A full range of legal advice and assistance in relation to establishing local commercial relationships and negotiation of contractual terms. We also assist suppliers and vendors in selecting local agents and distributors.

The Firm's international banking and finance team act for corporate borrowers and institutional investors in arranging funding on most aspects of corporate lending transactions. We are experienced in handling both conventional and Islamic transactions.

We assist our clients in negotiating and finalizing: finance and security package documents (including facility credit agreements); security agreements; shareholders commitments and guarantees; subordination agreements; insolvency and restructuring agreements and escrow agreements.

Our capital markets practice provides global legal advice on debt and equity transactions and securitizations. We can combine local and industry focus with international perspective and provide practical, integrated legal advice for all our clients' global capital raising activities.

Motei & Associates has extensive experience and expertise in every aspect of private equity work. We advise on the full range of transactions from venture capital investments to the complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions from the initial investment all the way through to exit. Our clients include equity investors, lenders, companies raising equity and management teams. 

The Firm arms clients with all the transactional advice, services, information and know-how required in order to set up and conduct business in the United Arab Emirates, the Middle East, and beyond. We advise on incorporation of onshore, free zone and offshore companies, and registration of branch and representative offices.

Our corporate and commercial practice encompasses corporate mergers, acquisitions and disposals, buying and selling businesses and assets, joint ventures, international transactions, corporate re-organizations and de-mergers, raising development capital, IPOs and secondary offerings, stock exchange and financial services compliance.

We have lawyers who have worked as both as internal and external counsel in the energy (oil & gas and coal), power and petrochemical industries. We understand the business of those industries from within and can respond to the commercial concerns and challenges of our clients by offering cost-effective and practical solutions.

We provide legal assistance in drafting, negotiating and concluding heads of agreements, joint ventures, product purchase and sale agreements, oil and gas transportation agreements, port use agreements, operating agreements, technical services agreements, fuel stock supply agreements, EPC and BOT contracts, and licensing agreements.

We advise on all the legal and related issues involved in the broadcast industries and our clients range from individuals to multi-national corporations. They include producers, broadcasters, distributors, talent, exhibitors and merchandising licensors.

In conjunction with our intellectual property department, we are active in counseling many of our corporate and entertainment clients on a broad range of copyright, trademark and related intellectual property issues.

We offer a full range of services in all phases of franchise development and registration, including design and preparation of franchise documents, area development agreements, franchising circulars, master franchise agreements and cooperative advertising agreements.

We offer a full range of intellectual property services including copyright and software protection in addition to industrial property registration and management including trademarks, patents and industrial designs. We assist in drafting assignment and licensing agreements, and prosecuting and defending infringement actions and other actions involving intellectual property rights.

We take a realistic and commercial approach to our clients needs; always ensuring that we are familiar with the clients business and the way in which it operates, in order to understand the value of the intellectual property right and best method of protecting it.

Motei & Associates is dedicated to providing prompt, practical and authoritative advice on all matters pertaining to employment and labor law in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Our aim is to offer timely and knowledgeable solutions and sensible risk management - not lengthy theoretical analysis.

We offer a full range of bespoke labor law services which include providing human resources professionals, managers, and business owners with accurate and practical employment advice on a daily basis. We review and prepare employee handbooks, draft and update policy and procedure manuals in compliance with local laws and regulations, prepare employment agreements, including non-competition and confidentiality agreements, and assist counsel decision-makers in matters relating to hiring, disciplining and discharging employees.

Motei & Associates offers a full range of tools and services in relation to litigation and dispute resolution. Our focus is upon remedying the problem, to the benefit of the client, in a timely and cost effective manner. Therefore we concentrate our efforts upon resolving the dispute without substantial legal involvement, whether through negotiation, arbitration, or alternative dispute resolution techniques.

In the event that court based litigation becomes necessary our strategy is to prepare cases well and litigate them in a determined fashion. Our Lawyers work in partnership with clients as a legal team, and we place a strong emphasis on pre-trial discovery and analysis to ensure cases are trial ready. We advise our clients fully in relation to the tactical decisions that can greatly effect the outcome of a dispute.

Our areas of litigation expertise include commercial litigation, land and real estate, corporate and shareholder disputes, fraud, debt recovery, intellectual property, partnership and negligence.

In a dynamic real estate market such as in Dubai, we have carefully developed legal strategies and techniques to help individuals wishing to purchase or sell property in Dubai. We strive to understand the objectives of our clients so that we are able to provide them with appropriate information and assistance regarding investing in property development projects underway in Dubai.