Clyde & Co LLP

Clyde & Co LLP has a strong track record in local, DIFC and ADGM Courts and utilises its exceptional market understanding and sector knowledge to act on disputes across a range of industries, particularly shipping, construction and insurance. The near-unrivalled size of the firm’s disputes team allows the group to handle a significant volume of work that pertains to fraud, project fallouts, contractual disputes and purchase agreements – among others. Practice head Susie Abdel-Nabi has extensive experience litigating before the Dubai Courts and is noted for her stellar counsel in complex and landmark cases. Mark Beswetherick is a key figure for professional liability defence cases, and is also proficient across regulatory investigations and civil litigation cases, often involving directors and senior managers. Nassif Boumalhab is chiefly recognised for his arbitration work, with a wide focus that includes banking, real estate and shareholder disagreements and Keith Hutchison regularly defends clients before the DIFC courts, leveraging experience in the debt recovery team – where he leads the department – to act in complex financial and investment disputes. Alexandra Lester is widely sought by clients – particularly tech and telecoms businesses – for both litigation and arbitration proceedings, and Sherif Maher is predominantly active in domestic cases.