Middle East - United Arab Emirates
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
An ‘extremely collaborative’ team that has ’well-grounded and extremely informed partners’, Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants competently handles M&A, restructurings, insolvency and operational matters. The firm is well placed to act for regional and international investors and industry players as it operates in the freezones, mainland, and other regional locations and leverages key regulatory expertise from colleagues across the Middle East. Ziad Galadari has been a key point of contact for governmental institutions and public bodies for corporate and commercial work and Fadi Hassoun is a key name for asset management-related matters. Manish Narayan is also noted. Gerry Rogers and Paula Villegas Guevara left the firm.
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Testimonials
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‘Fast to adopt to ever changing geo-political changes, hunger for opportunities to expand globally.’
‘The team is extremely collaborative and does not hesitate to involve other experts from the firm in case the issue is complicated. Well grounded and extremely informed partners go to great lengths to ensure that the client gets the required solutions and that too in a timely manner.’
‘Manish Narayan is extremely grounded and well versed in the theoretical and practical impacts of the legal provisions. He is aware of the regulatory changes and legal updates and provides clients with practical and easy to implement solutions. Definitely value for every penny spent on the advice.’
Key clients
- Hero MotoCorp
- Government of Umm Al Quwain
- Capiter
- Air India Limited
- Fujisoft
- Philanthropic Organisation
- Hector Group
- Genmarca Shipping
- Bhatia Brothers Group of Companies
- Jumbo Electronics Co. Ltd LLC
Work highlights
- Advised on a high value project, worth AED 3 billion, involving Musataha and option agreements and guiding the implementation and procurement of rights for a significant Independent Water Project in the Northern Emirates.
- Advised an Indian multinational motorcycle and scooter manufacturing company, valued at AED 27.5 billion, on its UAE market expansion.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ziad Galadari, Fadi Hassoun