Dr Jochen Murach > AMERELLER > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile

AMERELLER
One by Omniyat, 14th Floor
Business Bay
P.O. Box 97706
United Arab Emirates
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Position

Managing Partner

Career

Dr. Jochen Murach is the managing partner in the Dubai office since 2005. He represents a wide range of international clients from various industries. His main practice areas include general commercial and corporate law in the UAE and the Gulf region, foreign direct investment, and establishing effective corporate structures for regional operations. He has extensive experience with local and cross-border joint ventures, regulatory compliance and corporate restructurings. He also provides regular guidance to clients on commercial contracts, especially issues related to distribution and agency law.

Further, Dr. Murach advises family offices on real estate transactions in the United Arab Emirates.

Languages

English, German

Education

University of Passau, Germany, 1998
University of Passau, Germany, 2000 (Dr. iur.)
Northwestern University, Chicago, 2003 (Master of Laws)

Lawyer Rankings

United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A

AMERELLER has a strong track record in foreign inbound investment and commercial work, handling M&A, joint ventures between foreign and UAE companies, and cross-border restructurings. Jochen Murach heads the team alongside Christopher Gunson, Jonathan Noble and Babak Namazi, with the first three reputed for their strong corporate offering and Babak particularly proficient in handling contractual agreements and corporate governance matters. Senior counsel Amer Jamoukha and of counsel Maryam Hosseini Bonilla are skilled in joint venture establishments and restructurings and Baika Altymukhamedov is active in key M&A.