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United Arab Emirates

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the strongest and most diversified economies in the Middle East. In addition to traditional strengths in power/infrastructure, construction and real estate, tourism and hospitality, consumer products and finance, the UAE has become a hub for other sectors such as healthcare, lifesciences, TMC and education. More recently, signs of venture capital activity point towards a healthy, multi-faceted economy maturing nicely in time for Expo2020.

Recognising this, CMS Dubai offers corporate and commercial legal advice to businesses of any size, from large multinationals to high potential SMEs across all these sectors. We also assist clients to avoid, settle or arbitrate/litigate disputes when things go wrong.

CMS lawyers understand your industry and your business, and tackle your legal challenges with your commercial objectives in mind. A practical consequence of this is that we draw upon specific technical and sector expertise from across our network where necessary to ensure we offer best in class service wherever our clients are based.

As one of the Middle East’s most important economic centres, the UAE serve as a gateway to the wider Middle East and Africa. Our lawyers advise international clients with an interest in the Middle East and Middle Eastern businesses looking for outbound investment into Europe, Africa and Asia, seamlessly with our expanding network of offices across the globe. As the largest law firm in Europe and a top 10 global law firm, CMS has almost every jurisdiction covered.

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On the Pulse webinar series 2024
Welcome to the 2024 On the Pulse webinar series.  This webinar series brings you updates on the latest legal and commercial developments in the life sciences & healthcare sector from around the world. Over the coming period, we will be hosting two webinars on:Unified Patent Court (UPC) - 23 AprilEU Pharma Package - 18 JuneEach webinar will be one hour in length with a 15-minute Q&A session.
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