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Real Estate & Construction and Hotels & Leisure
Real estate, construction, and hospitality are at the forefront of transformation across the Middle East – reshaping cities, driving investment, and demanding increasingly sophisticated legal frameworks.
In the June edition of Law Update, we take a closer look at the legal shifts influencing the sector – from Dubai’s new Real Estate Investment Funds Law and major reforms in Qatar, to Bahrain’s push toward digitalisation in property and timeshare regulation. We also explore practical issues around strata, zoning, joint ventures, and hotel management agreements that are critical to navigating today’s market.
As the landscape becomes more complex, understanding the legal dynamics behind these developments is key to making informed, strategic decisions.
2025 is set to be a game-changer for the MENA region, with legal and regulatory shifts from 2024 continuing to reshape its economic landscape. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain are all implementing groundbreaking reforms in sustainable financing, investment laws, labor regulations, and dispute resolution. As the region positions itself for deeper global integration, businesses must adapt to a rapidly evolving legal environment.
Our Eyes on 2025 publication provides essential insights and practical guidance on the key legal updates shaping the year ahead—equipping you with the knowledge to stay ahead in this dynamic market.
A complete spectrum of legal services across jurisdictions in the Middle East & North Africa.
Praveena Pechetti
Associate
Biography
Praveena is an Associate based in our Dubai office and a member of the Banking and Finance Team. She works on a diverse range of financial regulatory matters and is experienced in representing clients before various GCC financial regulators. Praveena has helped several financial companies including virtual assets service providers establish presence in the UAE and obtain financial licenses. Prior to this, Praveena worked with leading law firms in India where she gained experience in advising on M&A transactions.
Praveena advises a range of financial institutions/ intermediaries including banks, NBFIs, exchanges, broker-dealers, asset managers, fund managers, fintech and emerging technology companies.
Recent Experience
- Assisting leading crowdfunding platform in obtaining a financial services permission from the ADGM for an alternative Investments platform.
- Advising Groww (India’s leading financial marketplace) on setting up a representative office in the ADGM
- Assisting global top 10 crypto exchanges in obtaining licenses in the UAE
- Advising Mirae Asset on internal restructuring
- Advising CPP Investment Board on launch and structuring of a renewables focused infrastructure investment trust (InviT)
- Advising Arcelor Mittal on acquisition of major steel manufacturing companies in India
- Advising IndusInd Bank on preferential issue of shares to various institutional investors
- Advising Aavishkaar Group on the regulations of Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Language(s)
- English
- Hindi
- Telugu
- Marathi
Education
- 2015 – LLB, Symbiosis Law School, India
- 2013 – Diploma in Business Laws from NUJS, India
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