Emanuel is an Attorney and a Certified Fraud Examiner based in Guatemala. His practice focuses on main aspects of Fraud and Asset Recovery, contributing with investigations and strategy in Litigation support and ADR. He is currently a member of the Firm’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency Fraud & Asset Recovery practice group.

His experience includes the preparation of evidence with forensic experts, including financial, accounting and e-discovery/social media analysis. He has also coordinated the processing of international legal assistance requests, taking of witness statements, and implementation of strategies for the enforcement and recognition of foreign judgments.

With experience and in coordination with legal counsel in USA, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and Europe, he has participated in the analysis of cross-border corporate transactions, due diligence procedures, review of commercial/corporate agreements, and the incorporation and reorganization of commercial groups and entities.

Hadef & Partners is a full-service business law firm which was founded in 1980 by Dr Hadef Al Dhahiri, the current UAE Minister of Justice, and is among the oldest and largest law firms in the UAE, with offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Our 75 lawyers were predominantly educated and have practised in the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, as well as a range of Middle Eastern jurisdictions. English, Arabic and most other leading business languages are spoken by members of our team. Our large team of advocates has rights of audience in all levels of UAE courts and tribunals.

Principal Areas of Work: Banking & Finance, Commercial, Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Engineering & Construction, Financial Services, Government Regulation, Hospitality & Tourism, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Maritime, Transport & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Projects, Infrastructure & Energy, Real Estate, Restructuring & Insolvency, Technology & Media.

Walid is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Department in Dubai. He specialises in complex Commercial and Corporate arbitration and litigation, often with cross-border elements.

Walid joined Hadef & Partners in 2005. During that time, he has developed specialist knowledge of managing large scale, multi-jurisdictional disputes and has acted on a number of high-profile banking and real estate matters. Walid advises a diverse group of clients; including publicly traded and multi-national companies, as well as high net worth individuals on various contentious matters.

Walid also specialises in local and international asset tracings and recovery, advises on financial crimes as well as on anti-corruption and anti-bribery issues. He further advises on extradition and mutual legal assistance as well as on sanctions and anti-money laundering matters.

Walid has a Juris Doctorate and is admitted to the Massachusetts State Bar. Prior to joining Hadef & Partners, he practiced in the US, in both Chicago and Boston. He routinely lectures, and sits on various panels that deal with a variety of issues relating to regional legal trends and developments. Walid is fluent in English, Arabic and French.

Taher is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution team at Hadef & Partners. He specialises in civil, real estate, criminal and commercial matters and primarily engages in corporate enforcement work. Taher has extensive experience in commercial transactions linked to criminal matters as well as complexed matters related to breach of trust, bribery, fraud and money laundering. Taher holds full rights to appear before the public prosecution services. “I am honoured to be a member of ICC FraudNet Future and have already found immerse value in being part of the network.”

Edward H. Davis, Jr. has practiced law for over 35 years and is a founding shareholder of the Miami international law firm, Astigarraga Davis. As a Certified Fraud Examiner, he heads the firm”s Asset Recovery and Financial Fraud group representing victims of fraud and grand corruption including governments, governmental entities, corporations, hedge fund, insolvency practitioners and individuals by investigating and prosecuting civil fraud and asset recovery actions. He has consulted with the World Bank on three corruption asset recovery books and contributed a chapter to the Asset Recovery Handbook published by the International Centre for Asset Recovery in Basel, Switzerland. He is past Chair of the Florida Bar International Law Section and a member of the anti-corruption and international litigation committees of the International Law Section of the ABA. He serves as inaugural chair of the Asset Recovery Sub-Committee of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the IBA; and is a leading original member of the London-based ICC Commercial Crimes Services FraudNet Network. Mr. Davis sits on advisory boards of Offshore Alert and Global Investigations Review magazine. In 2013 Ed was recognized as the first Asset Recovery Lawyer of the Year by Who’s Who Legal. He has won that award again in 2014 and 2015.