Horizon&Co Law Firm

International Commercial Transactions ,Commercial & Corporate Law , Maritime & Transportation ,Intellectual Property , Arbitration & Conciliation

Corporate & Commercial

The General Corporate Department, serves as the axis that integrates the various other departments of the Firm in the joint management and direction of our clients' diverse legal needs. It regularly spearheads the Firm's coordinated efforts to achieve the prompt and successful resolution of legal problems, first by identifying those areas of the law which require immediate attention and then by summoning the intervention and participation of specialists from within the Firm whose talents are best suited to addressing and resolving specific problems.

This department provides day to day general corporate advice to corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Offshore Companies, Free Zone Companies and Sole Proprietorship both large and small. It attends to legal issues that corporate clients confront in the ordinary course of their business operations, as well as outside the ordinary course of affairs. It assists clients in the identification and solution of problem areas, as well as with the negotiation, drafting, and execution of contracts; It also introduces clients to the idiosyncrasies of the UAE business and legal environment.

We are proud to announce that our Corporate & Commercial Department has successfully provided professional advice and consultancy in addition to actively being involved in the preparation of rules, regulations, policies and procedures pertaining to various Free Zones in the United Arab Emirates, The EO Office, Government Sector, Banking Sector, Private Institutions etc.

Banking and Finance

The Corporate Finance and Banking Department, is the transactional arm of the law firm. It commands expertise in the structuring, negotiation, and execution of a broad range of complex corporate and financial transactions, including banking, mergers and acquisitions, municipal finance, securities and real estates

The Corporate Finance and Banking Department has also rendered legal services in connection with the planning, financing, and execution of major projects.

Maritime Law
The UAE’s economy includes International Trading, Free Zones and international shipping industries that require experienced, quality legal representation by attorneys skilled in maritime law. The commercial litigation of Horizons & Co., have been providing exceptional legal counsel and maritime litigation representation for decades. Our attorneys are nationally recognized for our knowledge of the maritime judicial system, and we are proud to represent many of the nation's largest companies that have interests in the UAE, GCC and worldwide.

Franchising
Franchising is a method of financing as well as a means of distribution. A franchisor can clone its business many times over through the investment of many franchisees in their own businesses. The franchisor can do this without diluting the ownership of the franchisor company.

We help clients expand their businesses through franchising. We represent international franchisors, franchisees, area developers and companies acquiring franchise systems, and we counsel businesses on the scope of the franchise laws. Clients range from startup franchisors and franchisees to multinational companies..

We Horizons & Co. Law firm represents both franchisors and franchisees. We assist foreign franchisors in the launch of their franchise operations in Dubai and UAE markets. We assist UAE firms to expand by establishing new franchise businesses or acquiring franchise companies. We represent entrepreneurs in the purchase or sale of franchises. When appropriate, we also help companies to establish distribution and licensing systems that are not franchises, and we advise companies whose businesses may inadvertently fall within the scope of the franchise laws. Finally, we assist both franchisors and franchisees in resolving franchise disputes..

Intellectual Property, Patent and Trademarks

ntellectual Property Law (IP) affects nearly every business in one way or another. Unfortunately, not every business pays enough attention to its IP rights soon enough to seek the maximum protection. In some cases, rights can be lost. At Horizons & Co. Law firm, we are always alert to the IP aspects of our clients' businesses and to ways in which we might assist our clients to protect their IP rights. IP law covers four distinct but overlapping subjects: trademarks and patents.
Trademarks come into play in connection with marketing issues. What do you call your product or service? Will customers readily recognize the brand and distinguish it from competing products? In this sense, a trademark identifies the source of goods or services. Trademark rights can exist not only in a word or logo, but also a slogan, a package design or even the overall impression of a store design, as in a franchise system. Per the UAE trademark Federal Law, trademark registration lasts for ten years and may be renewed indefinitely, as long as the owner can prove continued use of the trademark in interstate or international commerce.

Patents protect rights in inventions. UAE Federal Law grants the inventor a monopoly on the rights to the invention. This monopoly is intended to encourage inventors to file for patent protection, thereby publishing their inventions and promoting further invention.

Horizons & Co. Law firm is mindful of the importance of intellectual property to a successful business. We help companies of all kinds to protect and exploit their valuable trademarks, creative works and inventions. We also draft and negotiate contracts both for providers and users..

Property & Real Estate

Horizons & Co. Law firm has an extensive and diverse commercial real estate practice that includes representation of clients in connection with all facets of the acquisition, disposition, financing, development, leasing, and operation of all types of real property. Our Real Estate Practice Group routinely advises clients about land use, zoning, platting, permitting and related matters, and has extensive experience handling multi-state and international transactions. This area of practice has remained a cornerstone of our legal services since the Firm was founded.

Our Real Estate Attorney’s combine their many years of experience with state-of-the-art technology to provide efficient and economic representation in real estate transactions. We are highly experienced in the acquisition, disposition, financing, development, leasing and operation of all types of real property, including:

Office buildings
Free Hold Properties
Free Lease Properties buildings
Residential developments
Apartment complexes
Medical facilities
Convenience stores
Service stations
Parks and recreational facilities

Sports stadiums
Hotels
Resort properties
Unimproved land
Shopping and retail centers
Mixed-use development
Restaurants
Industrial and manufacturing facilities

Arbitration

The most common form of dispute resolution is negotiation. This is when two parties work together to resolve the dispute on their own. When negotiations fail, it often becomes necessary to enlist the assistance of a neutral third party or parties to facilitate the resolution of the dispute..

Our Firm can act on the behalf of the Client during the Negotiation Process, and provide her efforts to settle the Dispute Amicably.

Mediation
Mediation is the process wherein the parties meet with a mutually selected impartial and neutral person who assists them in the negotiation of their differences. Mediation opens up lines of communication between parties and facilitates resolution of disputes by enabling both parties to voice concerns and disagreements openly and fairly. With mediation, the ultimate decision and resolution is left up to the two parties. This type of dispute resolution is extremely favorable as it allows both parties to maintain a working relationship while at the same time resolving their dispute. Mediation decisions can be either binding or non-binding, depending on what the two parties have agreed upon.

Criminal Law

Our Advocates will investigate every aspect of the charge to determine the strength and admissibility of the evidence against you. We aggressively work to have your charges dismissed or reduced, and to keep you out of jail.

If you have been charged with a crime in the Emirate of Dubai, contact Horizons & Co., to discuss the charges against you. Trust our experience to help you get the outcome that is best for you and your family.

Our firm has been aggressively defending people from having a felony or misdemeanour conviction on their record. Our reputation and name recognition in the courts makes a difference. We know that your future is important. Your job and your freedom depend on your having the strongest defence possible. Trust our reputation for excellence.

Litigation

Litigation is the process by which disputes are brought before a court seeking a legal remedy for an alleged wrong.

Our Advocates and Attorneys can provide the Client with the assistance with his business, Employment, Real Estate and Personal Status litigation needs. We understand that litigation can be a costly undertaking, and we work with our clients to minimize legal risks before they happen. We also strive to keep dispute resolution costs low, and help preserve existing business relationships.

Dispute Resolution

We can provide our Client with one the hereunder method which ensure to settle his Dispute in the shortest and appropriate way, we can practice.

Labor and Employment

Horizons & Co. Law Firm has an extensive expertise with the Labor and Employment Law within the UAE, G.C.C and the Middle East. Our goal is to provide the Client with the accurate Legal Advice, including and not limited to drafting Employment Contracts, Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement, Non Competition Agreements, Reviewing Employment Contracts and Preparing a detailed comments based on our Legal point of view, assisting in negotiations to settle the Disputes arisen by Employment relationship, represent the Client before all Judicial and quasi-Judicial, Local and Federal Courts within Dubai and the UAE..

We are proud of our heritage and of the pioneers in the Labor and Employment field.

Offshore and Free Zone Companies

Our Firm proudly announces that we are a Authorized Registered Agent in Jebel Ali Free Zone.

Offshore Companies are the best way to run a business in the GCC or Worldwide. Offshore Companies can carry out Trading, Investment, Holding, Financing, Patent Trademark and Copyright Holding, Real estate Ownership.

Our Firm Assists the Client in Incorporating an Offshore Company and building up his business in Dubai, UAE and Worldwide, including and not limited to drafting Memoranda, Articles of Association, Shareholders Agreement, Board and Shareholders Resolutions, day-to-day management of the Company.

We advice our client to go for Offshore or Free Zone Companies since the aforesaid Companies are 100% foreign ownership and setting up does not require a local partner. Therefore companies retain full control of their businesses at all times. No personal income & corporate taxes since the government has guaranteed that there will be no corporate taxes for companies established in the Free Zone, for a period of 50 years - a concession that's renewable. 100% repatriation of capital and profits since all profits can be transferred out of the country as and when required. There are no currency restrictions, AED linked to US$. No recruitment problems since Companies can select workers with a wide range of skills from an easily accessible central pool. In addition, companies are free to bring in their own employees to work in the Free Zone..

In general we provide the handling of litigation, drafting of agreements, registration of corporate and intellectual properties, Consultations in Marine and IT Laws and various other services. We have a wide network of partners and correspondents in almost all GCC, and correspondents in other parts of the world.