Practicing any business activity, whether commercial or professional, is required to be through a registered body in accordance with the approved legal structures of UAE. The choice of an appropriate legal entity is crucial, as it embraces a variety of issue stipulating the way the business is to be further conducted. Major global companies with strategic vision have already set up base in the UAE, where they can avail in unmatched advantages in conquering and expanding the markets of the Middle East and beyond. Many of them have seen the UAE as a gateway to the international market. Being one of the trade centers in the Arabian Gulf region, the UAE has taken the lead in developing free trade zones especially designed for foreign business investors.

To increase your chance for success, we explore and evaluate your business goals and opportunities, then use this information to build a comprehensive and well-­thought­-out business plan that will help you reach these goals.

Our team of lawyers assists clients in identifying the appropriate business structure along with the territory where business is required to be set up. In UAE, the government has marked certain specific areas as ‘free trade zone areas’ whereby a foreign individual or company can set up businesses without requiring the partnership of a UAE national. There are several aspects that an individual or party must consider prior to setting up of business within the free trade zone areas of UAE. Our lawyers provide extensive guidance to each client, in order to identify the accurate form of business establishment within UAE. Our lawyers have expertise in setting up businesses in UAE, whether it is a Limited Liability Company in UAE or a company within a particular Free Zone area. There are several Free Zone areas within UAE and we will help clients in choosing a free zone, taking into consideration such factors as:

• Distance from international airports and seaports facilities
• Facilities and infrastructure offered at the free zone
• Real estate options – leasing and/or ownership options available
• Export sustainability
• Types of activities allowed by the respective free zone authority
• Annual rent for office space and size of office units
• Minimum capital required, registration, trade license fees and miscellaneous expenses
• Time required for the application process

We assist in preparing all the necessary documentation, identifying the most cost-effective ways of settling in UAE or UAE free zone area.

Apart from business set-up in free zones, we provide incorporation and administration services of offshore companies. We will provide you with the full and updated information on offshore incorporation, help prepare the required documents and act on your behalf to preserve anonymity of clients.