<p>On 21 April 2015, Al Tamimi &amp; Company hosted a breakfast briefing on the New UAE Commercial Companies Law which was issued by the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan earlier in the month. Ahmed Ibrahim, Partner and Head of Equity Capital Markets, provided his insights on the developments brought about by the new law as well as a comparison with the concepts detailed in the existing Companies Law and highlighted the practical impact of these developments. Of particular interest to the sizeable audience was the impact of the new law on FDI, Capital Markets and the investment legal environment in the UAE.</p>