HFW has a broad disputes offering that is particularly strong in the shipping and insurance space, handling a variety of cases before the DIFC and ADGM, as well as onshore courts through its association with a local advocate firm. The team also has an extensive arbitration offering. Team co-head Nick Braganza has an established reputation acting on white collar crime matters as well as shareholder and joint venture disputes. Fellow co-head Yaman Al Hawamdeh is well-positioned to litigate on cross-border cases before local courts across the region. Richard Gimblett and Charles Cockrell are key contacts for aviation disputes, while Rami Al Tal is crucial to the firm’s local litigation practice.
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‘Its always a pleasure working with the HFW team, where I know that the work will be of a consistently exceptional quality, as well as being able to deal with a team who are a joy to work with as counsel, and who are clearly highly valued by clients. The hallmark of any good law firm its its ability to build and work with teams of counsel and experts, and break down complex litigation into manageable components, both for presentation to the lay client and to the Court. HFW excel at this.'
- 'I consider HFW to be amongst the top litigation firms operating in the Middle East, who consistently perform for their clients in a way that is efficient. I can't say enough good things.’
‘Nick Braganza is one of the best litigators in the region, and is able to turn his hand to complex issues across numerous areas of specialism. Nick has a really strong instinctive feel for a case, and the best tactical approach to take in the most complex litigation.'
Clients clés
- Antares Reinsurance Company Limited
- Horizon Energy LLC
- All Risks Insurers
- Korg Trading FZE
- Expresso Telecom Group Ltd
- Aquarius Global Limited
- Ramziq Technologies Limited
- Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
- Sajjad Haider Chartered Accountants LLP
- Antares Reinsurance Company Limited
Avocats
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Responsable de la pratique
Nick Braganza; Yaman Al Hawamdeh
Autres avocats clés
Richard Gimblett; Charles Cockrell; Rami Al Tal