LexLoom Legal & Tax

Cor­po­rate Struc­tur­ing, Gov­er­nance and Legal Advi­so­ry in the UAE

About Us

LexLoom Legal & Tax is a UAE-based legal and tax advi­so­ry prac­tice assist­ing entre­pre­neurs, investors and pri­vate­ly held groups with cor­po­rate struc­tur­ing, gov­er­nance mat­ters and reg­u­la­to­ry align­ment with­in the Unit­ed Arab Emi­rates and in cross-bor­der con­texts.

The prac­tice focus­es on sup­port­ing clients with­in the UAE legal frame­work through tai­lored legal guid­ance in com­pa­ny for­ma­tion, cor­po­rate struc­tur­ing, com­pli­ance and reg­u­la­to­ry mat­ters across both main­land juris­dic­tions and Free Zones.

Our work includes cor­po­rate and com­mer­cial trans­ac­tions, real estate trans­ac­tions, cor­po­rate gov­er­nance and share­hold­er arrange­ments, M&A sup­port, tax­a­tion-relat­ed advi­so­ry and reg­u­la­to­ry com­pli­ance, includ­ing AML advi­so­ry and train­ing activ­i­ties for DNF­BPs in accor­dance with applic­a­ble UAE AML reg­u­la­tions.

LexLoom also sup­ports cross-bor­der legal struc­tur­ing and coor­di­na­tion in con­nec­tion with hold­ing struc­tures, suc­ces­sion plan­ning vehi­cles and asset struc­tur­ing frame­works, ensur­ing that all arrange­ments remain con­sis­tent with the applic­a­ble legal and reg­u­la­to­ry envi­ron­ment.

We work along­side our clients as legal and strate­gic advi­sors, deliv­er­ing prac­ti­cal, dis­creet and com­mer­cial­ly focused legal solu­tions with close atten­tion to reg­u­la­to­ry require­ments and long-term busi­ness objec­tives.

Legal Advisory in the United Arab Emirates
Corporate Structuring, Transactions, Real Estate and Succession Planning

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Com­pa­ny Struc­tur­ing & Cor­po­rate Gov­er­nance

Com­pa­ny Struc­tur­ing & Cor­po­rate Gov­er­nance

We assist clients in the struc­tur­ing and estab­lish­ment of com­pa­nies aligned with their com­mer­cial objec­tives, own­er­ship strate­gies and reg­u­la­to­ry require­ments. Our work includes the design of hold­ing frame­works, the incor­po­ra­tion of UAE main­land and free zone enti­ties, and the prepa­ra­tion and nego­ti­a­tion of share­hold­ers’ agree­ments and joint ven­ture arrange­ments reflect­ing the rights, respon­si­bil­i­ties and long-term vision of the par­ties involved.

From the ear­li­est plan­ning stages we advise on juris­dic­tion­al selec­tion, gov­er­nance archi­tec­ture, cap­i­tal organ­i­sa­tion and reg­u­la­to­ry align­ment. Whether estab­lish­ing a new ven­ture, reor­gan­is­ing an exist­ing group or for­mal­is­ing rela­tion­ships among share­hold­ers, our sup­port aims to ensure clar­i­ty, con­trol and long-term struc­tur­al coher­ence.

Our approach com­bines tech­ni­cal pre­ci­sion with a prac­ti­cal under­stand­ing of busi­ness dynam­ics, allow­ing legal struc­tures to remain not only com­pli­ant with applic­a­ble reg­u­la­tions but also oper­a­tional­ly resilient and strate­gi­cal­ly aligned over time.

Struc­tur­ing of com­pa­nies and hold­ing frame­works aligned with com­mer­cial objec­tives and reg­u­la­to­ry require­ments, with par­tic­u­lar atten­tion to gov­er­nance archi­tec­ture, share­hold­er arrange­ments, and long-term strate­gic sta­bil­i­ty.

Merg­ers & Acqui­si­tions / Escrow Struc­tures

Merg­ers & Acqui­si­tions / Escrow Struc­tures

We advise clients in merg­ers, acqui­si­tions, and cor­po­rate reor­gan­i­sa­tions across indus­tries and juris­dic­tions, includ­ing share and asset trans­ac­tions, joint ven­tures, carve-outs, and strate­gic invest­ments. Our work also includes the struc­tur­ing and coor­di­na­tion of escrow arrange­ments used to secure the prop­er exe­cu­tion of com­plex trans­ac­tions and the per­for­mance of con­trac­tu­al oblig­a­tions between the par­ties.

Our involve­ment cov­ers the entire trans­ac­tion life­cy­cle, from ini­tial struc­tur­ing and due dili­gence to nego­ti­a­tion, doc­u­men­ta­tion, and reg­u­la­to­ry coor­di­na­tion. We assist with share­hold­ers’ arrange­ments, share and asset pur­chase agree­ments, ancil­lary trans­ac­tion doc­u­ments, and fil­ings with rel­e­vant author­i­ties where required.

Com­plex sit­u­a­tions such as cross-bor­der acqui­si­tions, reor­gan­i­sa­tions, and mul­ti-par­ty trans­ac­tions are addressed with solu­tions designed to bal­ance legal risk, com­mer­cial pri­or­i­ties, and reg­u­la­to­ry com­pli­ance.

Our approach com­bines tech­ni­cal pre­ci­sion with a prac­ti­cal under­stand­ing of gov­er­nance and finance, allow­ing trans­ac­tions to pro­ceed with clar­i­ty, con­trolled risk allo­ca­tion, and appro­pri­ate pro­tec­tion for all stake­hold­ers involved.

Merg­ers, acqui­si­tions, and cor­po­rate reor­gan­i­sa­tions across indus­tries and juris­dic­tions, includ­ing share and asset trans­ac­tions, joint ven­tures, strate­gic invest­ments, and escrow arrange­ments designed to secure the prop­er exe­cu­tion of com­plex deals.

Com­mer­cial Law

Com­mer­cial Law

We assist clients in struc­tur­ing and nego­ti­at­ing com­mer­cial agree­ments that sup­port busi­ness growth, invest­ment pro­tec­tion, and long-term part­ner­ships. Our work includes joint ven­ture arrange­ments, part­ner­ship frame­works, strate­gic col­lab­o­ra­tions, ser­vice agree­ments, and com­mer­cial terms gov­ern­ing cross-bor­der oper­a­tions.

We are often involved from the ear­ly stages of struc­tur­ing or rene­go­ti­at­ing con­trac­tu­al rela­tion­ships in order to ensure align­ment with reg­u­la­to­ry, tax, and gov­er­nance con­sid­er­a­tions. Whether estab­lish­ing a new com­mer­cial ven­ture, defin­ing the frame­work between strate­gic part­ners, or man­ag­ing con­trac­tu­al risk in sig­nif­i­cant trans­ac­tions, we pro­vide legal guid­ance aimed at clar­i­ty, enforce­abil­i­ty, and prac­ti­cal effec­tive­ness.

Our approach com­bines legal pre­ci­sion with a clear under­stand­ing of com­mer­cial dynam­ics, allow­ing agree­ments to remain not only com­pli­ant with applic­a­ble reg­u­la­tions but also oper­a­tional­ly robust and capa­ble of sup­port­ing durable busi­ness rela­tion­ships.

Com­mer­cial agree­ments gov­ern­ing joint ven­tures, part­ner­ships, strate­gic col­lab­o­ra­tions, and cross-bor­der oper­a­tions, designed to pro­tect invest­ments, ensure enforce­abil­i­ty, and sup­port sta­ble long-term busi­ness rela­tion­ships.

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Tax Advi­so­ry

Tax Advi­so­ry

We advise busi­ness own­ers, investors, fam­i­ly offices, and pri­vate clients on the design of tax struc­tures that are both effi­cient and legal­ly sound, inte­grat­ing tax con­sid­er­a­tions with gov­er­nance frame­works, own­er­ship mod­els, and suc­ces­sion plan­ning strate­gies. Our approach is based on the prin­ci­ple that tax plan­ning should remain aligned with broad­er legal and strate­gic objec­tives rather than being treat­ed as an iso­lat­ed exer­cise.

Our work oper­ates at the inter­sec­tion of cor­po­rate, inter­na­tion­al, and per­son­al tax regimes, with par­tic­u­lar atten­tion to inbound and out­bound struc­tures involv­ing the Unit­ed Arab Emi­rates. Whether the objec­tive is to organ­ise a hold­ing struc­ture, plan the tax impact of a busi­ness exit, relo­cate a wealth-hold­ing vehi­cle, or align per­son­al asset port­fo­lios with long-term res­i­den­cy strate­gies, each solu­tion is tai­lored to the client’s reg­u­la­to­ry envi­ron­ment and strate­gic hori­zon.

Advice is pro­vid­ed direct­ly by senior pro­fes­sion­als and reflects a care­ful under­stand­ing of both local and cross-bor­der frame­works. Par­tic­u­lar empha­sis is placed on legal­i­ty, con­ti­nu­ity, and struc­tur­al clar­i­ty, ensur­ing that each arrange­ment remains com­pli­ant while sup­port­ing long-term strate­gic objec­tives.

Tax struc­tur­ing for busi­ness own­ers, investors, and fam­i­lies, inte­grat­ing gov­er­nance, own­er­ship, and suc­ces­sion plan­ning with cor­po­rate and inter­na­tion­al tax frame­works to ensure com­pli­ance, effi­cien­cy, and long-term strate­gic sta­bil­i­ty across juris­dic­tions.

Com­pli­ance, AML & Reg­u­la­to­ry Sup­port

Com­pli­ance, AML & Reg­u­la­to­ry Sup­port

We pro­vide advanced AML and reg­u­la­to­ry com­pli­ance sup­port for DNF­BPs (Des­ig­nat­ed Non-Finan­cial Busi­ness­es and Pro­fes­sions) oper­at­ing in the Unit­ed Arab Emi­rates. Our work includes advi­so­ry sup­port to inter­nal AMLCO, MLRO and DPO func­tions, strength­en­ing UBO iden­ti­fi­ca­tion pro­ce­dures, imple­ment­ing risk-based KYC and enhanced due dili­gence frame­works, and estab­lish­ing effec­tive sanc­tions screen­ing and report­ing mech­a­nisms.

We assist clients in design­ing and imple­ment­ing inter­nal com­pli­ance frame­works aligned with applic­a­ble UAE AML reg­u­la­tions, includ­ing STR/SAR report­ing pro­ce­dures, inter­nal con­trol mech­a­nisms, and gov­er­nance struc­tures designed to enhance audit readi­ness and reg­u­la­to­ry resilience.

Our ser­vices also include spe­cialised AML train­ing pro­grammes tai­lored for com­pli­ance offi­cers, man­age­ment teams, and oper­a­tional staff, ensur­ing that inter­nal pro­ce­dures are prop­er­ly under­stood and effec­tive­ly imple­ment­ed with­in the organ­i­sa­tion.

Advanced AML and reg­u­la­to­ry com­pli­ance sup­port for DNF­BPs in the Unit­ed Arab Emi­rates, includ­ing advi­so­ry sup­port to AMLCO, MLRO and DPO func­tions, enhanced UBO iden­ti­fi­ca­tion, risk-based KYC and EDD pro­ce­dures, sanc­tions screen­ing, STR/SAR report­ing, and inter­nal con­trol frame­works designed to sup­port audit readi­ness and reg­u­la­to­ry com­pli­ance.

Real Estate Law

Real Estate Law

We assist clients through­out the legal life­cy­cle of real estate trans­ac­tions in the Unit­ed Arab Emi­rates, from acqui­si­tion struc­tur­ing and title ver­i­fi­ca­tion to lease draft­ing, reg­u­la­to­ry com­pli­ance, and the review of sale and devel­op­ment agree­ments. Our work cov­ers both res­i­den­tial and com­mer­cial prop­er­ty mat­ters across all sev­en emi­rates and includes thor­ough legal due dili­gence and strate­gic advice for prop­er­ty investors and asset-hold­ing enti­ties.

Whether deal­ing with off-plan pur­chas­es, com­plex lease nego­ti­a­tions, or RERA-relat­ed mat­ters, we pro­vide juris­dic­tion-aware legal guid­ance tai­lored to the dynam­ics of the UAE real estate mar­ket. Par­tic­u­lar atten­tion is giv­en to struc­tur­ing prop­er­ty own­er­ship in a man­ner that remains aligned with broad­er cor­po­rate, tax, and invest­ment strate­gies.

We also assist clients in eval­u­at­ing poten­tial eli­gi­bil­i­ty for long-term res­i­den­cy options linked to prop­er­ty own­er­ship, includ­ing Gold­en Visa pro­grammes, ensur­ing that real estate invest­ments are con­sid­ered with­in a broad­er legal and strate­gic frame­work.

Legal sup­port for real estate trans­ac­tions in the UAE cov­er­ing acqui­si­tions, leas­es, reg­u­la­to­ry com­pli­ance, and cross-bor­der struc­tur­ing, sup­port­ed by due dili­gence and strate­gic guid­ance, includ­ing assess­ment of res­i­den­cy options such as Gold­en Visa pro­grammes.

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Mar­itime & Ship­ping Law

Mar­itime & Ship­ping Law

We advise clients active in the mar­itime and ship­ping sec­tors on the legal frame­works gov­ern­ing ves­sel own­er­ship, char­ter­ing, reg­is­tra­tion, financ­ing, and reg­u­la­to­ry com­pli­ance. Our clients include shipown­ers, oper­a­tors, car­go inter­ests, insur­ers, and mar­itime ser­vice providers requir­ing legal sup­port across both trans­ac­tion­al and oper­a­tional mat­ters.

Our work cov­ers ves­sel reg­is­tra­tion, ship sale and pur­chase agree­ments, char­ter­par­ty con­tracts, ship finance doc­u­men­ta­tion, and the struc­tur­ing of own­er­ship and crew­ing arrange­ments. We also assist with con­trac­tu­al risk allo­ca­tion and reg­u­la­to­ry mat­ters, with par­tic­u­lar atten­tion to the require­ments of inter­na­tion­al­ly recog­nised mar­itime juris­dic­tions.

Whether sup­port­ing a ves­sel acqui­si­tion, advis­ing on oper­a­tional lia­bil­i­ties, or assist­ing in ship­ping-relat­ed dis­putes, we com­bine legal pre­ci­sion with sec­tor aware­ness. Our approach is designed to pro­tect mar­itime assets while main­tain­ing oper­a­tional con­ti­nu­ity across juris­dic­tions.

Mar­itime and ship­ping legal mat­ters includ­ing ves­sel own­er­ship, reg­is­tra­tion, char­ter­ing, financ­ing, and reg­u­la­to­ry com­pli­ance, with legal frame­works designed to pro­tect assets and sup­port oper­a­tional con­ti­nu­ity across inter­na­tion­al­ly recog­nised mar­itime juris­dic­tions.

Will & Estate Plan­ning

Will & Estate Plan­ning

We pre­pare Wills tai­lored to the spe­cif­ic cir­cum­stances of expa­tri­ates resid­ing in the Unit­ed Arab Emi­rates or hold­ing assets with­in the coun­try. Our work address­es the inter­sec­tion between per­son­al inten­tions and local legal frame­works, ensur­ing that the testator’s wish­es are clear­ly expressed and legal­ly enforce­able while tak­ing into account applic­a­ble suc­ces­sion rules, fam­i­ly struc­tures, and cross-bor­der con­sid­er­a­tions.

We assist clients with the reg­is­tra­tion of Wills before both the Dubai Inter­na­tion­al Finan­cial Cen­tre (DIFC) Wills Ser­vice and the Abu Dhabi Glob­al Mar­ket (ADGM) Courts, guid­ing them through the rel­e­vant pro­ce­dur­al require­ments and strate­gic con­sid­er­a­tions. Whether the objec­tive is to pro­tect real estate assets, safe­guard busi­ness inter­ests, or pro­vide clar­i­ty and cer­tain­ty for fam­i­ly mem­bers, our work ensures that estate plan­ning remains both legal­ly effec­tive and aligned with the client’s long-term inten­tions.

Wills for expa­tri­ates in the UAE designed to align per­son­al inten­tions with applic­a­ble suc­ces­sion laws, ensur­ing clar­i­ty and enforce­abil­i­ty while pro­tect­ing assets through reg­is­tra­tion before DIFC or ADGM and address­ing fam­i­ly, busi­ness, and cross-bor­der con­sid­er­a­tions.

Trans­ac­tion Struc­tur­ing

Trans­ac­tion Struc­tur­ing

We assist clients in struc­tur­ing com­plex trans­ac­tions involv­ing mul­ti­ple par­ties, juris­dic­tions, and legal frame­works. Our work focus­es on design­ing the legal archi­tec­ture of deals in a man­ner that aligns com­mer­cial objec­tives with reg­u­la­to­ry require­ments and con­trac­tu­al enforce­abil­i­ty.

Our involve­ment often begins at the ear­li­est stages of a trans­ac­tion, advis­ing on deal struc­ture, allo­ca­tion of rights and oblig­a­tions between the par­ties, and the coor­di­na­tion of cor­po­rate, tax, and gov­er­nance con­sid­er­a­tions. This includes struc­tur­ing share acqui­si­tions, asset trans­ac­tions, joint ven­tures, invest­ment arrange­ments, and cross-bor­der com­mer­cial projects.

Par­tic­u­lar atten­tion is giv­en to risk allo­ca­tion, con­trac­tu­al pro­tec­tion, and the inte­gra­tion of trans­ac­tion mechan­ics such as escrow arrange­ments, staged pay­ments, and con­di­tion­al trans­fers. Our objec­tive is to ensure that each trans­ac­tion is sup­port­ed by a clear and robust legal frame­work capa­ble of sup­port­ing exe­cu­tion, per­for­mance, and long-term sta­bil­i­ty.

Legal struc­tur­ing of com­plex trans­ac­tions involv­ing mul­ti­ple par­ties, juris­dic­tions, and con­trac­tu­al frame­works, ensur­ing reg­u­la­to­ry align­ment, risk allo­ca­tion, and enforce­able deal archi­tec­ture.

Selected Experience

  • Advis­ing investors on the cre­ation of UAE hold­ing struc­tures used to man­age cross-bor­der busi­ness and asset own­er­ship
  • Assist­ing clients with share acqui­si­tions and strate­gic invest­ment trans­ac­tions from nego­ti­a­tion through com­ple­tion
  • Struc­tur­ing and coor­di­nat­ing escrow arrange­ments with­in com­mer­cial trans­ac­tions to ensure secure exe­cu­tion between the par­ties
  • Assist­ing expa­tri­ates with the prepa­ra­tion and reg­is­tra­tion of wills before the DIFC and ADGM courts to ensure clar­i­ty and enforce­abil­i­ty in the UAE
  • Sup­port­ing DNF­BPs in the imple­men­ta­tion of AML com­pli­ance frame­works, includ­ing KYC pro­ce­dures, UBO iden­ti­fi­ca­tion, and inter­nal com­pli­ance poli­cies
  • Assist­ing investors in the acqui­si­tion and struc­tur­ing of real estate assets in the Unit­ed Arab Emi­rates, includ­ing the assess­ment of eli­gi­bil­i­ty for the Gold­en Visa pro­gramme avail­able to real estate investors
  • Advis­ing entre­pre­neurs and investors on eli­gi­bil­i­ty for the UAE Gold­en Visa pro­gramme applic­a­ble to qual­i­fy­ing investors and busi­ness own­ers
  • Coor­di­nat­ing the legal archi­tec­ture of com­plex com­mer­cial trans­ac­tions involv­ing mul­ti­ple par­ties, includ­ing escrow arrange­ments and con­di­tion­al pay­ment mech­a­nisms

Why Choose Us

LexLoom Legal & Tax sup­ports busi­ness own­ers, investors, and asset hold­ers by align­ing legal frame­works with long-term strate­gic objec­tives. Our work focus­es on pro­tect­ing and organ­is­ing both per­son­al and cor­po­rate inter­ests through tai­lored legal advice that inte­grates gov­er­nance, own­er­ship struc­tures, and suc­ces­sion plan­ning with­in a clear and resilient frame­work, par­tic­u­lar­ly in the con­text of the UAE’s main­land and free zone juris­dic­tions.

Each engage­ment is han­dled direct­ly by expe­ri­enced pro­fes­sion­als, with­out inter­me­di­aries, ensur­ing pre­cise, effi­cient, and strate­gi­cal­ly focused work. This approach allows us to deliv­er prac­ti­cal legal solu­tions that respect our clients’ time, pri­or­i­ties, and long-term objec­tives.

Contact Us

We wel­come inquiries from clients, part­ners, and pro­fes­sion­als. Please con­tact us using the details below and we will respond short­ly.

  • +971 4 277 8059
  • Office 206, Makateb Build­ing
    Al Mak­toum Road, Port Saeed
    Dubai, Unit­ed Arab Emi­rates

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