Biography

Mohamed Al Marzouqi is the firm’s Co-Head of Dispute Resolution and Head of Office- Abu Dhabi

Mohamed has over 30 years’ experience in litigation and dispute resolution in the UAE.  Prior to joining Al Tamimi & Company, Mohammed spent 8 years working at the Investigation Department of the Dubai Public Prosecution.  He began his career with Al Tamimi & Company in 2002 and was instrumental in developing the Litigation department of the firm. In 2003, Mohammed was admitted to practice before the UAE Courts and in 2007 he was admitted to practice before the Federal Supreme Court – the highest court in the UAE.  Mohammed’s areas of expertise include banking, property, commercial and intellectual property rights disputes and he has considerable experience in criminal law. He has also advised numerous government departments on the drafting and review of new legislation.

In addition, he served as project manager for a comprehensive initiative to revamp and modernize the UAE’s justice sector, including the restructuring of the Ministry of Justice.

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Recent Experience

  • Mohamed has extensive experience in the Criminal Practice in general, and specifically in Electronic Crimes, money laundry, fraud, and embezzlement. He participated in 1MDB matter for a judgment valued 3.6 Billion USD, and another judgment for 300 million Euro in an international embezzlement case related to Banks shares. He is also assisting national and international Banks such as ADCB, FAB, ADIB, RAK Bank, HSBC, Barclays, Habib Bank, NBK, KIB on the NMC embezzlement cases for a value of 4 Billion USD.
  • Advised a large group of companies in a complex partners’ dispute involving claims exceeding AED 5 billion.
  • Advising UAE Ministry of Justice on revamping its electronic services, a project lead.
  • Advised a large group of companies in a complex partners’ dispute involving claims exceeding AED 5 billion.
  • Advising a real-estate developer company on several Arbitration disputes before ADCCAC; including a dispute over a Musataha agreement which resulted in winning an Arbitration case of over 90 million Dirhams.
  • Advising Beijing Construction Engineering Group on a construction Arbitration dispute, The value of the project was 1.6 Billion Dirhams, and the amount of the claim was 500 Million Dirhams.
  • Advised several Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds on multimillion-dollar commercial disputes, employment claims, and white-collar criminal matters
  • Advised Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) on a range of contentious matters arising from loan facilities, including recovery proceedings and borrower default disputes.
  • Advising Aerated Concrete Industries on an Arbitration case for a claim of 11 Million Dirhams which resulted in a successful outcome for the full claimed amount.
  • Advising Transfield Power & Construction on an Arbitration case relating to a claim of 164 Million Dirhams.
  • Advising many clients from the private and public sectors, including Abu Dhabi Municipality, Department of Municipal Affairs, Abu Dhabi Economic Department, Tourism Authority, Abu Dhabi National Insurance, Agthia (P.S.J.C), Etisalat, Mubadala Development, Abu Dhabi Ports, Emirates Steel, TDIC etc. on several commercial, rental and employment issues.
  • Advising major hospitals in the UAE and outside of the UAE and/or patients on medical malpractice cases.
  • Representing major international and national companies on trademark cases.
  • He also participated in the work of pleadings, where he wrote memos and regulations in a number of civil, commercial and criminal cases, in addition to reviewing a number of commercial contracts for government institutions, companies and individuals.

Language(s)

  • Arabic
  • English

Education

  • Master in international business law, Paris Sorbonne Université
  • Diploma in International Law International Relation Diplomacy, Paris Sorbonne Université
  • Bachelor of Law, Beirut University

Admission

  • 2007 – Federal Supreme court of UAE
  • 2003 – Federal Courts, Abu Courts, Dubai Courts and RAK courts