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Dispute Resolution - United Arab Emirates
What the Team is Known For
Kobre & Kim is a global boutique law firm focused on dispute resolution and corporate investigations. It maintains a compact team of lawyers in Dubai which offers an array of experience in white-collar fraud, asset recovery and insolvency, as well as shareholder disputes. Its Dubai team is highly regarded by sources in the legal industry.
Strengths
They are at the forefront of testing local court powers and advanced technical strategies, thus setting precedent and roadmaps for the entire industry.
Kobre & Kim are a sophisticated, creative and solution-focused law firm.
They have proven to be flexible, good to work with and practical.
Notable practitioners
Paul Hughes maintains an impressive practice, covering white-collar fraud cases in addition to the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. He is noteworthy for his representation of individual executives and high net worth individuals as well as financial institutions and petrochemicals companies.
Paul Hughes is a very client-friendly, practical and good lawyer. He can assess the situation, pick the right team and take steps towards a solution.
He understands the market and the potential challenges in dealing with local litigation.
Paul Hughes remains commercial and pragmatic even in the most contentious setting. He will always deliver strong, practical advice.
Paul takes strong positions and is proactive for clients.
Paul is a brilliant lawyer and a good person to work with. He is shrewd, quick, clever and has a great eye for commercial outcomes.
Richard Clarke is an up-and-coming lawyer based in Dubai. His practice has a notable focus on civil fraud, insolvency and asset recovery. He has further experience assisting with enforcement proceedings.
Richard is personable, pleasant and good on the correspondence side.
Richard Clarke is extremely good - charming, courteous and a good advocate.
Richard is a pleasure to work with. He is unfailingly courteous whilst also smart, commercially sophisticated and capable.