Lawyers in United Arab Emirates

Abdelmaguid Fouad

Associate

ADG Legal

Abdul Azeem

Legal Director

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Abdul Hameed Beltagi

Senior Associate

Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants

Abdul Hannan Abdul Hannan Mian

Abdul Hannan is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution team in Dubai. He possesses a diverse and multi-jurisdictional experience in dispute resolution and is well-versed with litigation, both in the on-shore UAE courts as well as the DIFC Courts. He also represents clients before various arbitration centers including the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) and the International Chambers of Commerce (ICC). Abdul Hannan regularly advises clients on risk-mitigation and works mainly on strategy and advice in dispute resolution matters in the UAE, often with cross-border elements. Other than commercial disputes, his practice extends to white-collar matters, bankruptcy and restructuring, enforcement of foreign judgments and awards and related asset tracing activities.

Hadef & Partners

Abdulla Al Roken

Senior Advocate

ADG Legal

Abdulla Alawadi

Founder & Chairman

Abdulla Alawadi Associates

Abdulla Ziad Galadari

Senior Partner

Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants

Abdullah Al Tahhan

Legal Assistant

Abdulla Alawadi Associates

Abdulrahman Juma

Abdulrahman is a senior litigator and Head of our Dispute Resolution practice. He is licensed to appear before local and federal courts, namely, the Dubai Court of First Instance, Court of Appeals and Court of Cassation, and the UAE Federal Court of First Instance and Court of Appeal. He acts for a range of local and international corporations as well as UAE government entities with a specialist focus on arbitration and all types of commercial and rental disputes before courts and tribunals. Clients know Abdulrahman for his commercial acumen and sensitive, yet rigorous approach to dispute resolution. Before joining Hadef & Partners, Abdulrahman was an officer of the Immigration Department of the UAE Ministry of Interior. He is a graduate of Dubai Police College.

Hadef & Partners

Abdulrahman Junaid

Partner

ADG Legal

Abdulwahid Alulama

Partner

White & Case LLP

Abdus Samad

Partner

Afridi & Angell Legal Consultants

Abeer Jarrar

Abeer Jarrar is a partner at Baker McKenzie based in Dubai. Abeer has over 20 years' experience in the Middle East. Having advised in recent years on some of the most high profile regional and international M&A and capital markets transactions, Abeer combines profound understanding of the legal environment and the distinct business culture of the Middle East and their interaction with international market practice. She is recognised for her ability to communicate effectively with the different stakeholders and to deliver cross border transactions of the highest quality and complexity in different sectors, including banking. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in 2021, Abeer spent the last ten years at two magic circle firms. Abeer is a Fulbright scholar and holds a doctorate degree in law from Georgetown University in Washington DC. She serves as a board member of the MENA Advisory Board of Georgetown University School of Law. Abeer focuses on advising financial institutions, investment banking, local, regional and international corporate, private equity and family offices on cross border private and public mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, public takeovers and equity capital markets transactions in the Middle East.

Baker McKenzie LLP

Abhishek Singh

Counsel

ADG Legal

Abubaker Karmustaji

Co-Founder & Head of Dispute Resolution Practice

SAT & Co.

Adam Bradshaw

DLA Piper

Adam Gray

Partner

King & Spalding LLP

Adam Haque

DLA Piper

Adam Pierson

Partner

White & Case LLP

Adam Vause

DLA Piper

Adam Wolstenholme

Adam specialises in advising clients on complex international, cross-border and sensitive areas of law, with a particular emphasis on financial services regulatory matters. His expertise spans both TradFi and DeFi, and he acts in both non-contentious and contentious instructions. He has gained a strong background in the local and regional framework and practicalities that are vital to understanding the international and domestic sensitivities in the Middle East. He provides current and pragmatic advice on the region's nascent regulations. His client base includes a number of the largest international financial institutions, global asset managers and hedge funds, virtual asset service providers, brokerage entities and payment providers. Consequently, he has extensive experience in liaising with the region's financial regulators and securities exchanges, including on advising on regulations issued by the UAE Central Bank, the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority/Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) and the Saudi Capital Markets Authority (Saudi CMA). Adam possesses particular experience advising on crypto regulatory frameworks across the GCC, and has advised some of the world's largest crypto market participants. Striving to stay at the forefront of the constantly emerging digital assets industry, he is trusted to advise on the set up of crypto exchanges, clearing houses, custodians, broker-dealers, managers and funds, as well as a broad range of crypto-related products, including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, utility tokens, NFTs, crypto derivatives and SAFTs. Prior to working in the Middle East, he was a barrister in London where his practice entailed both defence and prosecution work, with a special emphasis on financial crime and regulatory matters, including advisory and representation instructions on the proceeds of crime, money laundering, bribery and extradition. During his work at the self-employed bar, he was also seconded to the Financial Conduct Authority in London, whereby he was able to amass practical experience of complex regulatory investigations.

Simmons & Simmons Middle East LLP

Adarsh Ramakrishnan

Partner

MRP Advisory LLC

Adhiraj Malhotra

Senior Associate

HAS Law Firm

Adil Hussain

Adil Hussain is a partner and the Global Head of Islamic finance at Baker McKenzie. He is based in Dubai and also leads the Firm’s Banking and Finance practice in the Middle East. Prior to joining the Firm, he worked for an international law firm in Dubai. Adil focuses particularly on conventional, Shariah compliant and multi-sourced financing matters and has been involved in a number of leading financing transactions in the Middle East region and internationally. He has also advised on the structuring and development of a number of first-of-their-kind financing products. Adil has built up a wealth of regional experience having previously worked in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia for a number of years. Adil is regularly cited in legal directories as being a leading banking lawyer and draws particular praise for his Islamic finance knowledge.

Baker McKenzie LLP