The Firm Dubai

International

Cross-border matters, run from Dubai.

Our lawyers are admitted in five jurisdictions and the firm has been a member of PLG International Lawyers since 2024. When your matter crosses a border, we follow it ourselves or through a correspondent we know, in 42 countries.

Where our lawyers are admitted

Five jurisdictions, with our own lawyers.

These are the countries where the firm's own lawyers appear. Everywhere else, we work through correspondent firms and the PLG network.

  • United Arab Emirates

    Full rights of audience before all UAE courts, the DIFC and ADGM courts

  • England & Wales

    Admitted counsel and correspondent firms in London

  • Canada

    Cross-border commercial and family matters

  • Lebanon

    Counsel admitted before the Lebanese courts

  • Egypt

    Litigation and enforcement through our admitted lawyers and correspondent firms

PLG International Lawyers

The first Middle East member of the PLG network.

PLG International Lawyers is a network of independent, mid-sized law firms, founded in 1988 and based in Luxembourg. It brings together more than 1,200 lawyers and notaries in 30 member firms, and gives a client the reach of a large global firm with the local knowledge and direct relationship of a local one.

The Firm Dubai joined in November 2024 as the network's first member from the Middle East. In practice it means that in any PLG country your matter has a firm we know and work with directly, and one lawyer in Dubai who stays responsible for the whole of it.

Our page on the PLG site
1988
Founded
30
Firms
50+
Cities
32
Countries

Correspondent network

42 countries where we act or arrange assistance.

Through our own lawyers, correspondent firms and the PLG network. Outside the five jurisdictions above, a locally admitted lawyer appears, and we stay on the matter.

Middle East
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Turkey
Europe
United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus
Africa
Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Angola, Congo
Americas
United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile
Asia-Pacific
China, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia

How a cross-border matter runs

Four things that do not change when your matter leaves the country.

01

One point of contact in Dubai.

The lawyer who runs your matter here stays responsible for it wherever it goes. You do not manage firms in several countries. We do.

02

A correspondent we know.

The firm on the other side of the border comes from the PLG network or from firms we have worked with for years, not from a directory.

03

Submissions and advocacy in three languages.

Arabic, English and French, which covers most of the jurisdictions our clients' matters reach.

04

Fees agreed before we start.

Scope and the basis of fees, here and abroad, are in writing before any work begins.

Cross-border matters

Four matters that crossed a border.

  • USD 1.5 billion

    Government financing agreement between the Republic of Congo and the UAE

    Facilitated a USD 1.5 billion financing arrangement between the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) and the UAE government, working through the financial and regulatory questions on both sides until the agreement was signed.

  • AED 123 million

    Cross-border acquisition dispute between Kuwait and the United States

    Advised in a AED 123 million dispute arising from a cross-border acquisition with parties in Kuwait and the United States, handling the conflict-of-laws and enforcement questions the two jurisdictions raised.

  • 8 mining concessions

    Gold and coal mining agreements in Madagascar

    Negotiated and drafted the agreements for the development of seven gold mines and one coal mine in Madagascar, covering the contractual structure and compliance with local and international rules.

  • South Sudan to Kenya

    Infrastructure corridor to Lamu Port for a global port operator

    Advised a global port operator on a strategic infrastructure project linking South Sudan with Kenya's Lamu Port, including the negotiation of the project agreements under local and international rules.

The full track record on our about page

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