A D D L E S H AW G O D D A R D

ABOUT ADDLESHAW GODDARD

IN THE GCC
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CONTENTS
OUR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AT A GLANCE.............. 2
SUPPORTING OUR CLIENTS IN THE GCC. . ...................... 4
CORPORATE.................................................................... 6
CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECTS.................................... 8
BANKING AND FINANCE............................................... 10
REAL ESTATE. . .............................................................. 12
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION............................................ 14
EMPLOYMENT............................................................... 16
OUR APPROACH TO FEES............................................ 18
Dubai
VALUE ADDED SERVICES............................................. 19
KEY CONTACTS............................................................ 20

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OUR INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS AT A GLANCE
* in association with
40+ MORE THAN

100
30+
Hashidate Law Office
FTSE 100
OFFICES IN companies have
instructed us in the
leading public sector
bodies and government
last 12 months
Dubai Hong Kong agencies are
Strategic
clients FEE EARNERS
Doha Singapore
20+
alliances IN THE
with law firms in all
Muscat Tokyo* major jurisdictions GCC
and economic
centres Strong client major awards in
. . . and major worldwide loyalty: more than the last two years
for the quality of
UK cities half of our largest clients
have been clients for our service

10
more than
GCC fee
earners practising
in the region for a
years

147 1100+
100
combined total of over
Arabic

40
and English
BILINGUAL
lawyers
capabilities in FEE
recommended in
global legal all of our GCC EARNERS
Tier 1 rankings
directories offices years in global legal
directories
GLOBALLY

Our clients include:

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SUPPORTING OUR CLIENTS
IN THE GCC
We provide legal services to the some of the region’s most
dynamic businesses. Our aim is to make our clients’ working
life productive, secure and simpler.
We operate as one practice across our offices in Dubai,
Doha and Muscat. Our lawyers are permanently based
in the GCC and have been practising in the region
for a combined total of over 100 years. They offer
international expertise gained by working on complex
and ground breaking multi-jurisdictional transactions
combined with deep-rooted local law experience.
Over the years we have developed strong relationships with
the region’s key government agencies, corporate entities,
financial institutions, regulatory bodies and private
individuals across our main operating divisions and
chosen sectors.
Our reputation for outstanding quality and certainty of
service is built upon long term relationship investment
and a deep understanding of client markets which
creates and delivers superb
value and results.
ENERGY AND
UTILITIES
DIGITAL HEALTHCARE
RETAIL AND CHOSEN
REAL ESTATE
CONSUMER SECTORS
INDUSTRIALS TRANSPORT
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
There is much talk of
business partnering by law
firms, Addleshaw Goddard
put the talk into action.
BRITVIC
Addleshaw Goddard in the United Arab Emirates
CORPORATE
Our team of resident lawyers have experience in working Our clients include:
on some of the largest, most complex and unique
transactions in the region. We offer a combination of
international experience and capability with knowledge of
CONSTRUCTION
REAL ESTATE local requirements which allows us to outrival in our field.
AND PROJECTS
Unlike many other law firms in the region, we have members
of our team who are legally-trained and fluent in Arabic
OPERATING who attend notary publics, government departments and
DIVISIONS regulatory bodies in the region to effect our services ensuring
that we execute transactions promptly and effectively.
COMMERCIAL BANKING AND
LITIGATION FINANCE
Addleshaw Goddard in Oman
EMPLOYMENT
Our Muscat office is staffed by leading bi-lingual Omani Our clients include:
and internationally trained and qualified lawyers and legal
professionals. We can therefore advise on Oman law and
represent clients in the Omani Courts without needing to
engage separate local counsel.
Being one of only a few international law firms with an
office in Oman, we combine this local ‘on the ground’
expertise with the wealth of experience held by our
lawyers of advising on complex cross-border matters.
Addleshaw Goddard in Qatar
Our experienced team has some of the region’s best Our clients include:
known and respected lawyers, offering our clients a deep
understanding of Qatar and the GCC region.
We are one of the few international law firms able to offer
local law advice in Qatar. We have a Qatari qualified
lawyer, meaning we can advise directly on Qatari law
without needing to engage separate counsel.
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 The Addleshaw Goddard corporate
team has an impressive depth of
regional experience and are
well-trusted in relation to
complex transactions.

CORPORATE CARLYLE GROUP

Our corporate practice is one of the most established in

the region having acted on a significant number of complex
private equity firms, family offices, sovereign wealth funds
and SMEs. We are renowned for having a flexible practice
Significant deals
regional cross border M&A transactions as well as many which is able to assist our clients in relation to all their
noteworthy joint ventures and restructurings. Our clients regional corporate requirements. M&A ►► United Projects for Aviation Services Company, a
full service commercial real estate development and
range from global corporates to international and regional
Our team has an established record of undertaking facilities management company, listed on the Kuwaiti
significant and complex acquisitions and disposals across stock exchange on its co-investment and joint venture
the GCC. Our lawyers are fully conversant with cross arrangements in relation to Al Farwaniya Property
border regional issues and have considerable experience Developments LLC, a company with development rights
of executing our clients most challenging M&A transactions. for Abu Dhabi’s new US$ 1 billion Reem Mall;
MERGERS AND
ACQUISITIONS We support our clients with the full range of M&A ►► Hira Industries in relation to its joint venture with Dutch
transaction services, including assessing opportunities, pipes support company, Walraven, whereby Hira
CORPORATE preliminary documents (confidentiality agreements, Industries hived down its pipe support division into a
COMMERCIAL
term sheets and exclusivity agreements), due diligence, newly incorporated joint venture vehicle; and
AND BRAND FINANCE
disclosure, sale and purchase agreements, financing
(including Islamic financing), security arrangements, ►► Al Jarwani Group on its joint venture with Swissport
signing and closing and post-closing matters. International Ltd to provide ground handling services at
the new terminal at Muscat International Airport.
►► Actuant Corporation, an NYSE-listed company, on its
acquisition of the FourQuest Energy business in the
PRIVATE United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Private Equity
COMPANY
EQUITY AND Kuwait, Algeria and Kazakhstan;
ADMINISTRATION We support our clients with a range of transaction services,
VENTURE including assessing opportunities, the bid stage, term
SERVICES ►► dnata in relation to its acquisition of Air Dispatch,
UNRIVALLED CAPITAL
being a Group which operates a ground-handling and sheets, due diligence and reporting, key transaction
documents, dealing with acquisition, investment and
EXPERTISE centralized load controlled services airport business in
financing (including security), signing and closing and post-
each of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia;
closing matters. We help our clients manage their portfolio,
►► Bank Sohar SAOG on its proposed merger with Bank grow their investments through organic means and bolt-on
Dhofar SAOG; and acquisitions and to prepare for exits through legal health
checks and pre-sale planning.
RESTRUCTURING ►► Qatar Foundation Endowment in relation to the
JOINT
AND RE- restructuring of its investment in Kasra Inc. and ►► Carlyle Group in relation to the acquisition of a
VENTURES
ORGANISATIONS menaPOST Information LLC, a start-up Middle Eastern forty-nine per cent interest in Alamaar Foods, a pan-
online news business. GCC catering and food manufacturing business
headquartered in KSA;

Joint Ventures ►► Havenvest Private Equity on its investment in the Middle

CORPORATE East division of the Help AG Group, an IT and Internet
IPOs / ECM We support our clients at all stages of their joint venture
GOVERNANCE security business;
arrangements, including undertaking due diligence on
One of the potential joint venture partners, advising on structuring ►► Dubai International Capital in relation to the disposal
most active GCC and establishing the appropriate joint venture vehicle, and of its forty-five per cent interest in a UAE-based entity
drafting and negotiating preliminary and key documentation operating in the industrial sector; and
corporate teams in to protect the interests of our clients at each stage of
US$ 2 billion M&A, Joint Ventures the process. We focus our advice to meet the technical,
operational, legal, financial and regulatory requirements of
►► Waha Capital owned Anglo Arabian Healthcare on its
acquisition of a majority interest in a number of market
of deals in the GCC since 2012 and Restructurings our clients’ joint venture arrangements. leading polyclinics in the UAE.

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 A well run, responsive team who are
always on hand and make time to provide
coherent and concise advice in a timely

CONSTRUCTION
manner that is easily digested by
the non-legal clients.

AND PROJECTS AR ABTEC HOLDING PJSC

Our GCC construction and projects practice is one of

the largest and most active in the region. We have a long
Every one of our practitioners have advised on each
of the main stages of a typical construction project,
Significant experience
and proud history of representing government bodies, namely, Project Conception, Project Delivery and Dispute
developers, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, Resolution. We have acted on projects in UAE, Qatar, Project Conception Project Delivery
suppliers and funders, and have appeared in all the major Oman, KSA, Kuwait, Yemen, Pakistan and Africa.
We have advised clients on obtaining project finance, Proper contract administration, the identification of the
centres for International Arbitration. We also have
tender processes, identifying appropriate standard form risk allocation under the contract and the procedure for
extensive experience with project finance deals
contracts and amendments to those standard forms, managing that risk is central to timely project delivery and
across sectors which include oil and gas,
associated construction documents, such as bonds, the avoidance of disputes. We provide our clients with
water, power, transport,
warranties and guarantees, and risk allocation. the tools to manage their contracts efficiently, including
infrastructure and DISPUTE providing contract administration guides which are bespoke
industrials. Experience includes:
AVOIDANCE to each contract, with the overall aim of ensuring that our
CONTRACTOR clients’ rights and entitlements are protected whilst seeking
►► Leading the team that advised the successful bidder
CONFLICT AND DISPUTE to avoid formal disputes.
upon the award of a 29 year concession agreement
PERFORMANCE RESOLUTION relating to the design, build, finance, operation and
MANAGEMENT maintenance of district cooling services on Saadiyat Dispute Resolution
Island, Abu Dhabi;
It is not always possible to settle claims and entitlements
►► Providing the Main Contractor, in relation to 5 residential amicably and, in such circumstances, we provide our
towers at the Pearl Development (Qatar), valued in clients with a leading dispute resolution offering.
excess of US$ 500 million, legal and strategic advice, in
PROJECT relation to a number of complex construction law issues Our recent track record includes:
O&M
including design, variations, delay, extension of time,
CONTRACTS ADVISORY ►► Acting for a contractor in a DIAC arbitration for a
liquidated damages, defective works and termination.
UNRIVALLED Working closely with the Project Director and the
AED 2.8 billion claim against a developer. The project
concerned the construction of a large sports and leisure
EXPERTISE Project Delivery Team, on a day to day basis, to ensure
facility in Dubai;
that the client’s position was protected and the project
progressed. In addition, working closely with local ►► Advising an Abu Dhabi based EPC Contractor in
counsel to manage and advance a number of matters relation to a US$ 120 million dispute arising out of
in the local court system including interim relief via the design and construction of a tank farm facility in
DESIGN AND CONTRACT “injunctions and “Status Quo” cases; and Fujairah;
CONSTRUCT DOCUMENTATION ►► Drafting an ad hoc co-operation agreement in relation ►► Acting for a KSA-based EPC Contractor in pursuing a
CONTRACTS E.G. FIDIC to a new build maintenance & work shop facility for the substantial multi-million dollar claim against a regional
Sheraton Park Project (US$ 100 million) as part of the engineering company for defective workmanship
Integrated Rail Network in Qatar. Advising on design relating to a major oil and gas installation; and
process and risk together with other construction law
BUILD, OWN issues including variations, price escalation clauses and ►► Advising a major Abu Dhabi based EPC contractor
EPC / TURNKEY
The team AND TRANSFER
CONTRACTS
delay whilst liaising and working closely with in house in relation to a US$ 60 million dispute arising out of
CONTRACTS
is “excellent for legal teams. the engineering, design, construction and testing of a
floating oil rig constructed in Abu Dhabi.
construction-
related litigation
and arbitration”
Chambers Global 2016

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 We have to mention our great satisfaction with the services
provided to us by AG in a number of transactions. Their
Banking and Finance team are very responsive, co-operative
and creative. We’ll always be happy to recommend the firm
to contacts. They represent a real value for money.

BANKING AND FINANCE HEAD OF LEGAL, BANK SOHAR

Our GCC banking and finance team provide the highest

quality legal advice to clients covering the full spectrum of
As the last few years have been some of the most
challenging in the international finance markets we have
Significant experience
banking and finance work. We act for many of the largest made sure that our clients have been up to date with the
►► Advising Omantel as borrower in respect of a US$105 ►► Acting for National Bank of Oman in its US$ 300 million
organisations in the GCC in both the public and private latest regulatory and environmental changes by leveraging
million ECA backed financing; syndicated loan facility to Oman Shipping Company
sectors as well as individuals looking to work in, and with, on our international network and drawing on our combined
SAOC;
the countries in the region. 50 years of regional experience. ►► Advising the lenders in connection with the original
US$2.5 billion financing and subsequent US$900 million ►► Advising the Joint Issue Managers as Oman counsel to
bridge financing of the Shuweihat S2 IWPP in Abu International Counsel on the US$ 300 million Perpetual
Dhabi; Tier 1 Capital Securities Issue for Bank Dhofar SAOG
listed on the Irish Stock Exchange;
►► Advising the lenders on the Samapco petrochemical
ACQUISITION
ACQUISITION
project in KSA; ►► Advising Bank Sohar SAOG for the US$ 80 million
FINANCE
FINANCE
DEBT construction development finance facility to Destination
►► Advising Masraf Al Rayan QSC as Investment Agent Hotel Management SAOG for the construction and
RESTRUCTURINGS CAPITAL
CAPITAL in connection with a QAR1.8 billion commodity development of the Crowne Plaza at the Convention
MARKETS
MARKETS Murabaha project financing for the development of an Centre Muscat Oman and associated security package;
infrastructure project in southern Qatar;
►► Advising the Mandated Lead Arrangers to the syndicate
►► Advising Masraf Al Rayan QSC as Investment Agent in of project financing the US$ 400 million for the Saraya
connection with a £350 million commodity Murabaha Bandar Jissah Integrated Tourism Complex and
LEVERAGED
DERIVATIVES project financing in respect of the development of structuring and perfecting the security package
FINANCE 11 tower blocks in East London (the former Olympic in Oman;
Athletes Village);
►► Advising Bank Muscat SAOG as Issuer on its issue of
►► Advising Bank Sohar, the Mandated Lead Arranger, its US$ 80 million compulsory convertible bond issue;
in connection with a US$257 million project financing
UNRIVALLED with a mix of Islamic and conventional facilities for the ►► Advising Bank Dhofar SAOG on its Tier II subordinated
Moon Iron and Steel Company project at Sohar and loan private placement to investors. This transaction
EXPERTISE structuring the transaction and the security sharing
ASSET ISLAMIC involved advising on the CMA laws and regulations of
FINANCE FINANCE arrangements between the Islamic financiers and the CMA and the Banking Laws in Oman and advising
conventional banks; on the information memorandum and disclosure issues
for this transaction;
►► Leading the legal team for the international club lenders
to support the sponsors to build a new desalination ►► Advising Saudi bank on a US$265 million Bai-Al-Ajal
capacity of 200,000 m3 per day (44 MIGD), at Qurayyat, facility for a major corporate. This was one of a series of
and in particular, providing advice on structuring, deals for the same bank;
TRADE PROJECT regulatory compliance and other local law advice in
FINANCE FINANCE relation to the project and project financing matters; ►► Advising ACWA Holding in connection with the
refinancing of a US$450 million Shari’ah compliant
►► Advising the Mandated Lead Arranger and Book runner facility, structured on the basis of a commodity
BILATERAL
REAL to the syndicate of lenders providing the US$ 900 Murabaha; and
AND
ESTATE million secured term loan facility to ORPIC;
SYNDICATED ►► Advising ACWA Power and Air Products in respect
FINANCE
LOANS ►► Advising Bank Muscat SAOG in financing 5 aircraft of the financing aspects of the BOT project for the
for Oman Air SAOC fleet and obtaining an Omani supply of nitrogen and oxygen at the Aramco integrated
Government Support Undertaking to the financing; gasification combined cycle power project in Jazan.

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 The insights from the firm are practical,
commercially astute and legally strong
while at the same time flexible to
incorporate inputs from all parties to
enable deal closures.

REAL ESTATE SOBHA ENGINEERING & CONTR ACTING LLC

Our GCC real estate team acts for government bodies,

public and private companies, pension funds, investment
energy consumption and how technologically future-proof
it is, how the land or building is financed (whether by
Significant experience
banks and other financial institutions, private equity funds, debt or equity), and the issues relating to public property
►► International corporates on the musataha arrangements beverage leases, car park licences and mixed-use
sovereign wealth funds, real estate funds, hotel owners companies. The list goes on . . .
for a food processing plant in Abu Dhabi and a fertiliser development regimes (including strata title structuring,
and operators, retailers, public sector bodies, developers
We have a number of dedicated teams specialising in plant in Ras Al Khaimah; master community declarations, community rules and
and unit trusts on the full range of real estate-related
specific asset classes of the real estate market. Whether building regulations);
transactions. ►► Government entities, master developers and investors
our clients work in one specific area or across multiple on real estate joint venture projects in Dubai; ►► Utmost Properties on its off-plan / strata titled
We view real estate in the broadest sense, taking into sub-sectors, we offer insight, expertise and first-class legal development in Dubai (including drafting the off-plan sale
►► Government entities on their local and overseas real
accounts all aspects impacting the built environment advice driven by innovation, research and market documentation and advising on the strata titled regime);
estate commitments and investments;
in which we operate. It will always include the intelligence. We are also one of the only law
►► Master developers, corporates and investors on asset ►► A major Dubai developer on its joint venture with a
physical land or the building constructed on that firms in the GCC to have the experience to
management, facilities management concession and landowner to develop a mixed-use building in Dubai; and
land but it doesn’t stop there. advise on strata law and
We consider the design STRATA LAW jointly owned property BOT agreements; ►► International hotel operators, investors and long-term
of the building, its AND JOP SCHEME schemes. tenants on the jointly owned property / strata schemes
►► Airport operators on various commercial and retail
PROJECTS in Abu Dhabi, Dubai (including the Dubai International
leases, aircraft hangar leases, concessions and BOTs
LEGISLATION in favour of international airlines, private jet operators, Financial Centre) and Jeddah.
OFF-PLAN SALE
AND hotel operators and retail operators;
DOCUMENTATION Hospitality and retail
REGULATION
►► An international school operator on various land
leases within the UAE for the purposes of building ►► Corporates and high net worth individuals on their hotel
and operating schools and its sale and leaseback developments in Doha, Dubai and Muscat (including
arrangements; advising on the suite of hotel management related
agreements such as the technical advisory services
►► A significant Abu Dhabi developer on its joint venture
agreement and the hotel management agreement);
RENTAL DISPUTE with a shopping mall developer and another joint
MIXED-USE venture with a hospital operator; ►► A significant golf course operator on its appointment
SETTLEMENT
DEVELOPMENTS to operate the Al Mouj golf course in Muscat (including
CAPABILITY ►► A significant GCC private equity house on its joint
UNRIVALLED venture with an international hospital operator to
drafting, negotiating and advising on the technical
services and golf course management agreement);
EXPERTISE develop two hospitals in the GCC;
►► A government entity on the acquisition of a partially
►► A real estate developer on its joint venture with a hotel
completed hotel building and serviced apartment
operator to develop a massive employee compound to
building, including the termination of a hotel
accommodate hotel employees;
REAL ESTATE management agreement;
►► A GCC real estate fund on its acquisition of shopping
MUSATAHA, FINANCE: ►► A government entity on the development and operation
malls in KSA; and
USUFRUCT AND CONVENTIONAL of a sports stadium in the UAE;
LEASE AND SHARI’AH ►► A significant real estate developer on its joint venture to
►► A hotel operator on its acquisition of a beach-facing
COMPLIANT develop a shopping mall in Abu Dhabi.
4-star hotel property in Dubai;

Large-scale mixed-use real estate and ►► International banks on the financing of the development
CONSTRUCTION strata & jointly owned property scheme and refurbishment of 5-star hotels in the UAE;
SALE AND
LEASEBACKS
AND PROJECT projects ►► Various corporate entities in relation to their retail lease
DEVELOPMENT premises in shopping malls in Dubai (including the
►► Master developers on their developments in Abu Dhabi,
Dubai Mall and the Mall of the Emirates); and
Doha, Dubai, Jeddah and Manama, on their standard
form sale and purchase agreements, plot development ►► Advising private corporates on the holiday homes rental
leases, commercial, ATM, retail, kiosk, food and regime in Dubai.

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 Addleshaw Goddard’s Commercial Litigation team is
very impressive – providing premium service and advice
with invaluable add-ons like linking up seamlessly with
its international offices when necessary, as well as many
others – which is a winning combination . . .

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION GENER AL LEGAL COUNSEL, JASHANMAL GROUP

Your aim is to resolve a dispute as efficiently and as

cost-effectively as possible or to avoid disputes in the first
instance. Members of our GCC team sit as arbitrators and
mediators and therefore have the necessary experience to
advise on the most efficient way to resolve a dispute.
We have a particular focus on shareholder, joint venture
and commercial agency disputes, issues that are prevalent
in the GCC. We have the experience and expertise to
assist you with legal and commercial strategy and
ensure the strategy is properly carried out.
As well as engaging in disputes, the team
advises on identifying
and managing risk
INTERNATIONAL
ARBITRATION
RESTRUCTURING
AND INSOLVENCY
LITIGATION
and attempts to resolve disputes before legal proceedings
are commenced allowing you to carry on your commercial
relationship with a potential litigation opponent.
We are highly experienced in litigation before the DIFC
Courts, the High Court and Court of Appeal of England &
Wales, and in arbitration before the LCIA, DIFC-LCIA, ICC,
Premier League Managers Arbitration Tribunal and Court of
Arbitration for Sport.
Addleshaw Goddard remains at the forefront
of innovative funding solutions and can offer
businesses budgetary certainty through its ►► We regularly work/liaise with local advocates to provide
AG Cost Control clients with full service legal support in relation to on-
product.
SPORTS AND
MEDIA LAW
Significant experience Offering a competitive
►► Representing high profile GCC retail group Jashanmal
advantage for clients
in LCIA arbitration arising out of a breakdown in a joint
►► We offer market leading, innovative products for Debt
venture and complex multi-jurisdictional shareholders
Recovery and Costs Control;
dispute;
►► We can advise in relation to dispute resolution clauses,
►► Bringing injunction proceedings against the DIFC
both at the drafting and enforcement stage, including
Authority on behalf of Multiplex arising out of a dispute
issues such as where best to pursue a claim and how to
regarding the DIFC Gate Building;
ensure early payment with limited risk; and
►► Joint venture partner dispute in respect of development
project in Qatar under ICC Rules arbitration;
►► Shareholders disputes arising out of development of and off-shore issues and disputes.
Muscat Airport;
►► Commercial fraud investigation into bribery and
corruption activities involving a European parent
company and Dubai subsidiary;

►► Bringing claim on behalf of a KSA national against a

global healthcare group in ICC arbitration arising out of
a joint venture breakdown;

COMMERCIAL ►► Representing a litigation funder seeking to protect

LITIGATION damages awarded including a successful application for
AND CONTRACT
FUNDING a freezing order in the DIFC Courts;
DISPUTES
UNRIVALLED ►► Acting for an international oil and gas equipment
EXPERTISE supplier in commercial fraud case in the DIFC Courts;

►► Defending a group of directors in directors’ duties

action brought in the DIFC Courts as part of a wider
shareholder dispute; and

DEBT RECOVERY DISPUTE ►► Significant expertise in the enforcement of judgments

OPTIONS AVOIDANCE and arbitration awards with members of the team
instructed on test cases in the DIFC Courts with
potentially significant ramifications on enforcement
throughout the GCC.

FRAUD AND
JOINT VENTURE
REGULATORY
DISPUTES
INVESTIGATIONS

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 There are very few law firms and lawyers who can be
reached literally 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and
deliver quality and output as good as Gorvinder Pannu,
Legal Director at ‘Addleshaw Goddard’. Her insights are
practical, commercially astute and legally dependable.

EMPLOYMENT
GENER AL COUNSEL, TAK AMUL INVESTMENT COMPANY S.A.O.C.

We are a forward thinking and dynamic employment

practice with an emphasis on finding solutions for our
We are a friendly, approachable team providing proactive,
pragmatic and commercial advice to local and international
Significant experience
clients and enjoying the relationships we forge with them. organisations in the GCC and its free zone areas across
►► Advised an international consultancy company on ►► Defended an Oman power plant company in a
We are committed to providing value to our clients by all sectors, including energy, construction, retail, industry,
employment obligations under DIFC Employment Law, prosecution against its senior executive concerning
adapting our service to meet our clients’ specific needs financial services, education, telecoms, transportation, IT
in particular, maternity entitlements, and drafted a short allegations of discrimination filed by an employee due to
and the challenging business environments in which our and media.
term fixed term consultancy style contract; union role and membership;
clients operate.
►► Advised a UK based services company on redundancy ►► Advised a large Oman state owned company on
termination under DIFC Employment Law; termination issues in respect of its chief executive
officer facing prosecution in relation to bribery and
►► Advised an international seafood manufacturer corruption offences;
on end of service gratuity liability, pension set off,
RECRUITMENT and jurisdictional issues arising from secondment ►► Advised a London based merchant bank on structuring
of UK based employee from UK to the Dubai Multi employment arrangements for secondment to Qatar and
Commodities Centre (DMCC) Free Zone; drafted the senior executive employment contract for
EMPLOYMENT Qatar Labour Law compliance;
TRANSACTIONAL ►► Drafted secondment and consultancy agreements in
TRAINING
relation to cross border employee postings from KSA ►► Advised a well known UK based consultancy
and the UAE to Oman for an independent power and engineering firm on medical insurance requirements
water project company; in Qatar and the UAE and other compliance
requirements; and
►► Advised on the legal restrictions for introducing a
gender reassignment policy under DIFC Employment ►► Advised a public listed company specialising in fire
Law and UAE Federal Law for a multinational safety on the separation arrangements for one of its
HR POLICIES
investment banking firm; senior executives under Qatar and UAE Labour Laws
COMPLIANCE AND
and drafted separations agreements terminating the
PROCEDURES ►► Defended an international oilfield services company
UNRIVALLED in Oman in a class action filed by employees following
dual employment relationship in both jurisdictions.

EXPERTISE unlawful work stoppages and backdated overtime

claims;

RESTRUCTURING
GENERAL AND
ADVISORY ORGANISATIONAL
CHANGES

INDUSTRIAL
LITIGATION
RELATIONS

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Addleshaw Goddard is committed to delivering
outstanding value and to doing all it can to help
clients succeed in their ambitions.

CHAMBERS

OUR APPROACH TO FEES VALUE ADDED SERVICES

Value is key to our proposition. We believe that we can
provide you with excellent value for money. To us, value
is not about the fee as such; rather, we believe it is about
whether the fee matches your expectations about the cost
of the project and the value of the services you need in
order to accomplish it.
‘Value added services’ is a term that can be commonly
used in marketing documents with no intention of
implementation but Addleshaw Goddard takes them very
seriously as they help form strong working relationships
and ensure we understand your business.
We are keen and committed to developing a long term
relationship with you and would be delighted to discuss
the following services from our value added services suite
(VASS) with you.

FIXED FEES ANNUAL

PARTNER BESPOKE
LEGAL SEMINARS
SURGERY AND TRAINING
VOLUME RETAINER PROGRAMMES
DISCOUNTS OPTIONS
We are
committed to
providing you
with creative and VASS
flexible costings benefits
to suit each
project and can could
offer you an array include
of models
COMPETITIVE ABORT /
HOURLY SUCCESS
RATES FEES
TRAINING AND LEGAL
DEVELOPMENT E-ALERTS
CAPPED GUIDES
FEES

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KEY CONTACTS
CORPORATE
ANDREW JOHNSTON
Partner and Head of
Corporate GCC
United Arab Emirates
t: +971 4 350 6423
e: a.johnston@aglaw.com
LOWRI LLWYD
Legal Director
United Arab Emirates
t: +971 4 350 6425
e: l.llwyd@aglaw.com
BANKING AND FINANCE
ROGER BYRNE
Partner
Oman
t: +968 2495 0702
e: r.byrne@aglaw.com
REAL ESTATE
LOUISE VUN
Partner
United Arab Emirates
t: +971 4 350 6442
e: l.vun@aglaw.com
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By understanding what really matters to clients, spending time
in their markets and through finding new and better ways to
deliver and price its services, clients report time and again that
the firm’s investment in them, allied with first rate technical
expertise, sets Addleshaw Goddard apart.
CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS DIRECTORY
CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECTS
OLIVER STEVENS ANDREW GREAVES BEVAN FARMER
Partner Partner and Head of GCC Partner
Oman United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
t: +968 2495 0715 t: +971 4 350 6401 t: +971 4 350 6420
e: o.stevens@aglaw.com e: a.greaves@aglaw.com e: b.farmer@aglaw.com
NASSER AL-HABSI JAMIE KELLICK SAIF AL MAMARI
Oman Partner Legal Director Oman Partner
Oman GCC Oman
t: +968 2495 0701 t: +971 4 350 6443 t: +968 2 495 0704
e: n.alhabsi@aglaw.com e: j.kellick@aglaw.com e: s.almamari@aglaw.com
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
ROBIN HICKMAN PAUL HUGHES
Partner Legal Director
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
t: +971 4 350 6454 t: +971 4 350 6402
e: r.hickman@aglaw.com e: p.hughes@aglaw.com
EMPLOYMENT
GORVINDER PANNU
Legal Director
GCC
t: +971 4 350 6437
e: g.pannu@aglaw.com
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