HFW — United Arab Emirates

Dubai, Abu Dhabi19 lawyers

About

- The firm HFW is a global, sector-focused law firm providing expert advice to clients in aviation, commodities, construction, energy and resources, insurance and reinsurance, and shipping. The firm prides itself on the deep industry expertise of its lawyers, and its entrepreneurial, creative and collaborative culture. HFW has over 500 lawyers operating in 18 offices across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. The Middle East team is comprised of over 50 lawyers, including 14 resident partners. Many of the lawyers have had first hand experience of operating in the various jurisdictions in the region over a number of years. The office handles a broad range of non-contentious and contentious work for international and multinational clients, as well as for major regional and local entities. ### Areas of practice Admiralty and maritime law; aircraft registration; alternative dispute resolution; aviation disputes; banking and project finance; commercial law; commercial litigation; company law; company setup/restructuring; construction and property; insurance and transactions; insurance law; insurance/reinsurance; ship finance. ### Languages - Afrikaans - Arabic - Japanese - Mandarin - Telugu - Cantonese - English - Farsi - French - German - Hakka) - Hindi - Italian ### Staffing Figures - 594 Number of lawyers - 38 at this office