From first call to final signature, and everything that follows.
Advising across jurisdictions and disciplines, with a focus on the complexity that sits between them.
Structuring, financing, and executing complex transactions across the UAE and beyond.
Corporate & Transactions →Navigating the regulatory landscape across the UAE's evolving legal framework.
Regulatory & Compliance →Resolving complex commercial disputes through litigation, arbitration, and mediation.
Disputes & Arbitration →Amara & Partners is a law firm in Abu Dhabi advising clients across the corporate, disputes, and regulatory spectrum. We were founded on a conviction that the quality of legal counsel is determined by the people delivering it and the seriousness with which they treat each instruction.
That conviction informs who we hire, how we work, and how we engage with every client relationship.
Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025 has been in force since 1 June 2026. This is a first read of what practitioners report it does to negotiation and to the clauses that have long governed it.
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Federal & emirate law
The federal civil law system on which the substantial majority of commercial activity in the country rests. Arabic proceedings, emirate-level courts, and cassation review at the Federal Supreme Court.
English common law
A financial free zone on Al Maryah Island in which English common law applies of its own force. Its own courts, its own regulator, and proceedings conducted in English.
English law principles
A financial free zone in central Dubai operating under a body of law modelled on English common law principles. Independent courts, the DFSA, and a procedural environment familiar to international counsel.