Julian Steimer
Associate
Julian is an Associate in SCHLÜTER GRAF’s Dubai Office. He advises German and international clients on corporate and commercial matters related to Germany, the United Arab Emirates and other Emerging Markets in the Middle East region. He has several years of experience as a lawyer, especially in the industrial and automotive sectors. Julian is fluent in German and English.
Julian studied law in Regensburg/Germany; he is admitted to the bar in Munich/Germany since 2022 and registered as a Legal Consultant with the Ruler’s Court of Dubai. Before he joined SCHLÜTER GRAF in 2024, Julian worked for leading international law firms and a DAX40 company in Munich. He is currently working on his doctoral thesis at the University of Passau / Germany in the field of international business law with a focus on export control and sanctions law. Julian specialises in cross-border transactions and international law issues and advises clients on all aspects of contract law. Furthermore, he is also authorised as a Wills Draftsman with the DIFC.
- Conducting compliance investigations for German companies in the United Arab Emirates in cases of employee financial misconduct including internal inquiries, hearings and implementation of labour law measures
- Representation and negotiation for a German company regarding a multi-million dollar claim in Africa in the industrial sector
- Advising a German company in the automotive sector regarding distributor agreements in the Middle East region
- Drafting of extensive cooperation and service agreements concerning the provisions of complex medical services in the United Arab Emirates for a client in the healthcare sector
- Drafting of terms and conditions and privacy policies for various clients in the United Arab Emirates
- Advising and representing a client in a multi-million-dollar litigation case in the real estate sector in the United Arab Emirates
- Conducting company formations in various freezones in the United Arab Emirates, including JAFZA, DAFZA and IFZA
- Drafting and registering wills with the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) for various clients
- Advising and representing an Austrian company in the food industry in a dispute over transport damages against a business partner in Iraq
- Advising a client regarding cross-border enforcement of an arbitral award rendered in the United Arab Emirates before german courts
- Advising and representing a client in connection with the release and return of bank guarantee undertakings against a government-owned water and electricity provider in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Data Protection in Saudi Arabia: An Overview of the New Rules for Appointing Data Protection Officers (DPOs)
- Liability For International Transport Damages in Saudi Arabia: A Legal Analysis
- Dubai Executive Council Resolution No. 11 of 2025: A Game Changer for Free Zone Businesses?
- Golden Visa – Die VAE als „Safe Haven“
- EU-Sanktionen im internationalen Handel: Rechtliche Herausforderungen und Risiken bei Transaktionen mit Drittstaatenbezug