Strategic structural advisory for founder-led businesses, international groups, and family offices — beyond formation, into the structures that operate over time.
Provided by Moore Law Firm FZ-LLC · Meydan Freezone Licence No. 2309392 · Corporate service provider & consultancy.
Most UAE corporate engagements begin with entity formation. The more substantive work, however, sits in what comes after — the design of governance arrangements, the structuring of intra-group flows, the integration with the client’s broader international position, and the ongoing strategic decisions that determine whether the UAE entity meets its intended purpose over time.
Moore Law’s corporate consulting practice addresses these post-formation questions. The work is shaped by the firm’s combined Danish-legal foundation and UAE practical experience, with a particular focus on structures that operate across the European-Gulf axis. Most engagements are on a retainer basis, providing the client with continuing access to counsel as questions arise.
This engagement covers the post-formation work: the ongoing operation, restructuring, and strategic direction of existing UAE entities and groups. Formation itself — entity choice, licensing, and initial setup — falls under the firm’s UAE Company Formation practice.
Design of group structures involving UAE entities — including the role of holding companies, operating companies, intermediate vehicles, and special-purpose entities. Selection of mainland, freezone, and offshore vehicles within the group structure, and the working interfaces between them.
Establishment of governance arrangements for UAE entities and groups — including board composition, shareholder reserved matters, manager appointments, signing authorities, and the practical mechanics of how decisions are made and recorded. Particular attention for founder-led businesses where the founder’s involvement evolves over time.
Design of intra-group flows — services arrangements, financing flows, licensing arrangements, royalty structures, and management-fee mechanisms — that meet substance requirements, integrate with the UAE corporate-tax position, and align with the broader international tax position. Coordination with the firm’s international taxation practice.
Building of the substance — operational, managerial, and physical — that supports the UAE entity’s tax position under the federal corporate-tax regime, including the qualifying-freezone-person framework where relevant. Documentation of the substance for audit-readiness.
Ongoing strategic input on the development of the UAE position — including expansion decisions, restructuring questions, new-licence acquisitions, partnership and joint-venture proposals, and the handling of significant developments in the underlying business or in the UAE regulatory framework.
For clients with continuing UAE corporate engagement, retainer-based counsel covering the routine and the strategic — from contract review to board-level questions, from compliance updates to expansion planning. The firm acts as the client’s UAE general counsel in everything but title.