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ADGM Lawyers

One common law jurisdiction. One team across its transactions, regulation and disputes.

Handle’s ADGM lawyers act for financial institutions, corporates, investors and family groups on matters governed by ADGM law — entities, contracts, FSRA regulation, litigation and arbitration — with one partner-led team holding the full ADGM position.

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When this is needed

ADGM Lawyers: where the mandate begins.

A business is entering ADGM and needs its structure, contracts and regulatory position set correctly from the start.
A transaction will be governed by ADGM law, and its terms must hold under English common law principles.
A dispute could be brought in the ADGM Courts, before a tribunal or onshore, and the forum decision cannot wait.
A matter spans corporate, contractual, regulatory and contentious work at once, and needs a single lead.

Matters Handle leads

ADGM legal mandates.

Four mandate types. One ADGM position, held across every discipline.

Legal Strategy Consultation

Risks, obligations, regulatory posture and dispute exposure assessed.

Commercial Legal Advisory

Contracts and transactions advised on under ADGM law.

Litigation Strategy

Cases structured for the ADGM Courts and cross-border proceedings.

Compliance & Regulatory Review

FSRA exposure reviewed for corporate and commercial entities.

The scope

ADGM Lawyers — scope, made explicit.

A focused, premium mandate — with the client’s full ADGM position at the center.

Jurisdiction Assessment

Whether ADGM law and the ADGM Courts serve the matter — and where they do not.

Structuring & Documentation

Entities and contracts set up to perform under ADGM law.

Regulatory Positioning

FSRA obligations mapped against the business and its activities.

Dispute Strategy

Forum, claims and interim relief chosen for position and recovery.

Cross-Forum Enforcement

ADGM outcomes carried onshore and abroad.

The mandate

ADGM, handled as one position.

Matters in ADGM rarely stay in one lane. Handle’s ADGM lawyers hold the corporate, contractual, regulatory and contentious threads together, so that each decision is made with the whole position in view.

The same team that sets the structure is the team that defends it — before the ADGM Courts, arbitral tribunals and enforcement courts in the UAE and abroad.

What the mandate delivers

ADGM jurisdiction and forum assessment
Company formation and governance
Contracts governed by ADGM law
FSRA regulatory positioning
Litigation and arbitration strategy
Enforcement onshore and abroad

How the work runs

Four disciplines. One ADGM position.

Every ADGM mandate is run with jurisdictional, transactional, regulatory and contentious control.

Jurisdictional Strategy

ADGM law and forum used where they create advantage.

Transactional Precision

Entities and contracts built to perform under ADGM law.

Regulatory Alignment

FSRA obligations built into operations.

Contentious Command

Disputes led from first notice to enforcement.

The Handle model

Practice-led. Never fragmented.

The matter may begin in ADGM — it stays connected to strategy, capital and law.

Strategy & Operations

The work stays connected to market position, operating model, performance and execution governance.

M&A & Capital

The work stays aware of capital readiness, investor review, transaction logic and deployment discipline where relevant.

Legal & Regulatory

The work stays protected through structure, rights, governance, enforceability and regulatory or dispute readiness.

Why Handle

Full ADGM coverage. Single accountability.

Handle’s ADGM lawyers integrate corporate, contractual, regulatory and dispute work in one team — and keep every ADGM mandate connected to the client’s capital and strategy.

Corporate, contract and dispute work in one team
English common law drafting and advocacy
FSRA regulatory command
Forum strategy across ADGM, DIFC and onshore
Enforcement planning from the outset
Partner-led mandates with institutional discipline

Good litigation is disciplined project management. Clear filings, clean evidence, and a hearing plan that your board understands. That is how outcomes travel from courtroom to cash.

Hamda Al FalasiPartner, Law & Arbitration

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