Vice President, Dispute & Recovery

Ladd & Co.; Dubai; Remote; AED 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Ladd & Co. is recruiting a Vice President for its Dispute & Recovery practice in a role that demands leadership over complex recovery matters.

The candidate will oversee strategy, coordinate counsel across jurisdictions, and drive asset tracing, negotiation, and execution of recovery outcomes. Ideal applicants have substantial experience in commercial disputes, asset recovery, or investigations, with cross-border fluency and a track record of independent delivery.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years' relevant experience, including substantive transaction or mandate leadership.
• Established credibility with clients, counterparties, and counsel.
• Track record of independent execution on complex matters.
• Cross-border fluency expected.
• Right to work in the relevant jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

• Lead recovery matters end-to-end.
• Design strategic cases.
• Coordinate counsel across jurisdictions.
• Asset tracing.
• Negotiate and execute recovery outcomes.

Job description

The firm is recruiting a Vice President to its Dispute & Recovery practice. Vice Presidents lead recovery matters end-to-end, strategic case design, coordination of counsel across jurisdictions, asset tracing, negotiation, and execution of recovery outcomes.

The role demands a combination of investigative judgement, jurisdictional fluency, and commercial pragmatism. Recovery work is rarely linear; the role rewards practitioners who can navigate ambiguity and identify leverage points across complex situations.

Suited to candidates with substantive prior experience in commercial disputes, asset recovery, or fraud and investigations practice.

The Firm

Ladd & Co. is a private advisory and investment firm acting for principals, families, and private institutions across M&A, capital placement, structuring, and related mandates. The firm is family owned, operates across nine cities, and does not advertise its work. Clients come to us on a name, and they stay for generations.

Requirements

• 6–10 years' relevant experience, including substantive transaction or mandate leadership
• Established credibility with clients, counterparties, and counsel
• Track record of independent execution on complex matters
• Cross-border fluency expected
• Right to work in the relevant jurisdiction

Bring your judgement, curiosity and sense of responsibility. Work with colleagues across jurisdictions on matters that shape businesses, ownership and families.

A firm built on trust asks people to take ownership of their work. It also gives them a team and a platform to carry it through.

Freedom with accountability

Work is organised around outcomes and client commitments. There are no timesheets. Agree what needs to happen, keep people informed and deliver it well.

One firm, across borders

The firm works remotely across nine cities. Colleagues coordinate across time zones, bringing different experience to the same client relationship.

The firm behind your work

Firm identity, shared systems, relevant relationships and execution support give people a common foundation for their work.

Support for the whole person

A shared foundation for people working with the firm, with room for different lives and local needs.

A flexible allowance towards health cover, fitness and wellbeing, with access to confidential support when it is needed.

An annual learning budget for relevant courses, professional qualifications and memberships, alongside development through the work itself.

Your working environment

Support for a reliable workspace, suitable equipment and connectivity, so working remotely has a practical foundation.

Time to recharge

Planned time away with coordinated cover and clear handovers. Time-off arrangements that recognise the need for sustained work and a life beyond it.

Family & life support

Confidential guidance and practical resources through family changes, caring responsibilities and the unexpected demands of life.

Financial wellbeing

Independent education and planning resources to help people make informed decisions about their finances and longer-term goals.