Julia Ofer

Julia is a senior counsel in the Corporate and Commercial group of our Dubai office. She acts for clients on a wide range of transactions in the UAE and Middle East region, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and investment re-structuring. Julia advises clients on a number of increasing and fast developing local law compliance affairs, including data protection and privacy, corporate governance, and on specialist regulatory matters that are essential to the financial services and healthcare sectors.

With many years of experience advising on commercial terms taking UAE law specifics into account, especially for agency and distribution matters, and franchise arrangements, Julia also supports clients with their regular commercial contracts requirements.

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Karriere

Since 2022	Senior counsel, Taylor Wessing, Middle East
2017 - 2022	Senior associate, Taylor Wessing, Middle East
2014 - 2017	Associate, Taylor Wessing, Middle East

2013 - 2014	Associate, Bennett Jones LLP, Abu Dhabi
2012 - 2013	Legal consultant, Sienna Legal Consultancy FZC

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Ausbildung

2013	Admitted to the bar, Koblenz, Germany
2011	Second Legal State Exam, fully bar qualified lawyer, Ministry of Justice, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2011	Legal Clerkship, Germany and UAE

2009	First Legal Exam, Ministry of Justice, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2009	Law studies, Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

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Publikationen

Setting up in the GCC - MEED guide about doing business for SMEs in the GCC - December 2014
German Investment in the UAE - AHK Law and Taxes Newsletter, Page 22 - 13 November 2014
Corporate governance - a key point for investors - AHK Law and Taxes Newsletter, Page 22 - 14. August 2014
About duties and rights of employers - AHK Law and Taxes Newsletter, Page 22 - 29. April 2014
U.A.E. Federal Law No. 4 of 2012, the Competition Law – an overview - AHK Law and Taxes Newsletter, Page 8 - April 2013
Increased M&A Activity in Mena - AHK Law and Taxes Newsletter, Page 9 - August 2013

Fremdsprachen

English

German

Expertise

Branchen Technology, Media & Communications Life Sciences & Healthcare Fertigungsindustrie

Referenzen

A multinational supplier of integrated automated supply chain technology, software and services	A multinational supplier of integrated automated supply chain technology, software and services on corporate structure and regulatory requirements related to market entry into the UAE.
A market leading photonics technology developer	A market leading photonics technology developer on local law compliance of distribution and agency arrangements in the Mena region.
A globally operating German manufacturer of printing technology	A globally operating German manufacturer of printing technology on a business acquisition in the UAE and JV arrangements for the incorporation of a JAFZA based company.

A leading company-group in automobile sector	Advising on commercial agency law and compliance of new technology to be launched in UAE and KSA market.
A GCC based investment fund	A GCC based investment fund on strategic investment into a UAE based company in water desalination business.
A leading developer of laboratory and medical equipment	A leading developer of laboratory and medical equipment on corporate restructuring in the UAE.