Services
We provide our tax and legal services professionally, in line with the local legislation and international treaties. Each of the Firm’s departments continuously work to keep abreast of the latest local and international laws, key administrative and judicial decisions, as well as the industry and economic trends. This helps us draft bespoke agreements, submit the most thoughtful pleadings before the authorities and courts, and provide commercially refined advice to meet our clients’ needs.
Although our core specialisation are tax services, we are a full-service law firm, covering all aspects of business law and our private clients’ needs.
We serve all types of clients and deals – from individuals to medium size enterprises and large listed multinationals; from small arrangements to multi-billion transactions.
Below are our main practice areas and an overview of the services we provide:
Tax
- Domestic and international taxation planning. Structure investments and business models in a tax efficient way
- Tax advisory and tax compliance on any taxes: corporate income tax, withholding tax, VAT, Zakat, transfer tax, stamp duty, excise tax, personal income tax, capital gains tax, wealth tax, gift and inheritance tax, etc.
- Tax procedures and tax litigation. Analyse and strategise regarding tax procedures. Draft, review and submit submissions. Represent clients in tax audits, settlements and disputes before the tax authorities, tax committees and courts
- Tax support in M&A – conduct tax due diligences; draft, review and negotiate agreements; provide ongoing support throughout the transaction from a tax perspective
- Carry out impact assessments regarding the OECD and the countries’ BEPS, Pillar One and Pillar Two measures
- Private client. Optimise wealth from a tax perspective. Estate/succession planning. Review and setup of trusts, foundations and similar arrangements. Relocation of tax residence. Exit tax. Impatriate, non-dom and similar tax regimes. Capital gains tax. Tax support with real estate investing. Taxation of digital nomads and cross-border work
- Draft and obtain tax rulings from the tax authorities
- Support clients with the tax aspects of their internationalisation and communications with foreign counsel
- Customs duties
- Transfer pricing
- Assistance with tax refunds (VAT, withholding tax, personal and/or corporate income tax, etc.)
- Draft and/or review agreements, tax policies and any other document from a tax perspective
- Draft and/or review tax legislation
Corporate
- Review, advise on and structure investments, activities and business models in a legally compliant way
- Support on company formation, including joint stock companies, limited liability companies, branches, representative offices and other entities
- Assistance with asset and share transfers, mergers and other corporate events – group reorganisations, increase or decrease of capital, amendments to the articles of association, appointment or dismissal of directors or managers, etc.
- Legal representation before the authorities, public notaries and courts
- Legal support in M&A – conduct due diligences; draft, review and negotiate any agreements; provide ongoing support throughout the transaction
- Advise and assist on Regional Headquarters matters
- Assist in conversions of branches and partnerships into limited liability companies, and vice versa
- Draft, review and negotiate any commercial agreements – shareholders’ agreements, joint venture, business assets or share transfer, goods or services, franchise, IP licensing, etc.
- Company secretary services
- Drafting, reviewing and monitoring compliance with internal governance instruments, including family protocols
- Redomiciliation of companies and individuals
- Support clients with the legal aspects of their internationalisation
- Economic Substance matters
- Draft and/or review company legal policies
- Draft and/or review corporate legislation
Employment
- Advise on employment matters – recruitment, dismissal, entitlements and salaries, mandatory quotas for nationals, etc.
- Structure global mobility arrangements for companies, including secondments, remote work and alternative arrangements
- Draft and review employment agreements
- Draft and review of stock options, bonus and other employee incentive plans
- Legal support in M&A from an employment perspective – conduct due diligences; draft, review and negotiate any agreements; provide ongoing support throughout the transaction
- Legal representation before the employment authorities and courts on employment disputes
- Draft and/or review company policies on employment matters
- Draft and/or review employment legislation
Real Estate
- Draft, review and negotiate real estate related agreements – real estate transfer agreements, lease agreements, hotel management agreements, etc.
- Support during real estate transactions and dealings with other parties, authorities and other agents
- Legal representation before the real estate authorities and courts on real estate disputes
- Legal support in M&A from a real estate perspective – conduct due diligences; draft, review and negotiate any agreements; provide ongoing support throughout the transaction
- Draft and/or review company policies on real estate matters
- Draft and/or review real estate legislation
Dispute Resolution
- Advise on the substantive and procedural legal aspects of disputes
- Legally represent clients before the authorities and courts
- Draft and review settlement agreements
- Draft and/or review company policies on dispute resolution matters
- Draft and/or review dispute resolution legislation
Civil - Private Client
- Advise on and implement wealth protection strategies from a legal perspective
- Estate/succession planning
- Review and set up of trusts, foundations, and similar arrangements
- Advice and support with real estate investing
- Advice and support on residence and/or citizenship by investment matters
- Advice and support with relocation of residence, visas, digital nomads