Sunil Thacker

Our corporate practice area covers advising clients on Mergers and acquisitions (domestic as well as cross-border), corporate structuring and regulatory advice, Franchise laws, DIFC law, capital markets, commercial contracts and Employment regulations. We also advice on company incorporation in Dubai, shareholding structure, contentious shareholder disputes, franchise contracts and commerccial agency law. 

Our lawyers are trained with an in-depth experience in the Dubai Property Laws, UAE Property regulations, Middle East Property Laws, advising on turnkey projects in India. Our team has handled several turnkey projects including advisory on man-made islands, leisure and residential sectors, office and retail sectors including mixed use and urban regeneration projects. We also handle:-

- Site assembly (including statutory procedures such as CPO and appropriation);

- planning;

- construction procurement;

- financing;

- negotiating with investors, contractors, and third parties; and

We advise on all aspects of banking and finance including Project Finance, Asset Finance, Islamic Finance, Guarantee arrangements, Securitisation, Incorporation and licensing aspects related with financial institutions and financial intermediaries. We regularly advice financial institutions on their financial risk governance, policies, capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions, structuring derivative transactions and compliance aspects.

Our professional advice covers a range of travel issues from drafting conditions of business for package travels, advising wholesale travel companies, travel insurance regulations in Middle East and GCC, personal injury, spoil holiday claims and litigation advisory.

Our attorneys provide legal services in UAE litigation for civil as well as criminal. The firm's first-hand approach is to first try and resolve disputes without approaching the courts or arbitrtation forums and consider all available opportunities to settle the matters even in cases where court proceedings may have been commenced. Our lawyers are well acquainted and trained to the approach assumed by the GCC judicial system.

Other practice areas include advising on  UAE Intellectual Property Law Energy projects, Biotechnology and life-science, Aviation, International Tax, Hospitality law and Healthcare law.