Charles Laubach
Partner, Afridi & Angell (Dubai, UAE)
+971 4 330 3900
Corporate; Commercial; Infrastructure and Project Finance; Construction; Employment, Military Procurement and Offset Projects; International Trade Controls and Sanctions
MA, Islamic Studies University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
J.D, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, USA
MA, University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK
B.A, Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA
Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in Pennsylvania and Washington D.C, USA
Charles has been practising as a legal consultant in the UAE since 1986.
Charles been involved in numerous high monetary value financing and re-financing transactions. In addition, he provides specialised expertise regarding US, UN and other sanctions, boycotts and controls affecting exports to, investments in and transactions with certain designated countries and with regard to the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other bribery prohibitions.
Since the late 1990s, Charles has been the author of the standard industry UAE law opinions on the various financial agreements used by the ICMA and the SLRC, enabling ICMA and SLRC members to enter into complex financial transactions with counterparties in the UAE.