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Eshaaq Ahmed Advocates & Consultants

Private legal practice for international businesses and select private clients.

Dubai · Worldwide

FoundersBrigadier General · King's Counsel · Solicitor
EstablishedDubai, 2026
ReachDubai · Worldwide

Practice

How We Work

Corporate and private client advisory with serious defence capability. Every matter at partner level.

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International Commercial

Advisory across the full commercial lifecycle for technology companies, digital asset businesses, and international enterprises. Market entry, structuring, shareholder arrangements, and cross-border dispute resolution.

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Regulatory & Licensing

Onshore and free zone licensing. Digital asset regulation under VARA, SCA, and FSRA frameworks. Guiding international businesses from concept to compliant operation — and responding when regulators come calling.

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Outsourced General Counsel

Embedded legal support for startups, SMEs, and technology firms. Partner-level involvement without the permanent headcount — and the breadth to spot risks that a purely commercial lawyer would miss.

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Corporate & Private Client

Corporate governance documentation, contract drafting, notarisation, and wills. Every document drafted to a standard that assumes it will be tested — because in our experience, it will be.

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05

Family Law & Personal Status

International and UAE family law for expat clients. Divorce, custody, guardianship, and cross-border enforcement. Matters we handle with discretion — and never discuss, list, or publicise.

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Real Estate

Commercial and residential property across Dubai. Off-plan disputes, developer claims, tenancy matters, RERA proceedings — and the more complex end where property meets fraud.

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Defence & Disputes
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Criminal Defence

We don't wait for the prosecution to set the agenda. Our founding team understands investigations from every angle — because we've operated on both sides of the process. 24/7 emergency response.

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Reputation & Crisis Management

In the UAE, defamation is criminal. We trace anonymous sources, build evidential cases, and pursue removal through legal channels — with an investigative capability most reputation firms cannot match.

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Digital Evidence & Cryptography

Genuine technical expertise in cryptography and digital evidence within the founding team — not outsourced. We led the cases that define this area.

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Asset Recovery & Financial Litigation

Confiscation defence, restraint order challenges, and cross-border asset tracing. Including defence against foreign asset claims targeting non-national UAE residents.

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Interpol & Cross-Border

Red Notice challenges, extradition defence, and cross-border criminal exposure. We don't just respond to proceedings — we engage proactively to resolve matters before they escalate.

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Something else?

We handle a carefully selected range of matters beyond our core practice. If your situation demands precision and discretion, we should talk.

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The Firm

A Different Kind of Practice

Built for international businesses and the individuals behind them. We provide the corporate, regulatory, and private client advisory that operating in the UAE demands — with a serious defence capability that most commercial firms cannot offer.

Our founding partners bring three distinct disciplines and over five decades of combined experience to every engagement: senior UAE law enforcement leadership, including service as a Brigadier General heading Dubai Police investigation sections; internationally recognised courtroom expertise in cryptography, digital evidence, and high-stakes advocacy; and over two decades of specialist solicitor practice in serious and financial crime across the UK's highest courts.

This combination means we advise on commercial structuring, regulatory compliance, and corporate strategy with the same precision we bring to defending the most serious criminal allegations. Clients come to us because they need a firm that understands risk from every angle — regulatory, reputational, and personal.

We are structured to respond rapidly. Arrests, investigations, regulatory actions, or reputational threats — direct partner-level involvement from the outset, with strict confidentiality protocols across every matter.

Our practice is based in Dubai with international reach across the UK, Europe, and the wider Middle East.

Our People

The Partners

Eshaaq Ahmed Mohamed
Founding Partner

Retired Brigadier General, Dubai Police. Over 30 years in law enforcement and legal practice. Former Head of Investigation Sections. Specialist in financial crimes, fraud, and cybercrime.

Oliver Cook KC
Founding Partner

King's Counsel. Internationally recognised authority on cryptography, digital evidence, and high-stakes litigation. Ranked in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. Called 2004, Silk 2025.

Fida Hussain
Founding Partner

Solicitor. Over two decades of specialist practice in serious and financial crime across the UK's highest courts. Trusted by clients and peers for strategic acumen in complex criminal litigation.

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Contact

Private enquiry.

Whether you need strategic corporate counsel or urgent representation, every engagement begins with a confidential conversation.

Office

Emaar Business Park, Building 3
The Greens, Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Secure communications: For sensitive matters, contact us via Signal. Encrypted end-to-end. Details provided on initial contact.

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