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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

PARK PLACE OFFICE TOWER, LEVEL 2, SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD, P.O. BOX 111713, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Winston-Salem, Washington DC, Walnut Creek, Tokyo, Taipel, Stockholm and 13 more

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Construction

Within Construction, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is a third tier firm,

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton opened its Dubai office in 2008 with a deliberate focus on contentious construction matters. Managing partner Thomas Wilson is ‘very experienced, capable and practical’, and acted for Khatib & Alami Consolidated Engineering Company in DIAC and ICC arbitrations relating to an AED200m claim brought against it by CAYAN Investment & Development and Marina Infinity Limited.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, tier 4

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton’s Thomas Wilson advises on a number of commercial and construction arbitration matters.

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Are 'Reverse Payments' Becoming More Reasonable?

Law360, New York (April 02, 2009) -- Over the last several years, competition between branded and generic drugs have become an increasingly important focus for U.S. antitrust authorities and private antitrust plaintiffs.

- Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

Legal Developments in United Arab Emirates

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Summary Of The Draft Bankruptcy Law

by Richard Catling - r.catling@tamimi.com

- Al Tamimi & Company
Data Protection and Privacy Issues in the Middle East

by Nick O'Connell - n.oconnell@tamimi.com

- Al Tamimi & Company
CORPORATE REAL ESTATE - United Arab Emirates

Shahram Safai, Arsalan Shaikh, Andrew Yule, Christopher Linwood and Omar Ayad Afridi & Angell

- Afridi & Angell
ANTI-CORRUPTION COMPLIANCE IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

International businesses must devote ever increasing resources to avoid involvement in anti-corruption offences. Of course, for decades the strict provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA, have applied to American corporations, defined broadly to include entities whose securities are listed on American stock markets. These provisions have led to many non-U.S. corporations being caught in FCPA violations.

- Afridi & Angell
United Arab Emirates

Haider K Afridi and Chatura Randeniya Afridi & Angell

- Afridi & Angell
Mediation – Bridging the Gulf

Few things are as certain as disputes in construction projects. The Middle East has been, and will continue to be, a hub for construction activity.

- Eversheds
Expansion of DIFC Court Jurisdiction

The Dubai Government recently issued Law No. 16 of 2011 on Amending Some Provisions of Law No. 12 of 2004 Concerning the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts (the “Law”). The effect of the Law is that it significantly expands the jurisdiction of the Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”) courts. In addition to providing parties with no connection to the DIFC the option of resolving disputes through the DIFC courts, the Law also opens up the possibility of avoiding the UAE court system and allowing parties to opt for an English-based, common law court.

- Eversheds
Towards a Law on Online Service Providers’ Liability in the UAE

I was recently asked, on two occasions within one week, to advise on online service providers’ (“OSP”) liability in connection with copyright infringing material.

- Eversheds
Enforcement of Foreign Awards in the UAE: A U-Turn Ahead?

Gordon Blanke and Soraya Corm-Bakhos, Arbitration department, Habib Al Mulla & Company It is commonplace in international arbitration theory that an arbitral award is not worth the paper it is written on unless it is easily enforceable. Unfortunately, enforceability is not always a given in international arbitration practice. Enforcement of foreign awards in the UAE may serve as an instructive example.

- Habib Al Mulla & Company
Brief Overview of UAE Legal System

The UAE Judiciary operates under a civil law system which is largely influenced by Islamic and European civil law; also, civil matters between Muslims are governed by Shariah law. In addition to subject-specific legislation which covers a variety of matters, the UAE has also adopted commercial and civil codes.

- Emirates Advocates