Andrés Ring
Partner*
Andrés is one of the Managing Partners for the firm’s Middle East & Emerging Markets practice. He has over 15 years of international experience specializing in the business laws of the Middle East and Emerging Markets.
Andrés studied law in Passau and served as a trainee lawyer in Düsseldorf and Buenos Aires; he is admitted to the bar in Frankfurt am Main as Attorney-at-Law and registered as a Legal Consultant with the Ruler’s Court of Dubai. In 2009 he joined SCHLÜTER GRAF in their Dubai office. His experience in different Middle Eastern countries dating back to the 1990s, his deep knowledge of the business environment in the region coupled with his pragmatic problem-solving approach has made him a go-to lawyer for companies doing business in the Middle East.
Andrés’ practice is centered around corporate matters (joint ventures, M&A, re-structuring), employment and HR topics, distribution and production structures, infrastructure projects as well as contentious matters. Andrés is fluent in English, German and Spanish. In 2016 he launched SCHLÜTER GRAF’s Spanish & LATAM Desk serving Spanish and Latin American companies.
*Andrés Ring is a partner in the following entities: SCHLÜTER GRAF Legal Consultants (Dubai / UAE), SCHLÜTER Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB (Hamburg / Germany)
- Advising a multinational chemical manufacturer in matters related to HR, compliance, corporate housekeeping, claims management and coordination of litigation processes across the GCC and Egypt
- Advising a multinational company for recycling and water resource management in corporate and compliance matters
- Providing advice to an international automotive company for engines and transmissions in HR and corporate housekeeping matters as well as complex restructuring of corporate and commercial set-up in the UAE
- Advising a leading manufacturer of scaffold systems in matters related to HR and claims management as well as coordination of litigation processes across the GCC
- Advising a leading beverage producer on the restructuring of its corporate and commercial set-up in KSA
- Advising Republic of Colombia Pavilion on its participation in and construction of its pavilion for EXPO 2020
- Advising a leading infrastructure construction company on a power plant project in Kuwait
- Joint project with an engineering office on the distribution and maintenance of an LPG-Central Gas-System in various residential areas of Dubai
- Advising a leading global manufacturer of children’s products on their market entry and corporate set-up in the UAE
- Advising a start-up company for aviation communication on the market entry and establishment of a local entity in KSA
- Advising a foreign business council on the establishment of a bilateral chamber for trade and investment in Pakistan
- Coordinating and organizing an online delegation for German companies from the civil security sector to Pakistan
- Advising an international airline on corporate restructuring and compliance matters
- Formulating compliance policies for a steel and metal manufacturer for the UAE and KSA
- Advising a leading oil and gas company on HR and compliance matters
- Advising a leading motorcycle manufacturer in connection with a commercial dispute in front of the Dubai Courts
- Contract, corporate and strategic advice to a local healthcare provider on establishment of a PCR test centre on the Indian sub-continent
- Advising an international lifestyle and sports brand on matters related HR, compliance, corporate housekeeping, claims management and coordination of litigation processes across the GCC
- Advising a German lifestyle and sports brand on the introduction and implementation of an e-commerce platform in the GCC
- Providing advice to an international manufacturer of construction materials on matters related to corporate housekeeping and restructuring of their commercial and agency set-up and related contracts in the GCC
- Advising a Spanish multimedia communication group on commercial and corporate matters
- Legal opinions for a financial company on financial instruments
- Advising a sports management and event company for the implementation of a tennis tournament in Dubai and drafting of all required contracts
- Supporting a start-up company with its restructuring in Pakistan
- Supporting an engineering and consultancy company in the energy and infrastructure sector with tender processes in KSA
- Consulting a leading facility and security company on an out-of-court settlement regarding a commercial dispute
- Advising one of the largest international construction machine manufacturers on HR, commercial and corporate matters
- Advising on the corporate structure for the UAE subsidiary of a healthcare recruitment agency
- Representing a Spanish manufacturer of thermal and acoustic isolation material in a multi-million AED DIFC arbitration case
- Advising a German manufacturer of commercial dishwashers on corporate restructuring in the UAE
- Providing advice to a German multinational manufacturer of engines and turbomachinery on corporate and commercial topics of its subsidiaries in the GCC regions
- UAE: Impact of COVID-19 on Mergers & Acquisitions in the UAE Taking Your Annual General Assembly Virtual
- UAE: Updates on Economic Substance Reporting in the UAE Reporting Deadlines and MoF COVID 19 Clarification
- KSA: Securing Saudi-Arabia’s New Financial Collateral Structure
- UAE: Amendments to Guidelines for Reopening of Malls and other Businesses in Dubai
- EAU: lmplementación De La Nueva Normativa De lnversión Extranjera En Las LLC (Federal Decree Law N.º 26 de 2020)
- VAE: PRAKTISCHE UMSETZUNG DER NEUEN DIREKTINVESTITIONSBESTIMMUNGEN FÜR AUSLÄN-DISCHE INVESTOREN IN EMIRATISCHEN GESELLSCHAFTEN (BUNDESGESETZ NR. 26 AUS 2020)
- UAE: Practical Implementation of new Foreign Direct Investment rules for LLCs (Federal Decree Law No. 26 of 2020)
- Dubai: Practical Implementation of Federal Decree Law No. 26 of 2020 for Branches of Foreign Companies
- New Company Regulations in the Dubai Airport Free Zone
- Saudi Arabia: Judicial Reforms and Regional Headquarter Requirements Announced
- VAE: Änderung des Handelsgesellschaftsrechts durch Änderungsgesetz Nr. 26 / 2020, Abschaffung des Erfordernisses eines emiratischen Mehrheitsgesellschafters
- UAE: FEDERAL DECREE LAW NO. 26 OF 2020 –AT A GLANCE
- Cambios en la Commercial Companies Law (Decreto Federal Nº 26 de 2020, por los que se deroga la norma “49-51” y la ley FDI
- UAE: Amended Commercial Companies Law (Federal Decree Law No. 26 of 2020), 49-51 Rule and FDI Law abolished
- EAU anuncia cambios en la legislación mercantil para permitir el 100% de propiedad extranjera en las empresas
- UAE announces Overhaul of Companies Law to Permit 100% Foreign Ownership in Mainland Companies
- EAU: Nueva Regulación Respecto a los Beneficiarios Reales / Ultimate Beneficial Owners (Decisión del Gabinete No. 58 of 2020)
- UAE: Corporate Compliance Update: New Provisions regarding Real Beneficiaries / Ultimate Beneficial Owners
- UAE: Changes in Jebel Ali Free Zone's Administrative Practise
- UAE: The Positive List-Opening the Floodgates to Full Ownership in the United Arab Emirates?
- UAE: New Resolution on Economic Substance Requirements in the United Arab Emirates
- UAE: Emiratization – A New Approach
- UAE: Is Dubai South a Designated Zone?
- UAE: Nuevo programa de Dubai One Free Zone Passport
- UAE: Tawazun Economic Program - The Tawazun Economic Council's New Policy Guidelines
- UAE: Dubai's One Free Zone Passport Initiative
- UAE: Abu Dhabi Value (ADV) – The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development’s New Localisation Rules
- Carrying out Business on ADNOC Facilities and CICPA Security Passes
- Contract and Toll Manufacturing under ICV and IKTVA –The Easy Way Out?
- GCC: Workforce Nationalisation and Localisation Programs - Key Considerations
- KSA: Transfer Pricing in KSA
- GCC: Managing Localisation Programs - Is it time for a Chief Localisation Officer (CLO)?
- UAE : Service Providers and ICV
- UAE: Changing the Game Changer - Update on ADNOC's ICV
- Adequate Legal Measures in Times of Foreign Policy Conflicts
- UAE: ICV and its Impact on Doing Business with ADNOC
- UAE: VAT and Carrying out Projects without a Set-up in the UAE
- KSA: IKTVA and its Impact on Doing Business with Saudi Aramco
- UAE: VAT and doing Business in the UAE
- UAE: VAT-Practical Considerations
- UAE: New Labour Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021)
- New UAE Labor Law – Updates: Implementing Regulations, JAFZA Announcement and End-of-Service-Gratuity Calculation
- UAE: Introduction of Federal Corporate Tax
- KSA’s Law on Judicial Cost System
- KSA: Draft Investment Law out for Public Consultation
- DIAC Arbitration Rules 2022
- DIFC Foundations Law and Protection of Assets
- UAE: MoF Consultation Paper on Corporate Income Tax
- SAUDI ARABIA'S NEW COMPANIES LAW ADOPTED BY CABINET
- The Draft New Companies Law in KSA
- UAE: ENACTING A NEW COMMERCIAL AGENCIES LAW
- KSA: New Companies Law
- Resolution 32 of 2022 on Cancellation of Fees on Airline Agents and Offices based in Dubai
- KSA: Counter Concealment Campaign Saudi-Arabia’s Anti Concealment Legislation
- Saudi Arabia’s New Companies’ Law
- In Focus UAE Corporate Income Tax Law
- COUNTRY REPORT SAUDI ARABIA: Analysis of Business Laws & Legal Reforms in KSA
- Country Report Pakistan
- The Implementing Regulations to KSA's Personal Data Protection Law
- Cuenta atrás para el Regional Headquarter en Arabia Saudita
- EINFÜHRUNG DES NEUEN ZIVILGESETZBUCHS in Saudi-Arabien
- German-Saudi Business Magazine (GSBM): Edition December 2023
- Saudi-Arabien: Das Regional Headquarters Programm (RHQ)