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Dispute Resolution - United Arab Emirates

5
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What the Team is Known For

Reed Smith is a respected full-service law firm with well-established offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Its expanding commercial dispute resolution team in the UAE handles a variety of DIFC Court cases as well as arbitration matters. Its key areas of experience include shareholder and insolvency disputes, and the team is also able to leverage the reputation of the firm's much-respected construction disputes team.

Strengths

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They have a very broad and comprehensive understanding of the DIFC system. They pay great attention to the details, and to their clients.

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Reed Smith's responsiveness and level of technical knowledge is very high.

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The Reed Smith team are persistent, diligent and persuasive in every litigation that we have been involved in. Other than that, they are always available and client care is of the highest order.

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Reed Smith excels in its quality of advice, timely responsiveness and knowledge of the local markets.

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They demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the law, rich experience and excellent management of the case. They are also very responsive.

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Notable Practitioners

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Antonia Birt
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Antonia Birt
5
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Antonia Birt is an impressive lawyer who represents clients in a wide range of commercial disputes. She is well versed in shareholder disputes as well as contentious restructuring proceedings.

Antonia Birt is helpful and intelligent.

Antonia Birt has deep expertise across all of the commercial dispute spectrum.

I am always impressed by her quick understanding and strong action plans.

Antonia Birt has great presence when cross-examining witnesses in the court, exceptional knowledge of the DIFC Court rules and the ability to think on her feet.

Antonia Birt has a wealth of knowledge in DIFC litigation and arbitration. She is well connected and her expertise is second-to-none.

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James Willn
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James Willn
5
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James Willn has a wide range of experience covering matters as diverse as cryptocurrency disputes as well as sanctions-related cases. He is well versed in representing clients in arbitration proceedings conducted under a variety of institutional rules.

James clearly cares deeply about his clients and he goes the extra mile. He is able to quickly understand and assess the most complex of situations.

James Willn provides exceptional client service and is always available. He really cares about his clients and getting the right result for them.

James is an excellent guy to work with. He is very practical and he is able to take any problem that is thrown at him and find a solution for it.

James Willn is simply excellent at what he does. He has a calming effect on a case and he does well because he knows the industry, but equally because he knows who we are as a business.

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Antonia Birt
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Antonia Birt
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James Willn
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James Willn
5
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