The Firm – The Firm – HPL Yamalova & Plewka HPL Yamalova & Plewka JLTJLT

HPL Yamalova & Plewka JLT is a Dubai-based general practice firm comprised of international practitioners with in-depth local experience in the MENA region. We embrace challenges of the U.A.E.’s and surrounding region’s evolving legal systems and advocate unprecedented approaches to their resolution. We have a reputation for pursuing revolutionary tactics, zealous advocacy and uncompromising principles, while upholding an unwavering faith in justice and fairness. We aim to resolve disputes amicably through rigorous negotiation and turn to litigation as a last resort.

Our Firm focuses on providing quality advice and uncompromising individual support to a select group of clients, multinational corporations and individual investors alike. Our ultimate goal is to protect our clients’ best interests by providing honest and straight-forward advice.

The Practice – The Practice – HPL Yamalova & HPL Yamalova & Plewka JLTPlewka JLT

In addition to our local expertise in the GCC, we count as part of our team a number of off-counsel attorneys in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and the United States to provide our clients with a broad spectrum of advice.

We are a general practice firm specializing in legal issues in the U.A.E. and greater G.C.C. area. Our multifaceted practice includes: • Dispute Resolution • Real Estate

• Corporate/Commercial • Employment

• Immigration • Intellectual Property

The Team – The Team – HPL Yamalova & Plewka HPL Yamalova & Plewka JLTJLT

The Firm was founded and is headed by Ludmila Yamalova, the Firm’s Managing Partner. Ludmila, is a U.S. qualified Juris Doctor with rich and diverse experience in law from both the U.S. and G.C.C. She is an active and vocal advocate who makes frequent contributions to major publications and media both locally and internationally.

Member of California Bar, USA

Juris Doctor , University of Austin, TX, U.S.A.

Master’s Degree, University of Nanterre,

Paris, France

Bachelor of Art, Reed College, Oregon, USA

Ludmila previously practiced intellectual property litigation in the U.S. and now advises clients in the areas of real estate, dispute resolution, corporate advisory services and commercial law in the G.C.C. Educated in the U.S. and a native Russian and Ukrainian speaker, Ludmila is ideally suited to represent clients from the U.S., Eastern and Western Europe.

The Team – The Team – HPL Yamalova & Plewka HPL Yamalova & Plewka JLTJLT

Anthony Davies is Partner at HPL Yamalova & Plewka JLT. He is admitted to practice as Solicitor in the Supreme Court of England and Wales and brings more than ten years of experience in both the UK and the UAE.

Solicitor of the Supreme Court,

England and Wales

Bachelor of Laws from University of Wales,

Cardiff

Anthony represents clients on real estate issues involving large-scale UK and UAE developments. He has been involved with a number of high profile cases in the DIFC and Dubai Real Estate Courts. He provides legal support to a number of local and international businesses operating within the UAE and overseas. Anthony is also a regular contributor to real estate publications in the region.

Legal Team – Legal Team – HPL Yamalova & HPL Yamalova & Plewka JLTPlewka JLT

Law Society, UKPostgraduate, London

School of BusinessInns of Courts School of

Law, LondonBachelor of Law, Kingston

UniversityLanguages : English,

French , German, conversational Arabic

New York BarBachelor of Law,

University of Limerick, Ireland

Languages : English , French and Gaelic

Reneen is one of the original members of the team who gained experience at our sister company in Germany before coming to Dubai. Always at the forefront of legal development in the U.A.E., Reneen specializes in real estate, strata law and contractual law.

Hugh began his legal career in Ireland after studying at the University of Limerick and gaining admission to the New York Bar. Experienced in complex litigation, Hugh focuses on real estate and contractual law in the U.A.E.

Support Team – Support Team – HPL HPL Yamalova & Plewka JLTYamalova & Plewka JLT

Bachelor in Law from American University of

Central AsiaLanguages: Russian, Uzbek, Kyrgyz and

Kazakh

Leigh began her career in China Leigh began her career in China conducting legal research under the conducting legal research under the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of State and subsequently gained consulting subsequently gained consulting experience in Shanghai. Then, Leigh experience in Shanghai. Then, Leigh moved to Dubai to further her moved to Dubai to further her international career in the legal international career in the legal area. At the Firm, Leigh is area. At the Firm, Leigh is responsible for document control responsible for document control and liaises with clients in Mandarin.and liaises with clients in Mandarin.

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Mandarin

from St. Olaf College, USA

Languages include English and Mandarin

Aziz studied law at the American Aziz studied law at the American University of Central Asia and moved University of Central Asia and moved to Dubai shortly after graduation. to Dubai shortly after graduation. After gaining experience at a After gaining experience at a paralegal consulting firm, he has paralegal consulting firm, he has joined the Firm to deepen his legal joined the Firm to deepen his legal understanding in an international understanding in an international setting. Aziz assists our lawyers with setting. Aziz assists our lawyers with clients in Russian and company clients in Russian and company formation.formation.

Support Team – Support Team – HPL HPL Yamalova & Plewka JLTYamalova & Plewka JLT

University of Bremen, Germany – Major in

Business Administration and Applied Business Languages

Languages: German, English, Farsi and Dari with

Intermediate Arabic

Office Coordinator

Languages : Arabic, English, French, Italian

Kathi is the Firm’s Director of Operations with over eight years of administrative and operational experience in Germany and Dubai. She oversees the Firm’s entire operations and instills efficiency and excellence on a daily basis while successfully navigating the U.A.E.’s business procedures and nuances.

Mohamed has more than nine years of office experience in Dubai and over ten years of experience in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He is well-versed in the local laws, practice, tradition and culture of the U.A.E. and is responsible for dealing with local authorities and overall business administration.

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Local AdvocateDiana represents clients before all U.A.E. Courts and Dubai International Arbitration Centre. Her specializations include dispute resolution, real estate, employment and family law, including divorce.

Partner - EuropeHarald Plewka is the Managing Partner of the Firm’s European Operations called HPL Plewka & Coll LLP (www.hplaw.com). In that capacity, he advises national and international clients relating to taxes and Corporate/M&A both in the UAE and in Europe..

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External CounselW. Joseph Aldridge is Partner at Apperson Crump in Memphis Tennessee, USA . He brings over 30 year of experience in the field of real estate, asset acquisitions, financing and hospitality operations, including commercial transactions, corporate organization, acquisitions and dispositions of real, personal and intellectual property and traditional and non‐traditional financing and recapitalizations.

Business ConsultantStephanie is an avid entrepreneur who relocated to Dubai from Silicon Valley in 2006. Having worked in the UAE for the last four years in a consultancy firm specializing in business development in the Middle East, Stephanie advises clients at the Firm on sound business plans and implementation in the U.A.E. region..

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