UAE Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Stuart Paterson, Janine Mallis, Tania Forichon and Elif Eren Ozenir Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP operates from 26 offices across Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America, providing premium quality, full-service legal advice. The firm provides many of the world’s most important organisations with access to market-leading dispute resolution, projects and transactional legal advice, combined with expertise in a number of global industry sectors. It has been advising on Middle East transactions and disputes for over 40 years. Operating from offices in Dubai and Riyadh, the firm has a team of approxi -
mately 36 lawyers (including ten partners and three of counsel) in the region, delivering a full service across the Middle East and beyond. Having worked on some of the largest transactions and most high-profile dis - putes in the region, representing governments, sov - ereign wealth funds, major corporates, banks and professional services organisations, the firm has an in-depth understanding of Middle East business cul - ture and practices and the civil and Sharia systems that apply.
Authors
Stuart Paterson is the joint managing partner of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Middle East offices, based in Dubai. He is an experienced dispute resolution specialist and heads the Middle East dispute resolution
Janine Mallis is an of counsel and English-qualified solicitor advocate at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer in Dubai. She has worked on a wide range of complex commercial disputes for local and international
practice, offering expertise in litigation, arbitration and business crime and investigations. Stuart specialises in financial services and energy sector disputes. In addition to his specialist areas of practice, he has substantial general commercial litigation experience, including shareholder and joint venture disputes, agency/distributorship disputes, professional negligence, employment and regulatory matters. Stuart has over 16 years of experience in the Middle East.
clients. Her experience includes dispute resolution through litigation in the English, DIFC and regional courts, and international arbitration in the LCIA, ICC, DIAC and ad hoc arbitrations, as well as corporate crime and investigations. Janine has a particular focus on disputes in the hospitality and financial services sectors, shareholder disputes and employment-related claims. She has been recognised as a leading upcoming commercial litigation lawyer.
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