FinTech Legal - United Arab Emirates
What the team is known for
Al Tamimi & Company has a solid regional presence with experience and knowledge in financial service regulations. The team has expertise on matters including M&A, payments services, IP rights, cybersecurity and crypto assets. It also has experience in FinTech funding rounds.
Strengths
"The Al Tamimi team possesses substantial expertise in FinTech and regulatory issues in the UAE. The team is cooperative and approachable. They have shown great responsiveness."
"They are very responsive, the quality of the deliverables is by far the best I've seen in the region, and their understanding of FinTech is above and beyond anyone else I've worked with."
Work highlights
Al Tamimi advised BitOasis, a virtual asset trading platform, on its application for a licence to operate broker-dealer services from Dubai's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority.
Notable practitioners
Divya Abrol Gambhir leads Al Tamimi's financial regulatory practice. She regularly advises financial institutions and FinTech businesses on regulatory licensing and compliance matters. "Divya shows very strong leadership, is responsive, experienced and knowledgeable in the regulatory environment, and has strong commercial sense." "Collaborating with Divya was a pleasure! Her knowledge, responsiveness, and constant readiness to assist were highly commendable."
