AL MIZAN LAW FIRM*
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Key Practice Areas
Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
One of our most active practice areas, our teams' international background and familiarity with foreign client's concerns, coupled with their high rate of success in local courts, assures optimum and cost-effective solutions. Our civil and criminal litigation practice is extremely diverse with a broad spectrum of disputes currently being litigated. Our team members are experienced in litigation, mediation and arbitration and have undertaken arbitrations under local laws as well as the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), UNCITRAL, the London Court of Arbitration, the American Arbitration Association and other arbitration institutions.
Agency & Franchise
Representing a significant portion of the commercial activity in the GCC region we specialize in assisting foreign companies in selecting local agents, distributors and franchisees for their products and services and in the establishment of local and regional distribution networks. Our practice consists of selecting the most appropriate form of agency agreement, including drafting, review, negotiation and assistance on the compliance requirements.
Employment Law
We assist our corporate clients and individuals in all types of Employer/Employee related negotiations and disputes. The Firm advises clients regarding the establishment of human resources and personnel policies in compliance with employment law, drafting of employment contracts for executives, technical personnel, and independent contractors, including specialized advice relating to the employment of national manpower and provides representation of clients before the courts.
Insurance
We advise on the application and interpretation of the insurance policies of our clients with special emphasis on the legality and enforceability of the policy provisions. Our insurance practice includes dispute resolution, mediation and litigaton. With litigatio being being an eventuality in all unresolved disputes we have acted for re-insurers, insurers and the insured.
Inheritance & Family Law
Our practice includes this very specialized field relating to personal status, family and inheritance which requires very careful consideration to the multiple factors that are attached to divorce, inheritance and protection of the interests of minors.
Banking, Finance & Investment & Financial Services
The Firm has acted for most of the known national, regional and international banks and financial institutions including acting as counsel to major Bond transactions wherein the national banks acted as the managers of the Bond issue. Our team has prepared and negotiated of syndicated loans, the securities pertaining to the same, financial instruments, letters of credit, guarantees, multi-tranche issue of bonds, swap transactions etc.
Following the financial crisis and the introduction of the new legislation regionally. Our practice includes the provision of services to local and international financial institutions in areas of lending, project finance, collections, mergers & acquisitions, administration and liquidation. Corporate restructuring with an emphasis on debt restructure and re-financing of debt including regulatory compliance have become active components of our overall practice.
Intellectual Property Law
Our intellectual property clients include national and international companies from a wide range of industries. Our practice covers the provision of advice and solutions on all aspects relating to the protection and exploitation of domestic and international IP rights. Our Firm specializes in the registration of Trademarks and Patents, whether they are of local or foreign origin. Our firm also advises clients on the legal requirements of the registration of such trademarks and patents.
Criminal Law, Serious Fraud & White-Collar Crime
Our firm handles all criminal law matters including serious fraud, white-collar crime and money laundering cases. We have acted as defense lawyers for some of the most high-profile cases and our acquittal rate is envied by most of the criminal law practitioners. While most law firms shy away from criminal law, our practice in this area intensified with the development of the financial regulatory framework around the globe.
Corporate & Commercial Law
Our corporate & commercial practice includes advice in the choice of an appropriate business entity among various corporate, joint venture, branch, and partnership options. We provide assistance to our corporate clients in the formation, acquisition, financing, and operations of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships including licensing and distributorship arrangements. Our practice also includes mergers & acquisitions, corporate & debt restructuring.
Administrative Law
We advise foreign and local clients on the implications and legal obligations arising from government contracts with an emphasis on contracts with public institutions. A strong component of this area of our practice involves the provision of advice from the pre-qualifying and bidding stage following through to the award and implementation and/or maintenance phase of government contracting. Our practice includes advising on the legal issues that arise from contracts with public bodies and the application of the specialized administrative law that is applied on such government contracts.
We provide services to various construction and engineering firms, including the structuring of their local business relationships, and tendering for and administering government contractors, sub-contractors and owners on all aspects of construction contracts including licensing, bid problems, bid protests, contract drafting and interpretation, extra work requirement, variation order problems, payment disputes, design deficiencies, delay claims and performance problems. Our practice encompasses international and local contract law involving both private and government entities. In contesting and defending claims and contract issues, we represent clients before various courts of jurisdiction and in national and international arbitration and other dispute resolution areas.