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OGH Legal holds Chambers Spotlight recognition in Restructuring and Insolvency — the only UAE boutique firm with this distinction. The recognition reflects a practice that is genuinely substantive rather than incidental: insolvency and restructuring at OGH is not an adjunct to the litigation department. It is a distinct and developed practice led by partners with specific legislative and technical expertise.
Sherif Hikal served on the ad-hoc practitioners' committee that reviewed UAE banking and insolvency legislation before promulgation — a credential that places him at the very foundation of the current UAE insolvency framework. His understanding of the statute is not merely that of a practitioner who applies the law; he was part of the group that shaped it.
The firm's insolvency practice operates across formal insolvency proceedings, restructuring plans, distressed debt enforcement, cross-border insolvency coordination and construction insolvency. It benefits directly from OGH's wider enforcement capability — the credit-bidding and DFM share auction routes pioneered by OGH in the ADCB NPL portfolio are insolvency-adjacent tools that no other UAE boutique has deployed at this scale. The JBF RAK restructuring — the first significant debt-for-equity transaction under the UAE's revamped Bankruptcy Law — demonstrates the firm's ability to act for the principal creditor in the UAE's most significant insolvency proceedings.
Provided by Chambers
OGH Legal is a prominent Dubai-based law firm which is increasingly highlighted as one of the major players in the domestic litigation space in the UAE. It frequently acts for banks, investment funds and wealth management companies in bankruptcy litigation against local debtors. It also offers experience in white-collar fraud matters relating to insolvency.
OGH Legal acted on behalf of wealth management company creditor Regera in bankruptcy proceedings before the onshore Abu Dhabi court against KBBO as the debtor.
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OGH Legal is hands-on and specialised.
The team is always keen to understand the business.
OGH Legal offers expertise in local laws and courts.
OGH Legal is hands-on and specialised.
The team is always keen to understand the business.
OGH Legal offers expertise in local laws and courts.
Provided by Chambers
Mohamed El Ghatit is a respected dispute resolution lawyer who is frequently mandated on high-value bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings before the local Emirati courts.
He is a master at strategy and is rated at the top in my book.
Even when he is busy, Mohamed El Ghatit ensures that he has time to attend to any urgent requests.
Mohamed El Ghatit is one of the best local law disputes practitioners in the UAE.
Mohamed El Ghatit is knowledgeable and hard-working.