ADDLESHAW GODDARD

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Aberdeen, Doha, Dubai, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hong Kong, Leeds, London, Manchester, Muscat, Singapore and Tokyo*

* a formal alliance with Hashidate Law Office

© 2018 Addleshaw Goddard LLP. All rights reserved. Extracts may be copied with prior permission and provided their source is acknowledged. This document is for general information only. It is not legal advice and should not be acted or relied on as being so, accordingly Addleshaw Goddard disclaims any responsibility. It does not create a solicitor-client relationship between Addleshaw Goddard and any other person. Legal advice should be taken before applying any information in this document to any facts and circumstances. Addleshaw Goddard is an international legal practice carried on by Addleshaw Goddard LLP (a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales and authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Law Society of Scotland) and its affi liated undertakings. Addleshaw Goddard operates in the Dubai International Financial Centre through Addleshaw Goddard (Middle East) LLP (registered with and regulated by the DFSA), in the Qatar Financial Centre through Addleshaw Goddard (GCC) LLP (licensed by the QFCA), in Oman through Addleshaw Goddard (Middle East) LLP in association with Nasser Al Habsi & Saif Al Mamari Law Firm (licensed by the Oman Ministry of Justice) and in Hong Kong, Addleshaw Goddard (Hong Kong) LLP, a Hong Kong limited liability partnership pursuant to the Legal Practitioners Ordinance and regulated by the Law Society of Hong Kong. In Tokyo, legal services are offered through Addleshaw Goddard’s formal alliance with Hashidate Law Offi ce. A list of members/principals for each fi rm will be provided upon request. The term partner refers to any individual who is a member of any Addleshaw Goddard entity or association or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifi cations. If you prefer not to receive promotional material from us, please email us at [email protected]. For further information please consult our website www.addleshawgoddard.com or www.aglaw.com. Doha Muscat CONTENTS

OUR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AT A GLANCE...... 2

SUPPORTING OUR CLIENTS IN THE GCC...... 4

CORPORATE...... 6

CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECTS...... 8

BANKING AND FINANCE...... 10

REAL ESTATE...... 12

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION...... 14

EMPLOYMENT...... 16

OUR APPROACH TO FEES...... 18 Dubai VALUE ADDED SERVICES...... 19

KEY CONTACTS...... 20

1 OUR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AT A GLANCE

* in association with MORE THAN Hashidate Law Office 40+ FTSE 100 companies have 100 leading public sector OFFICES IN instructed us in the bodies and government last 12 months agencies are Dubai Hong Kong clients 30+ Strategic FEE EARNERS Doha Singapore alliances IN THE with law firms in all Muscat Tokyo* major jurisdictions GCC and economic 20+ centres Strong client major awards in . . . and major worldwide loyalty: more than the last two years half of our largest clients for the quality of UK cities have been clients for our service more than GCC fee earners practising in the region for a years combined total of over Arabic and English 10 147 BILINGUAL 110 0 + lawyers capabilities in FEE recommended in all of our GCC EARNERS global legal 40Tier 1 rankings directories offices 100 in global legal GLOBALLY years directories

Our clients include:

2 3 There is much talk of business partnering by law firms, Addleshaw Goddard SUPPORTING OUR CLIENTS put the talk into action. IN THE GCC BRITVIC

We provide legal services to the some of the region’s most dynamic businesses. Our aim is to make our clients’ working Addleshaw Goddard in the United Arab Emirates life productive, secure and simpler. CORPORATE Our team of resident lawyers have experience in working Our clients include: We operate as one practice across our offices in Dubai, on some of the largest, most complex and unique Doha and Muscat. Our lawyers are permanently based transactions in the region. We offer a combination of in the GCC and have been practising in the region international experience and capability with knowledge of CONSTRUCTION for a combined total of over 100 years. They offer REAL ESTATE local requirements which allows us to outrival in our field. AND PROJECTS international expertise gained by working on complex Unlike many other law firms in the region, we have members and ground breaking multi-jurisdictional transactions of our team who are legally-trained and fluent in Arabic combined with deep-rooted local law experience. OPERATING who attend notary publics, government departments and Over the years we have developed strong relationships with DIVISIONS regulatory bodies in the region to effect our services ensuring the region’s key government agencies, corporate entities, that we execute transactions promptly and effectively. financial institutions, regulatory bodies and private individuals across our main operating divisions and COMMERCIAL BANKING AND chosen sectors. LITIGATION FINANCE Our reputation for outstanding quality and certainty of Addleshaw Goddard in Oman service is built upon long term relationship investment and a deep understanding of client markets which Our Muscat office is staffed by leading bi-lingual Omani EMPLOYMENT Our clients include: creates and delivers superb and internationally trained and qualified lawyers and legal value and results. professionals. We can therefore advise on Oman law and represent clients in the Omani Courts without needing to ENERGY AND engage separate local counsel. UTILITIES Being one of only a few international law firms with an office in Oman, we combine this local ‘on the ground’ DIGITAL HEALTHCARE expertise with the wealth of experience held by our lawyers of advising on complex cross-border matters.

RETAIL AND CHOSEN REAL ESTATE Addleshaw Goddard in Qatar CONSUMER SECTORS Our experienced team has some of the region’s best Our clients include: known and respected lawyers, offering our clients a deep understanding of Qatar and the GCC region.

We are one of the few international law firms able to offer INDUSTRIALS TRANSPORT local law advice in Qatar. We have a Qatari qualified lawyer, meaning we can advise directly on Qatari law FINANCIAL without needing to engage separate counsel. SERVICES

4 5 The Addleshaw Goddard corporate team has an impressive depth of regional experience and are well-trusted in relation to complex transactions. CORPORATE CARLYLE GROUP

Our corporate practice is one of the most established in private equity firms, family offices, sovereign wealth funds the region having acted on a significant number of complex and SMEs. We are renowned for having a flexible practice Significant deals regional cross border M&A transactions as well as many which is able to assist our clients in relation to all their ►► United Projects for Aviation Services Company, a noteworthy joint ventures and restructurings. Our clients regional corporate requirements. M&A full service commercial real estate development and range from global corporates to international and regional Our team has an established record of undertaking facilities management company, listed on the Kuwaiti significant and complex acquisitions and disposals across stock exchange on its co-investment and joint venture the GCC. Our lawyers are fully conversant with cross arrangements in relation to Al Farwaniya Property border regional issues and have considerable experience Developments LLC, a company with development rights of executing our clients most challenging M&A transactions. for Abu Dhabi’s new US$ 1 billion Reem Mall; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS We support our clients with the full range of M&A ►► Hira Industries in relation to its joint venture with Dutch transaction services, including assessing opportunities, pipes support company, Walraven, whereby Hira preliminary documents (confidentiality agreements, Industries hived down its pipe support division into a COMMERCIAL CORPORATE term sheets and exclusivity agreements), due diligence, newly incorporated joint venture vehicle; and AND BRAND FINANCE disclosure, sale and purchase agreements, financing (including Islamic financing), security arrangements, ►► Al Jarwani Group on its joint venture with Swissport signing and closing and post-closing matters. International Ltd to provide ground handling services at the new terminal at Muscat International Airport. ►► Actuant Corporation, an NYSE-listed company, on its acquisition of the FourQuest Energy business in the PRIVATE United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Private Equity COMPANY EQUITY AND Kuwait, Algeria and Kazakhstan; ADMINISTRATION We support our clients with a range of transaction services, VENTURE SERVICES ►► dnata in relation to its acquisition of Air Dispatch, including assessing opportunities, the bid stage, term CAPITAL UNRIVALLED being a Group which operates a ground-handling and sheets, due diligence and reporting, key transaction EXPERTISE centralized load controlled services airport business in documents, dealing with acquisition, investment and each of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia; financing (including security), signing and closing and post- closing matters. We help our clients manage their portfolio, ►► Bank Sohar SAOG on its proposed merger with Bank grow their investments through organic means and bolt-on Dhofar SAOG; and acquisitions and to prepare for exits through legal health checks and pre-sale planning. RESTRUCTURING ►► Qatar Foundation Endowment in relation to the JOINT AND RE- restructuring of its investment in Kasra Inc. and ►► Carlyle Group in relation to the acquisition of a VENTURES ORGANISATIONS menaPOST Information LLC, a start-up Middle Eastern forty-nine per cent interest in Alamaar Foods, a pan- online news business. GCC catering and food manufacturing business headquartered in KSA;

Joint Ventures ►► Havenvest Private Equity on its investment in the Middle CORPORATE East division of the Help AG Group, an IT and Internet IPOs / ECM We support our clients at all stages of their joint venture GOVERNANCE security business; arrangements, including undertaking due diligence on One of the potential joint venture partners, advising on structuring ►► Dubai International Capital in relation to the disposal most active GCC and establishing the appropriate joint venture vehicle, and of its forty-five per cent interest in a UAE-based entity drafting and negotiating preliminary and key documentation operating in the industrial sector; and corporate teams in to protect the interests of our clients at each stage of M&A, Joint Ventures the process. We focus our advice to meet the technical, ►► Waha Capital owned Anglo Arabian Healthcare on its US$ 2 billion operational, legal, financial and regulatory requirements of acquisition of a majority interest in a number of market of deals in the GCC since 2012 and Restructurings our clients’ joint venture arrangements. leading polyclinics in the UAE.

6 7 A well run, responsive team who are always on hand and make time to provide coherent and concise advice in a timely manner that is easily digested by CONSTRUCTION the non-legal clients. AND PROJECTS ARABTEC HOLDING PJSC

Our GCC construction and projects practice is one of Every one of our practitioners have advised on each the largest and most active in the region. We have a long of the main stages of a typical construction project, Significant experience and proud history of representing government bodies, namely, Project Conception, Project Delivery and Dispute developers, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, Resolution. We have acted on projects in UAE, Qatar, Project Conception Project Delivery suppliers and funders, and have appeared in all the major Oman, KSA, Kuwait, Yemen, Pakistan and Africa. We have advised clients on obtaining project finance, Proper contract administration, the identification of the centres for International Arbitration. We also have tender processes, identifying appropriate standard form risk allocation under the contract and the procedure for extensive experience with project finance deals contracts and amendments to those standard forms, managing that risk is central to timely project delivery and across sectors which include oil and gas, associated construction documents, such as bonds, the avoidance of disputes. We provide our clients with water, power, transport, warranties and guarantees, and risk allocation. the tools to manage their contracts efficiently, including infrastructure and DISPUTE providing contract administration guides which are bespoke industrials. AVOIDANCE Experience includes: to each contract, with the overall aim of ensuring that our CONTRACTOR clients’ rights and entitlements are protected whilst seeking ►► Leading the team that advised the successful bidder to avoid formal disputes. CONFLICT AND DISPUTE upon the award of a 29 year concession agreement PERFORMANCE RESOLUTION relating to the design, build, finance, operation and MANAGEMENT maintenance of district cooling services on Saadiyat Dispute Resolution Island, Abu Dhabi; It is not always possible to settle claims and entitlements ►► Providing the Main Contractor, in relation to 5 residential amicably and, in such circumstances, we provide our towers at the Pearl Development (Qatar), valued in clients with a leading dispute resolution offering. excess of US$ 500 million, legal and strategic advice, in Our recent track record includes: O&M PROJECT relation to a number of complex construction law issues including design, variations, delay, extension of time, CONTRACTS ADVISORY ►► Acting for a contractor in a DIAC arbitration for a liquidated damages, defective works and termination. AED 2.8 billion claim against a developer. The project UNRIVALLED Working closely with the Project Director and the concerned the construction of a large sports and leisure Project Delivery Team, on a day to day basis, to ensure EXPERTISE facility in Dubai; that the client’s position was protected and the project progressed. In addition, working closely with local ►► Advising an Abu Dhabi based EPC Contractor in counsel to manage and advance a number of matters relation to a US$ 120 million dispute arising out of in the local court system including interim relief via the design and construction of a tank farm facility in DESIGN AND CONTRACT “injunctions and “Status Quo” cases; and Fujairah; CONSTRUCT DOCUMENTATION ►► Drafting an ad hoc co-operation agreement in relation ►► Acting for a KSA-based EPC Contractor in pursuing a CONTRACTS E.G. FIDIC to a new build maintenance & work shop facility for the substantial multi-million dollar claim against a regional Sheraton Park Project (US$ 100 million) as part of the engineering company for defective workmanship Integrated Rail Network in Qatar. Advising on design relating to a major oil and gas installation; and process and risk together with other construction law BUILD, OWN EPC / TURNKEY issues including variations, price escalation clauses and ►► Advising a major Abu Dhabi based EPC contractor AND TRANSFER delay whilst liaising and working closely with in house in relation to a US$ 60 million dispute arising out of The team CONTRACTS CONTRACTS legal teams. the engineering, design, construction and testing of a is “excellent for floating oil rig constructed in Abu Dhabi. construction- related litigation and arbitration” Chambers Global 2016

8 9 We have to mention our great satisfaction with the services provided to us by AG in a number of transactions. Their Banking and Finance team are very responsive, co-operative and creative. We’ll always be happy to recommend the firm to contacts. They represent a real value for money. BANKING AND FINANCE HEAD OF LEGAL, BANK SOHAR

Our GCC banking and finance team provide the highest As the last few years have been some of the most quality legal advice to clients covering the full spectrum of challenging in the international finance markets we have Significant experience banking and finance work. We act for many of the largest made sure that our clients have been up to date with the ►► Advising Omantel as borrower in respect of a US$105 ►► Acting for National Bank of Oman in its US$ 300 million organisations in the GCC in both the public and private latest regulatory and environmental changes by leveraging million ECA backed financing; syndicated loan facility to Oman Shipping Company sectors as well as individuals looking to work in, and with, on our international network and drawing on our combined SAOC; the countries in the region. 50 years of regional experience. ►► Advising the lenders in connection with the original US$2.5 billion financing and subsequent US$900 million ►► Advising the Joint Issue Managers as Oman counsel to bridge financing of the Shuweihat S2 IWPP in Abu International Counsel on the US$ 300 million Perpetual Dhabi; Tier 1 Capital Securities Issue for Bank Dhofar SAOG listed on the Irish Stock Exchange; ►► Advising the lenders on the Samapco petrochemical ACQUISITIONACQUISITION project in KSA; ►► Advising Bank Sohar SAOG for the US$ 80 million FINANCE FINANCE construction development finance facility to Destination DEBT ►► Advising Masraf Al Rayan QSC as Investment Agent Hotel Management SAOG for the construction and RESTRUCTURINGS CAPITALCAPITAL in connection with a QAR1.8 billion commodity development of the Crowne Plaza at the Convention MARKETSMARKETS Murabaha project financing for the development of an Centre Muscat Oman and associated security package; infrastructure project in southern Qatar; ►► Advising the Mandated Lead Arrangers to the syndicate ►► Advising Masraf Al Rayan QSC as Investment Agent in of project financing the US$ 400 million for the Saraya connection with a £350 million commodity Murabaha Bandar Jissah Integrated Tourism Complex and LEVERAGED DERIVATIVES project financing in respect of the development of structuring and perfecting the security package FINANCE 11 tower blocks in East London (the former Olympic in Oman; Athletes Village); ►► Advising Bank Muscat SAOG as Issuer on its issue of ►► Advising Bank Sohar, the Mandated Lead Arranger, its US$ 80 million compulsory convertible bond issue; in connection with a US$257 million project financing UNRIVALLED with a mix of Islamic and conventional facilities for the ►► Advising Bank Dhofar SAOG on its Tier II subordinated EXPERTISE Moon Iron and Steel Company project at Sohar and loan private placement to investors. This transaction ASSET ISLAMIC structuring the transaction and the security sharing involved advising on the CMA laws and regulations of FINANCE FINANCE arrangements between the Islamic financiers and the CMA and the Banking Laws in Oman and advising conventional banks; on the information memorandum and disclosure issues for this transaction; ►► Leading the legal team for the international club lenders to support the sponsors to build a new desalination ►► Advising Saudi bank on a US$265 million Bai-Al-Ajal capacity of 200,000 m3 per day (44 MIGD), at Qurayyat, facility for a major corporate. This was one of a series of and in particular, providing advice on structuring, deals for the same bank; TRADE PROJECT regulatory compliance and other local law advice in FINANCE FINANCE relation to the project and project financing matters; ►► Advising ACWA Holding in connection with the refinancing of a US$450 million Shari’ah compliant ►► Advising the Mandated Lead Arranger and Book runner facility, structured on the basis of a commodity BILATERAL REAL to the syndicate of lenders providing the US$ 900 Murabaha; and AND ESTATE million secured term loan facility to ORPIC; SYNDICATED ►► Advising ACWA Power and Air Products in respect FINANCE LOANS ►► Advising Bank Muscat SAOG in financing 5 aircraft of the financing aspects of the BOT project for the for Oman Air SAOC fleet and obtaining an Omani supply of nitrogen and oxygen at the Aramco integrated Government Support Undertaking to the financing; gasification combined cycle power project in Jazan.

10 11 The insights from the firm are practical, commercially astute and legally strong while at the same time flexible to incorporate inputs from all parties to enable deal closures. REAL ESTATE SOBHA ENGINEERING & CONTRACTING LLC

Our GCC real estate team acts for government bodies, energy consumption and how technologically future-proof public and private companies, pension funds, investment it is, how the land or building is financed (whether by Significant experience banks and other financial institutions, private equity funds, debt or equity), and the issues relating to public property ►► International corporates on the musataha arrangements beverage leases, car park licences and mixed-use sovereign wealth funds, real estate funds, hotel owners companies. The list goes on . . . for a food processing plant in Abu Dhabi and a fertiliser development regimes (including strata title structuring, and operators, retailers, public sector bodies, developers plant in Ras Al Khaimah; master community declarations, community rules and and unit trusts on the full range of real estate-related We have a number of dedicated teams specialising in building regulations); transactions. specific asset classes of the real estate market. Whether ►► Government entities, master developers and investors our clients work in one specific area or across multiple on real estate joint venture projects in Dubai; ►► Utmost Properties on its off-plan / strata titled We view real estate in the broadest sense, taking into sub-sectors, we offer insight, expertise and first-class legal development in Dubai (including drafting the off-plan sale ►► Government entities on their local and overseas real accounts all aspects impacting the built environment advice driven by innovation, research and market documentation and advising on the strata titled regime); estate commitments and investments; in which we operate. It will always include the intelligence. We are also one of the only law ►► A major Dubai developer on its joint venture with a physical land or the building constructed on that firms in the GCC to have the experience to ►► Master developers, corporates and investors on asset landowner to develop a mixed-use building in Dubai; and land but it doesn’t stop there. advise on strata law and management, facilities management concession and We consider the design STRATA LAW jointly owned property BOT agreements; ►► International hotel operators, investors and long-term of the building, its AND JOP SCHEME schemes. ►► Airport operators on various commercial and retail tenants on the jointly owned property / strata schemes PROJECTS leases, aircraft hangar leases, concessions and BOTs in Abu Dhabi, Dubai (including the Dubai International LEGISLATION in favour of international airlines, private jet operators, Financial Centre) and Jeddah. OFF-PLAN SALE AND hotel operators and retail operators; DOCUMENTATION REGULATION Hospitality and retail ►► An international school operator on various land leases within the UAE for the purposes of building ►► Corporates and high net worth individuals on their hotel and operating schools and its sale and leaseback developments in Doha, Dubai and Muscat (including arrangements; advising on the suite of hotel management related agreements such as the technical advisory services ►► A significant Abu Dhabi developer on its joint venture agreement and the hotel management agreement); RENTAL DISPUTE with a shopping mall developer and another joint MIXED-USE venture with a hospital operator; ►► A significant golf course operator on its appointment SETTLEMENT DEVELOPMENTS to operate the Al Mouj golf course in Muscat (including ►► A significant GCC private equity house on its joint CAPABILITY drafting, negotiating and advising on the technical UNRIVALLED venture with an international hospital operator to services and golf course management agreement); EXPERTISE develop two hospitals in the GCC; ►► A government entity on the acquisition of a partially ►► A real estate developer on its joint venture with a hotel completed hotel building and serviced apartment operator to develop a massive employee compound to building, including the termination of a hotel accommodate hotel employees; REAL ESTATE management agreement; ►► A GCC real estate fund on its acquisition of shopping MUSATAHA, FINANCE: ►► A government entity on the development and operation malls in KSA; and USUFRUCT AND CONVENTIONAL of a sports stadium in the UAE; ►► A significant real estate developer on its joint venture to LEASE AND SHARI’AH ►► A hotel operator on its acquisition of a beach-facing develop a shopping mall in Abu Dhabi. COMPLIANT 4-star hotel property in Dubai; Large-scale mixed-use real estate and ►► International banks on the financing of the development CONSTRUCTION strata & jointly owned property scheme and refurbishment of 5-star hotels in the UAE; SALE AND AND PROJECT projects ►► Various corporate entities in relation to their retail lease LEASEBACKS DEVELOPMENT premises in shopping malls in Dubai (including the ►► Master developers on their developments in Abu Dhabi, Dubai Mall and the Mall of the Emirates); and Doha, Dubai, Jeddah and Manama, on their standard form sale and purchase agreements, plot development ►► Advising private corporates on the holiday homes rental leases, commercial, ATM, retail, kiosk, food and regime in Dubai.

12 13 Addleshaw Goddard’s Commercial Litigation team is very impressive – providing premium service and advice with invaluable add-ons like linking up seamlessly with its international offices when necessary, as well as many others – which is a winning combination . . . COMMERCIAL LITIGATION GENERAL LEGAL COUNSEL, JASHANMAL GROUP

Your aim is to resolve a dispute as efficiently and as and attempts to resolve disputes before legal proceedings cost-effectively as possible or to avoid disputes in the first are commenced allowing you to carry on your commercial Significant experience Offering a competitive instance. Members of our GCC team sit as arbitrators and relationship with a potential litigation opponent. advantage for clients ►► Representing high profile GCC retail group Jashanmal mediators and therefore have the necessary experience to We are highly experienced in litigation before the DIFC in LCIA arbitration arising out of a breakdown in a joint advise on the most efficient way to resolve a dispute. ►► We offer market leading, innovative products for Debt Courts, the High Court and Court of Appeal of England & venture and complex multi-jurisdictional shareholders Recovery and Costs Control; We have a particular focus on shareholder, joint venture Wales, and in arbitration before the LCIA, DIFC-LCIA, ICC, dispute; and commercial agency disputes, issues that are prevalent Premier League Managers Arbitration Tribunal and Court of ►► We can advise in relation to dispute resolution clauses, ►► Bringing injunction proceedings against the DIFC in the GCC. We have the experience and expertise to Arbitration for Sport. both at the drafting and enforcement stage, including Authority on behalf of Multiplex arising out of a dispute assist you with legal and commercial strategy and issues such as where best to pursue a claim and how to Addleshaw Goddard remains at the forefront regarding the DIFC Gate Building; ensure the strategy is properly carried out. ensure early payment with limited risk; and of innovative funding solutions and can offer ►► Joint venture partner dispute in respect of development As well as engaging in disputes, the team businesses budgetary certainty through its ►► We regularly work/liaise with local advocates to provide project in Qatar under ICC Rules arbitration; advises on identifying AG Cost Control clients with full service legal support in relation to on- INTERNATIONAL and managing risk product. ►► Shareholders disputes arising out of development of and off-shore issues and disputes. ARBITRATION Muscat Airport; RESTRUCTURING SPORTS AND ►► Commercial fraud investigation into bribery and AND INSOLVENCY MEDIA LAW corruption activities involving a European parent LITIGATION company and Dubai subsidiary;

►► Bringing claim on behalf of a KSA national against a global healthcare group in ICC arbitration arising out of a joint venture breakdown;

COMMERCIAL ►► Representing a litigation funder seeking to protect LITIGATION damages awarded including a successful application for AND CONTRACT FUNDING a freezing order in the DIFC Courts; DISPUTES UNRIVALLED ►► Acting for an international oil and gas equipment EXPERTISE supplier in commercial fraud case in the DIFC Courts;

►► Defending a group of directors in directors’ duties action brought in the DIFC Courts as part of a wider shareholder dispute; and

DEBT RECOVERY DISPUTE ►► Significant expertise in the enforcement of judgments OPTIONS AVOIDANCE and arbitration awards with members of the team instructed on test cases in the DIFC Courts with potentially significant ramifications on enforcement throughout the GCC.

FRAUD AND JOINT VENTURE REGULATORY DISPUTES INVESTIGATIONS

14 15 There are very few law firms and lawyers who can be reached literally 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and deliver quality and output as good as Gorvinder Pannu, Legal Director at ‘Addleshaw Goddard’. Her insights are practical, commercially astute and legally dependable. EMPLOYMENT GENERAL COUNSEL, TAKAMUL INVESTMENT COMPANY S.A.O.C.

We are a forward thinking and dynamic employment We are a friendly, approachable team providing proactive, practice with an emphasis on finding solutions for our pragmatic and commercial advice to local and international Significant experience clients and enjoying the relationships we forge with them. organisations in the GCC and its free zone areas across ►► Advised an international consultancy company on We are committed to providing value to our clients by all sectors, including energy, construction, retail, industry, ►► Defended an Oman power plant company in a employment obligations under DIFC Employment Law, adapting our service to meet our clients’ specific needs financial services, education, telecoms, transportation, IT prosecution against its senior executive concerning in particular, maternity entitlements, and drafted a short and the challenging business environments in which our and media. allegations of discrimination filed by an employee due to term fixed term consultancy style contract; clients operate. union role and membership; ►► Advised a UK based services company on redundancy ►► Advised a large Oman state owned company on termination under DIFC Employment Law; termination issues in respect of its chief executive officer facing prosecution in relation to bribery and ►► Advised an international seafood manufacturer corruption offences; on end of service gratuity liability, pension set off, RECRUITMENT and jurisdictional issues arising from secondment ►► Advised a London based merchant bank on structuring of UK based employee from UK to the Dubai Multi employment arrangements for secondment to Qatar and Commodities Centre (DMCC) Free Zone; drafted the senior executive employment contract for EMPLOYMENT Qatar Labour Law compliance; TRANSACTIONAL ►► Drafted secondment and consultancy agreements in TRAINING relation to cross border employee postings from KSA ►► Advised a well known UK based consultancy and the UAE to Oman for an independent power and engineering firm on medical insurance requirements water project company; in Qatar and the UAE and other compliance requirements; and ►► Advised on the legal restrictions for introducing a gender reassignment policy under DIFC Employment ►► Advised a public listed company specialising in fire Law and UAE Federal Law for a multinational safety on the separation arrangements for one of its HR POLICIES investment banking firm; senior executives under Qatar and UAE Labour Laws COMPLIANCE AND and drafted separations agreements terminating the PROCEDURES ►► Defended an international oilfield services company dual employment relationship in both jurisdictions. UNRIVALLED in Oman in a class action filed by employees following EXPERTISE unlawful work stoppages and backdated overtime claims;

RESTRUCTURING GENERAL AND ADVISORY ORGANISATIONAL CHANGES

INDUSTRIAL LITIGATION RELATIONS

16 17 Addleshaw Goddard is committed to delivering outstanding value and to doing all it can to help clients succeed in their ambitions.

CHAMBERS OUR APPROACH TO FEES VALUE ADDED SERVICES

Value is key to our proposition. We believe that we can whether the fee matches your expectations about the cost ‘Value added services’ is a term that can be commonly We are keen and committed to developing a long term provide you with excellent value for money. To us, value of the project and the value of the services you need in used in marketing documents with no intention of relationship with you and would be delighted to discuss is not about the fee as such; rather, we believe it is about order to accomplish it. implementation but Addleshaw Goddard takes them very the following services from our value added services suite seriously as they help form strong working relationships (VASS) with you. and ensure we understand your business.

FIXED FEES ANNUAL PARTNER BESPOKE LEGAL SEMINARS SURGERY AND TRAINING VOLUME RETAINER PROGRAMMES DISCOUNTS OPTIONS We are committed to providing you with creative and VASS flexible costings benefits to suit each project and can could offer you an array include of models COMPETITIVE ABORT / HOURLY SUCCESS RATES FEES TRAINING AND LEGAL DEVELOPMENT E-ALERTS CAPPED GUIDES FEES

18 19 By understanding what really matters to clients, spending time in their markets and through finding new and better ways to deliver and price its services, clients report time and again that the firm’s investment in them, allied with first rate technical expertise, sets Addleshaw Goddard apart. KEY CONTACTS CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS DIRECTORY

CORPORATE CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECTS

ANDREW JOHNSTON OLIVER STEVENS ANDREW GREAVES BEVAN FARMER Partner and Head of Partner Partner and Head of GCC Partner Corporate GCC Oman United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates t: +968 2495 0715 t: +971 4 350 6401 t: +971 4 350 6420 t: +971 4 350 6423 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected]

LOWRI LLWYD NASSER AL-HABSI JAMIE KELLICK SAIF AL MAMARI Legal Director Oman Partner Legal Director Oman Partner United Arab Emirates Oman GCC Oman

t: +971 4 350 6425 t: +968 2495 0701 t: +971 4 350 6443 t: +968 2 495 0704 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected]

BANKING AND FINANCE COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

ROGER BYRNE ROBIN HICKMAN PAUL HUGHES Partner Partner Legal Director Oman United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates

t: +968 2495 0702 t: +971 4 350 6454 t: +971 4 350 6402 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected]

REAL ESTATE EMPLOYMENT

LOUISE VUN GORVINDER PANNU Partner Legal Director United Arab Emirates GCC

t: +971 4 350 6442 t: +971 4 350 6437 e: [email protected] e: [email protected]

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