25+ Lawyers

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UAE & Beirut presence

Consulting since 2006

Legal support for hospitality businesses in Dubai and the UAE

What we support you with in hospitality

You get practical, responsive legal support across the issues that affect your operations and risk exposure. We handle contracts and negotiations, advise on compliance and decision-making, and step in early to prevent disputes. If escalation is unavoidable, we carry the matter through with continuity.

We support businesses that need ongoing legal support and companies setting up in the DIFC or wider UAE.

DIFC company setup and ongoing corporate support

Dispute prevention and escalation support

Event contracts and customer terms

F&B licensing and regulatory compliance

Hotel management and franchise agreements

Vendor, procurement, and supply agreements

M&A, partnerships, and group structuring

Legal support that keeps operations moving

Kayrouz & Associates advises and represents businesses and individuals across the UAE. A 25+ lawyer team, trusted in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Beirut, with over 570+ complex legal matters handled. When a deal tightens, a dispute escalates, or a decision cannot be reversed, we move fast, think clearly, and protect your position.

Who we work with

We act for the parties who carry real risk in UAE hospitality: hotel owners, operators, developers, restaurant groups, and investors.

Whether you are launching a new venue, running a branded operation, or protecting a hospitality asset, we focus on your position when licences, leases, management terms, or brand standards come under pressure.

We advise hotel groups on management agreements, brand standards, and operational compliance across Dubai and the UAE, including disputes that can affect performance and reputation.

International and regional hotel groups

We represent owners and asset managers protecting high-value hospitality assets, including operator issues, lease exposure, and enforcement steps that impact revenues and exits.

Hotel owners and asset managers

We support developers and investors on project structuring and hospitality development risk, including delays, handover issues, defect exposure, and contractor claims that affect opening timelines.

Hospitality developers and investors

We advise restaurant and F&B operators on food safety compliance, tenancy exposure, franchising arrangements, and disputes that threaten continuity of operations.

Restaurant and food service operators

We act for leisure and entertainment operators on permits, contracts, and enforcement risk, where regulatory scrutiny or a single incident can trigger material reputational impact.

Entertainment and leisure operators

We advise family offices and private investors acquiring or holding hospitality assets, including governance, structuring, and dispute planning to protect capital.

Family offices and private investment vehicles

How we support your team day to day

We help with day to day legal decisions, keep contracts and correspondence under control, and step in early so issues do not become disputes. When escalation is unavoidable, we handle negotiations, arbitration, or court proceedings with continuity.

A meeting of Kayrouz and Associate lawyers

Hospitality matters are operational and time-sensitive, with high-volume contracting, staffing exposure, and brand-driven standards. Our team helps you manage agreements, claims, and compliance without interrupting day-to-day operations.

The work we step into is typically:

Financially material

Multi-party and document-intensive

Time-critical

Exposed to regulatory and enforcement risk

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01

We map your legal risk

You tell us what you do and where the pressure points are. We review your key contracts, workflow, and recurring issues, then prioritise what to fix first.

02

We set the scope

We agree what is included, what is time-sensitive, and how fast you need responses. You get clear SLAs, a named point of contact, and a simple escalation path.

03

We run day-to-day legal

Contract reviews, negotiations, compliance questions, letters, and ongoing advice. We keep decisions practical and documented so your team can move without guesswork.

04

We step in when stakes rise

If a matter turns contentious, we handle the escalation with continuity, from pre-action letters to arbitration or court, without changing the team midway.

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Address: Business Bay, Empire Heights, block B, office 1604

Tel.: +971 4 8761744

PO Box: 415048

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Abu Dhabi, UAE

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