Jeffy Cruz Jeyakumar
Senior AssociateJeffy is a corporate lawyer with over 10 years of experience specialising in M&A transactions, company formation and corporate structuring, contract and agreement drafting, and a variety of other corporate and transactional matters.
His practice encompasses drafting and reviewing documents, including all types of agreements, MOUs and contracts, corporate governance, incorporations and structuring notably from an asset protection and risk avoidance standpoint.
His deep understanding of UAE corporate law, both onshore and in all the major free zones, means he is able to expertly guide clients on the best options in relation to their business operations, including in relation to all types of agreements, investments and partnerships.
His experience covers all sectors with helping companies on establishing their operations in the UAE, as well as advising on registrations, compliance with relevant regulations and the drafting and reviewing of documentation for various types of agreements.
Jeffy obtained his law degree from Cardiff University. He has worked in India, Singapore and most extensively in the United Arab Emirates.
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Tamil
Education & Qualifications
- Bachelor of Business Administration and Management, Loyola College, India
- Bachelor of Business Administration, IÉSEG School of Management, France
- Bachelor of Laws, Cardiff University, UK
- Course in Human Rights Law, University of Nottingham, UK
Experience highlights
- An array of entities on numerous agreements and company documents including MOUs, all types of contracts and company policies.
- Blue chip entities, two of the top 20 local families in the UAE and a plethora of UHNWI/ HNWI from around the world on company formation and structuring.
- Multiple companies across an array of sectors with corporate secretarial services including onshore and offshore SPVs.
- Numerous private family offices as an internal advisor to management in structuring their external property and asset acquisition/ transfer.
- The biggest energy provider in Saudi on their offshore companies’ requirements - over 20 such offshore entities.
- UNHW individuals and family offices on setting up multiple foundations in the DIFC and ADGM jurisdictions catering specifically to private clients from or entering the region.
- Numerous companies on incorporations and company structuring in relation to setting up their businesses, both onshore and in free zones, including advising on choice of jurisdiction.
- UAE-based start-ups with incorporations, structuring and Series A funding round.
- Private clients and family offices on probate, devolution of property and eventual drafting of over 30 wills both before the DIFC Wills Service Center and the UAE Notary Public.
- An education-based entity in the UAE on the acquisition of several schools in the UAE.
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