Practice/Pillar II
Pillar II.
Pillar IIRegulatory & Compliance

Regulatory & Compliance.

Navigating the UAE's evolving regulatory landscape with precision and practical clarity.

Pillar lead
Alaa Amara
Senior Partner

Our Regulatory & Compliance pillar supports businesses operating in one of the world's most active regulatory environments. From data protection and corporate tax to sector-specific licensing, we translate regulatory complexity into operational clarity. Our team has advised government entities, multinational corporations, and regional businesses on the full spectrum of UAE regulatory requirements.

Area I · Corporate Compliance

Corporate Compliance.

UAE commercial-company-law compliance, governance, and regulatory reporting for onshore and free-zone entities — at scale, across multinational entity portfolios and standalone groups, with the discipline that annual compliance cycles actually require.

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Area II · Data Protection (PDPL)

Data Protection (PDPL).

Compliance advisory, gap analysis, contract drafting, and implementation support for the UAE Personal Data Protection Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021) — across employment, healthcare, platform, and cross-border data flows.

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Area III · Export Control

Export Control.

Compliance advisory for businesses subject to UAE, US, EU, and UK export-control and sanctions regimes — covering licensing, restricted-party screening, ownership-and-control analysis, and compliance-programme design.

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Area IV · Tax Advisory / FTA

Tax Advisory / FTA.

Corporate-tax compliance, VAT advisory, and FTA engagement — including a substantial UAE tax-litigation portfolio covering first-instance, appeal, and cassation proceedings on FTA-related disputes.

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Area V · Healthcare Regulatory

Healthcare Regulatory.

Licensing, regulatory approvals, and compliance advisory for healthcare operators, diagnostics laboratories, telemedicine providers, and life-sciences businesses in the UAE — across DOH, DHA, MOHAP, and free-zone health regimes.

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Area VI · Employment and Pension

Employment and Pension.

UAE Labour Law compliance, employment-contract structuring, DIFC and ADGM employment-framework advisory, restrictive-covenant enforcement, and labour litigation through Federal Supreme Court cassation.

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Area VII · Legislative Drafting

Legislative Drafting.

Advisory and drafting support for government entities and regulators developing legislation, regulations, and policy frameworks — bringing rigorous drafting discipline to the public-sector mandate.

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