Alaa Morad
Legal ConsultantAlaa is a Legal Consultant in the Litigation Department, specialising in a broad spectrum of contentious matters, including commercial, civil, criminal, infrastructure and transport, corporate disputes, employment, and banking and finance disputes.
Alaa provides comprehensive legal advice to clients, which includes drafting legal memoranda and contracts, attending expert meetings, and offering both verbal and written legal consultations. His legal expertise spans pre-litigation and litigation strategy, ensuring that his clients are well-positioned to achieve the best possible outcomes in their disputes.
With a particular focus on commercial companies, criminal law and civil cases, Alaa has successfully facilitated numerous positive outcomes for clients due to deep understanding of the UAE court processes and his experience as a litigator.
Languages
- English
- Arabic
Education & Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws, Mansoura University, Egypt
- Master of Laws, Mansoura University, Egypt
Experience highlights
- Advising on adjudications, conciliations, claim settlements, expert determinations, litigation and mediation, matter handling, client management, and agreement/contracts drafting.
- A large polyester industry company in relation to an AED 3 billion bankruptcy dispute and presenting the restructuring plan before UAE courts.
- A UAE-based construction company in a contractual dispute with a European subcontractor over delays and cost overruns on a major infrastructure project. Assisted in an adjudication process to achieve a favourable claim settlement, and drafted the final agreement, ensuring minimal impact on the client’s ongoing operations.
- A major retail chain in the GCC in navigating a commercial dispute during its restructuring. Advised on insolvency issues, including the liquidation of underperforming subsidiaries and negotiated with creditors to prevent potential Board liability, ensuring compliance with UAE insolvency regulations and avoiding bankruptcy.
- An international insurance company operating in the GCC on a dispute involving dividend distributions to minority shareholders.
- An investment bank in Dubai in a complex litigation case involving allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation by a corporate borrower.
- A major oil and gas company in a commercial dispute against a contractor in relation to the construction of significant energy infrastructure before the Dubai Courts.
- A financial services company facing an enforcement action by the Central Bank of the UAE related to alleged violations of anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.
- A large private joint stock company on several multi-million AED real estate cases.
- A major gasket factory in a commercial dispute before the UAE Courts.