, Dubai, and a Professional Diploma in International Arbitration from the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), reflecting her commitment to continued professional development across transactional and dispute resolution practice areas.

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