White Collar Crime
Managing white collar crime and corporate criminal matters involves a proactive and sensitive approach. We act for a range of clients, including financial institutions, government-owned entities, multinational corporations, high-net-worth individuals, and family businesses, as well as the clients of international law firms, providing unparalleled support while minimising reputational damage.
We are market leaders in relation to providing advice and litigation services in white collar crimes to a wide range of clients, including financial institutions, government-owned entities, multi-national corporations, high-net-worth individuals, and family businesses. Instructions to our team often come from international law firms, who entrust us to support their clients and who recognise that we have the capability and experience to offer their clients the best local law advice and assistance.
Our team consists of lawyers from various civil law and common law jurisdictions, including native Arabic and English speakers with international, regional, and local expertise. We provide our clients with the comprehensive service they need, from initial advice to advocacy in the local courts. We enjoy close relationships with local and international government bodies, leveraging these connections when advising on contextual and regulatory developments related to financial crime.
Representative Experience
- A group of individuals accused of money laundering, fraud, and embezzlement of AED 55.7 million through an Islamic bank.
- A UAE government entity in onshore federal proceeding in Dubai against a high-net-worth individual (relative of a former African president) in relation to fraudulent trading allegations.
- A UAE sovereign wealth fund on a fraud case regarding a claim that was related to a forgery in the process of obtaining a prominent retail unit.
- A syndicate of 10 banks on a case against the KBBO group concerning bankruptcy proceedings before the Abu Dhabi Court due to insolvency, with related criminal charges fraud and money laundering.
- A UAE-based bank against a Lebanese national in relation to fraudulently obtained financing in the region of AED 200 million.
- A semi-government entity in Abu Dhabi against a prominent local group of companies in proceedings related to fraud and embezzlement.
- A private individual on a claim against a UAE bank; 32 unauthorised transactions took place on our client’s card. The case was won, and the entire amount was recovered.
- An individual whose money had been stolen due to the negligence of a bank on a criminal case against said bank. An employee of the bank had transferred funds from our client’s account to numerous accounts at other banks without permission.
- A Korean technology giant on a criminal investigation whereby an employee leaked information to competitors under Article 120 of the UAE Labour Law.
- A UAE insurance broker on a dispute with a former top executive. The matter includes complex elements of fraud and parallel investigations of the Dubai Public Prosecutor and the DIFC Data Protection Authority.
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