Lawyers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Kayrouz & Associates handles the licensing, compliance and corporate work that keeps companies running, and the disputes and arbitration when matters escalate. Offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Beirut, since 2006.
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Employee and investor share transfers in the UAE: pre-emption, drag-along, and DIFC/ADGM rules
Who owns your brand name in the UAE?
About Us
A UAE law firm in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah
The firm covers nine practice areas, from arbitration and construction through to corporate and commercial, criminal, employment, family, intellectual property, litigation and real estate. We appear before the onshore UAE courts, the DIFC and ADGM courts, and arbitral tribunals under DIAC, ICC and LCIA rules.
Clients come to us for two kinds of work. The first is the corporate, licensing and compliance work that keeps a business operating within UAE law. The second is the dispute, once a contract, a regulator or a counterparty forces the issue.
Practice Areas
Our lawyers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
From corporate and real estate to family and criminal matters, our 25+ team operates across 9 practice areas, combining courtroom skill and deal experience to help clients move with confidence across the region.
Pierre Kayrouz
Founder and CEO
Maria Valeyeva
Partner and Managing Director
Georges Touma
Head Litigator
Lathamani Chandrashekar
Head of Corporate Department
Nashita Nazneen
Senior Corporate Counsel
Mark Engelman
Intellectual Property Barrister
Rita Semaan
Legal Consultant
Carlos Rahme
Senior Legal Consultant
Souhad Al Ghorayeb
Senior Legal Consultant
Sandy Geagea
Legal Consultant
Saeed Gaber
Head of Execution Department
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Muhammed Ali Charif
Junior Legal Counsel
Jenifer Abu Nasr
Paralegal
Patricia Abi Mansour
CCO and Director of Business Development
Pierre Kayrouz
Founder and CEO
Maria Valeyeva
Partner and Managing Director
Georges Touma
Head Litigator
Lathamani Chandrashekar
Head of Corporate Department
Nashita Nazneen
Senior Corporate Counsel
Mark Engelman
Intellectual Property Barrister
Rita Semaan
Legal Consultant
Carlos Rahme
Senior Legal Consultant
Souhad Al Ghorayeb
Senior Legal Consultant
Sandy Geagea
Legal Consultant
Saeed Gaber
Head of Execution Department
Muhammed Ali Charif
Junior Legal Counsel
Jenifer Abu Nasr
Paralegal
Patricia Abi Mansour
CCO and Director of Business Development
Matters handled
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Legal insights on UAE law
Employee and investor share transfers in the UAE: pre-emption, drag-along, and DIFC/ADGM rules
Vesting and exercising an option gives an employee shares, but moving those shares to a buyer is a separate legal transaction governed by pre-emption rights, drag-along clauses, and jurisdiction-specific transfer rules. This guide covers how a secondary sale actually runs in a mainland LLC versus a DIFC or ADGM company, from pre-emption notice to registration.
Who owns your brand name in the UAE?
In the UAE, the trademark register decides who owns a brand name, and filing first beats prior use in almost every dispute. This guide covers the five-year rule, bad faith registration by agents and distributors, and how founders should structure ownership before a conflict forces the question.
Our offices in the UAE and Lebanon
Dubai, UAE
Address: Business Bay, Empire Heights, block B, office 1604
PO Box: 415048
Opening hours:
Mon-Thu: 9am-5pm
Fri: 9am-12pm
Tel.: +971 (4) 876 1744
Email: [email protected]
Sharjah, UAE
Address: Sharjah Media City (SHAMS), Al Messaned, Sharjah, UAE
Opening hours:
By appointment only.
Tel.: +971 (4) 876 1744
Email: [email protected]
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Address: Electra Street, Al Mazrooei building, 9th floor, office 903
PO Box: 62829
Opening hours:
Mon-Thu: 9am-5pm
Fri: 9am-12pm
Tel.: +971 (4) 876 1744
Email: [email protected]
Beirut, Lebanon
Address: Miziara Centre, above Sea Sweet, Block C, 4th floor
Opening hours:
Mon-Thu: 9am-5pm
Fri: 9am-12pm
Email: [email protected]