Middle East Desk

BGP Litigation has become one of the first Russian law firms to open an office in the United Arab Emirates. Owing to its rapidly developing special economic zones, the Middle East offers unlimited opportunities to potential investors. BGP Litigation renders a full range of legal consulting services in the entire Middle Eastern region.

The firm renders comprehensive legal support to clients, including on incorporating companies and matters of taxation and dispute resolution. The BGP Litigation Dubai Office has been opened together with BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP, a top Middle East firm with offices in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Lebanon, and Iraq. Working together, the expert teams of BGP Litigation and BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP advise private investors, as well as the leading companies across a variety of industries.

Services:

For businesses:

  • Conclusion of partnership agreements, support of transactions

  • Company registration and administration (main land and free zones)

  • Legal and tax advice

  • Opening company bank accounts

  • Search for and creation of local partnerships in the Middle East

  • Financial restructuring, bankruptcy & insolvency

  • Litigation

  • International arbitration

  • Construction & real estate litigation

  • Crisis management

 

  • Debt recovery

  • Mergers and acquisitions

  • Joint ventures

  • Private equity & venture capital

  • Investment structuring

  • Corporate structuring & restructuring

  • Labour disputes & litigation

  • Clearance availability searches for trademarks, designs and patents

  • IP due diligence, asset audit and management

  • International trade, sanctions and export controls

For private clients:

  • Advice on legal, tax and migration issues

  • Obtaining the status of a tax resident

  • Obtaining visas (residence visa, dependent visa, remote working visa)

  • Opening bank accounts for individuals

  • Support of real estate transactions

  • Registration of companies for private equit

Main contacts:
Timur Unarokov
Co-Head of Middle East Desk, Partner — M&A and Corporate Restructuring, Co-Head of Middle East Desk
Alexander Golikov
Co-Head of Middle East Desk, Partner, Attorney — Tax Advice and Disputes, International Tax Planning
Sergey Morozov
Partner — Middle East Desk, Cross-Border Disputes, Compliance and Sanctions Law
Vladislav Rikov
Partner — Middle East Desk, Transport and Asset Finance
Sofia Imamutdinova
Senior associate — Middle East Desk, Family Law and Private Wealth
Team
Send request
Contacts
Level 6, Building 3, The Gate District, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC),
PO Box 262, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
middle-east-desk@bgplaw.com
+971 4 245 9199
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