Corporate law / corporate governance
Support throughout the company’s entire life cycle
As lawyers specializing in business and corporate law, our role is to advise and represent you in all procedures and at every stage of a company's life, from its creation through its closure or transfer.
Choose and establish the right structure
Choice of legal structure
Would you like to establish your business in the United Arab Emirates and are wondering which legal structure to choose?
The United Arab Emirates offer a wide range of company types: 45 free zones currently, onshore companies, and offshore companies. The choice is often complicated for foreign entrepreneurs wishing to establish themselves in the United Arab Emirates.
Structure, capital and license
Our firm advises you beforehand on the structure of the company to be established, the choice of legal form, the share capital to be paid in, and the type of license corresponding to the activity you wish to undertake.
Company formation
Our team listens to your business project and supports you in setting up your company, handling all the administrative formalities related to its creation.
Day-to-day management and governance
Executives, partners and shareholders
Our team of lawyers specializing in corporate law is here to support and advise you throughout all the procedures involved in the day-to-day management of your company.
We also advise directors, partners, and shareholders when setting up a company, particularly by drafting partnership or shareholders’ agreements.
Transfers and transactions involving shares
Throughout the company's existence, we support you with specific procedures such as the transfer of shares and the drafting of agreements for the sale and/or purchase of shares.
Board of Directors and Resolutions
We step in when needed at Board of Directors meetings to guarantee and ensure governance-related formalities: drafting minutes of Board of Directors or shareholders’ meetings, meeting minutes, and resolutions adopted by directors or shareholders.
Legal and regulatory monitoring
Finally, our in-house legal team monitors legal developments on your behalf to keep you informed of all regulatory and legislative updates concerning corporate law and corporate governance.
All legal services are provided exclusively by Merritt Legal Consultants FZ LLC.