Alsuwaidi & Company > Ajman, United Arab Emirates > Firm Profile

Alsuwaidi & Company
SUITE 62, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TOWER
SHEIKH HUMAID BIN RASHED ROAD, PO BOX 227
AJMAN
United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates > Dispute resolution: local litigation Tier 3

Alsuwaidi & Company is well placed to handle a range of disputes, with notable strength in insurance, construction and Islamic banking cases. The group is led by Mohammed Alsuwaidi, who also sits as an arbitrator; Ali Alraeesi, who has close contacts with government entities and public bodies and is notable for tech and IP disputes; Reda Hegazy, who handles civil, criminal and labour cases with impressive acumen pertaining to Sharia’ Law; and Mohammed Lemine, who is an insurance disputes specialist. Nidal Alsayed leverages extensive banking and financing expertise to act on disputes in this space. Associates Afraa Alhashmi and Ibrahim Jarjoura also noted.

Practice head(s):

Mohammed Alsuwaidi; Ali Alraeesi; Reda Hegazy; Mohamed Lemine

Key clients

Lutzker & Lutzker LLP

RSA Insurance

Frost Brown Todd LLC

Union Insurance 

Work highlights

  • Represented RSA in  matter worth AED2,200,000, resulting in various enforcement orders issued to several entities by the Execution Court.
  • Representing a client, one of the public service infrastructure companies in Dubai, in a matter relating to the subcontractor’s request from the court to issue a petition order to prevent the client from liquidating the performance bonds for an amount of c. AED280,000,000 million.

The firm: Alsuwaidi & Company is a full-service modern law firm, with a commercial approach. Since the firm started in 1997, it has recruited high-calibre and experienced lawyers from international backgrounds. The team works closely together in a collegiate environment and continues to win praise from clients for impressive results. It punches above its weight, particularly in litigation and arbitration.

Its clients benefit from advice given by experienced and accessible lawyers. It acts for individuals, including high-net-worth, local and international companies of different sizes, from start-ups and small independent entities, to SMEs and corporate multinationals.

The firm thrives on delivering the best possible results. It adapts to the constantly changing commercial and legal landscape but remains focused on its core principles: (1) sharp focus on commercially driven solutions, (2) delivering pragmatic advice in a cost-effective model, (3) providing services on time and within budget, and (4) keeping clients informed every step of the way.

Areas of practice
Litigation: the team has the expertise to manage large-scale and complex litigation cases, incorporating multi-jurisdictional issues. It frequently represents national and international clients on both the claimant and defendant sides in all courts across the UAE.

Arbitration: the firm’s arbitration practice encompasses a range of matters including general commercial, construction, energy, and oil and gas disputes. The team has vast experience in dealing with matters such as enforcing foreign arbitral awards.

Banking and finance: the team acts for leading regional and international financial institutions including banks, corporate borrowers and issuers in a variety of transactions including corporate lending, project finance securitisation, Islamic finance, compliance with central bank instructions and debt restructuring.

Employment: the highly regarded employment team represents employers and individuals in a variety of straightforward and complex cases on matters including: contracts, employee incentives, workplace disputes, wrongful and unfair termination, protection of client information, discrimination, employee data protection, and regulatory issues.

Maritime: the firm’s experts advise ship owners, charterers, shipyards, P&I clubs, port and terminal operators, underwriters and traders on all aspects of both contentious and non-contentious shipping-related work including dry maritime and admiralty.

Intellectual property: the firm offers a full range of IP services including registration, renewal, amendments, licensing, patent protection, trade marks, copyright, portfolio management, litigation and enforcement of rights.

Construction: the construction team is at the forefront of the market in development, civil engineering, environmental, regeneration and infrastructure litigation.

Real estate: the team frequently represents clients in the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), as well as arbitration tribunals and courts. It possesses both the flexibility and commitment needed to work closely with clients, consultants, contractors and other professional advisors.

Insurance: the firm offers advice from a commercial and legal perspective on specific aspects of the industry including interpretation and drafting of commercial policies. It acts for leading insurance companies, reinsurers, underwriters and brokers.

Corporate and commercial: the dedicated team gives expert advice and guidance on company set up, structuring and restructuring of start-ups and existing businesses, drafting contracts and commercial agreements including shareholder agreements, MOUs, articles of association, agency, distribution, franchise and licensing agreements.

Corporate fraud/financial crime/white-collar crime: the firm regularly advises organisations and individuals on issues including criminal investigation, corporate fraud, embezzlement, anti-money laundering as well as asset stripping. It also represents clients in connection with the police, public prosecution and courts.

Department Name Email Telephone
Arbitration Mohammed Alsuwaidi
Arbitration and Off-shore Dispute Resolution Robert Sliwinski
Construction Reda Hegazy
Banking & Islamic Finance Nidal Alsayed
Insurance Mohamed Lemine
Dispute Resolution, Litigation and Arbitration Craig Cothill
Intellectual Property & Corporate Rajiv Suri
Intellectual property Fuad Attyeh
International dispute resolution Mohammed Alsuwaidi
Employment Reda Hegazy
Litigation – Civil Feras Kalash
Litigation – Criminal Ali Alraeesi
Litigation – Civil Bathsheba Aguhob
Litigation – Commercial Ali Alraeesi
Litigation – Criminal Amal Alameri
Oil & Gas Mohammed Alsuwaidi
Real estate Reda Hegazy
Real estate Ghassan Hidar
Restructuring and insolvency Suneer Kumar
Restructuring and insolvency Vida Serrano
Corporate & Commercial Suneer Kumar
Corporate & Commercial Vida Serrano
Corporate fraud/financial crime/white-collar crime Ali Alraeesi
Corporate fraud/financial crime/white-collar crime Amal Alameri
Photo Name Position Profile
Ghassan Hidar photo Mr Ghassan Hidar Associate
Number of lawyers : 28
at this office : 3
Arabic
English
French
Hindi
Urdu
Malayalam
Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)
Filipino/Tagalog
Multilaw
Other offices : Abu Dhabi
Other offices : Dubai

The firm: Alsuwaidi & Company is a full-service modern law firm, with a commercial approach. Since the firm started in 1997, it has recruited high-calibre and experienced lawyers from international backgrounds. The team works closely together in a collegiate environment and continues to win praise from clients for impressive results. It punches above its weight, particularly in litigation and arbitration.

Its clients benefit from advice given by experienced and accessible lawyers. It acts for individuals, including high-net-worth, local and international companies of different sizes, from start-ups and small independent entities, to SMEs and corporate multinationals.

The firm thrives on delivering the best possible results. It adapts to the constantly changing commercial and legal landscape but remains focused on its core principles: (1) sharp focus on commercially driven solutions, (2) delivering pragmatic advice in a cost-effective model, (3) providing services on time and within budget, and (4) keeping clients informed every step of the way.

Areas of practice:
Litigation: the team has the expertise to manage large-scale and complex litigation cases, incorporating multi-jurisdictional issues. It frequently represents national and international clients on both the claimant and defendant sides in all courts across the UAE.

Arbitration: the firm’s arbitration practice encompasses a range of matters including general commercial, construction, energy, and oil and gas disputes. The team has vast experience in dealing with matters such as enforcing foreign arbitral awards.

Banking and finance: the team acts for leading regional and international financial institutions including banks, corporate borrowers and issuers in a variety of transactions including corporate lending, project finance securitisation, Islamic finance, compliance with central bank instructions and debt restructuring.

Employment: the highly regarded employment team represents employers and individuals in a variety of straightforward and complex cases on matters including: contracts, employee incentives, workplace disputes, wrongful and unfair termination, protection of client information, discrimination, employee data protection, and regulatory issues.

Maritime: the firm’s experts advise ship owners, charterers, shipyards, P&I clubs, port and terminal operators, underwriters and traders on all aspects of both contentious and non-contentious shipping-related work including dry maritime and admiralty.

Intellectual property: the firm offers a full range of IP services including registration, renewal, amendments, licensing, patent protection, trade marks, copyright, portfolio management, litigation and enforcement of rights.

Construction: the construction team is at the forefront of the market in development, civil engineering, environmental, regeneration and infrastructure litigation.

Real estate: the team frequently represents clients in the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), as well as arbitration tribunals and courts. It possesses both the flexibility and commitment needed to work closely with clients, consultants, contractors and other professional advisors.

Insurance: the firm offers advice from a commercial and legal perspective on specific aspects of the industry including interpretation and drafting of commercial policies. It acts for leading insurance companies, reinsurers, underwriters and brokers.

Corporate and commercial: the dedicated team gives expert advice and guidance on company set up, structuring and restructuring of start-ups and existing businesses, drafting contracts and commercial agreements including shareholder agreements, MOUs, articles of association, agency, distribution, franchise and licensing agreements.

Corporate fraud/financial crime/white-collar crime: the firm regularly advises organisations and individuals on issues including criminal investigation, corporate fraud, embezzlement, anti-money laundering as well as asset stripping. It also represents clients in connection with the police, public prosecution and courts.

Department Name Email Telephone
Arbitration Mohammed Alsuwaidi
Construction Reda Hegazy
Insurance Mohamed Lemine
Intellectual property Fuad Attyeh
Dispute Resolution-Litigation Mohammed Alsuwaidi
Employment Reda Hegazy
Corporate & Commercial Suneer Kumar
Litigation – Criminal Ali Alraeesi
Litigation – civil Bathsheba Aguhob
Litigation – Criminal Amal Alameri
Oil & Gas Mohammed Alsuwaidi
Real Estate Reda Hegazy
Real Estate Ghassan Hidar
Restructuring & Insolvency Suneer Kumar
Restructuring & Insolvency Vida Grace Serrano
Corporate & Commercial Vida Grace Serrano
Corporate Fraud/Financial Crime/White-Collar Crime Ali Alraeesi
Corporate Fraud/Financial Crime/White-Collar Crime Amal Alameri
Intellectual Property & Corporate Rajiv Suri
Banking & Islamic Finance Nidal Alsayed
Number of lawyers : 28
at this office : 13
Arabic
English
French
Hindi
Urdu
Malayalam
Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin)
Filipino/Tagalog
Multilaw
Chambers and Partners
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts
INTA - International Trademark Association
Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC)
Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
ABA (American Bar Association)
American Business Council
Swiss Business Council
Other offices : Abu Dhabi
Other offices : Ajman

At Alsuwaidi & Company, we believe that diversity and inclusion are substantial to the success and strength of our Firm and the quality of our work to meet our clients’ requirements and needs. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone respects, supports and learns from our collective skills, talents and differences.

We are working to support diversity and inclusion in order to have a workplace that reflects the environment in which we provide to our clients. Our vision about success not just in how we run our law firm but how we provide the best standards of service for our clients and we succeeded to make this by recognizing that a diverse team makes the our law firm stronger and more effective and by respecting ethnicity, gender, color, gender identity, disability, cultural, religion, age, faith, abilities, social perspective and other differences.  We have a variety of lawyers in our law firm from different cultural and nationalities such as UAE national, American, Indian, British, Syrian, Egyptian, Russian, Philippine and others. Beside Arabic, English, French and Russian, our team can speak many different languages.

At Alsuwaidi, we make sure to maintain an environment respect all lawyers and staff by supporting diversity and we ensure rating of retention and progression of lawyers and staff of diverse background and assuring that lawyers and staff of varying backgrounds are represented in important positions in the firm.