Lawyers in United Arab Emirates

Ashraf Sayed

Ashraf has been in the UAE for over 20 years and is widely recognized in the industry and legal directories as a market leader advising on complex real estate, development, and hospitality matters. Ashraf advises on a range of real estate matters, including real estate development, commercial leasing, hospitality, and branded residences. He advises on contentious as well as transactional matters including sale and purchase of high value real estate, joint ventures, property management arrangements, real estate finance, property litigation, master communities, corporate structuring and all aspects of real estate development from project initiation and site acquisition, to post-project completion and management. Ashraf represents a variety of clients including government entities, hotel operators, master developers, UHNW and HNW Individuals and financial institutions. Prior to joining Hadef & Partners, Ashraf worked for a leading international law firm in London. He completed his LLB at Brunel University and the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, in the UK, before qualifying as an English Solicitor. Ashraf is fluent in English, Hindi and Urdu.

Hadef & Partners

Asim Ahmed

Partner

BSA LAW

Atiq S. Anjarwalla

Managing Partner

Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota (AC&H)

Awatif Al Khouri

Owner/Lawyer

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy

Ayman Heikal

Partner and Head of Capital Markets UAE Offices

Matouk Bassiouny UAE

Ayman Merdas

Senior Partner

Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel

Babak Namazi

Partner

AMERELLER

Bader Abdulla Balhosh

Advocate, Litigation

Abdulla Alawadi Associates

Bashir Ahmed

Managing Partner

Afridi & Angell Legal Consultants

Bassel Boutros

Partner

BSA LAW

Bassem Daher

Senior Partner

Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants

Bassem Zein El Dine

Principal Partner

Al Tamimi & Company

Bayan Jafari-Eshaiker

Bayan Jafari-Eshaiker is an associate in Dentons’ Dubai office. She is a member of the Banking and Finance practice. Her work involves advising clients on a wide range of banking matters, including corporate financing, acquisition financing, real estate financing, and general banking and finance. Bayan has experience working in both London and Dubai. Prior to joining Dentons, she was part of the Energy and Project Finance team that advised on the acquisition and financing of the offshore transmission assets relating to the Hornsea One offshore windfarm. Bayan has also worked on various restructuring and large insolvency matters in the UK, and on several corporate restructurings in the UAE for international and local clients.

Dentons

Behram Nasir

Partner

HAS Law Firm

Ben Williams

Partner

King & Spalding LLP

Bevan Farmer

Partner, Co-Head of Middle East Construction and Engineering

Addleshaw Goddard

Bharat Sharma

Associate

MRP Advisory LLC

Bhargavi Gadre

Senior Associate

Fichte & Co.

Bilal Abu Snaineh

Bilal is a Partner in our corporate team in Dubai. He has significant experience advising global financial institutions, governments and semi government enterprises, investment managers and private equity funds in the UAE, Europe, the Middle East and USA on wide range of corporate governance matters, general corporate and advisory work. He has experience in family wealth planning, initial public offerings, private placements transactions, joint ventures, corporate structuring and restructuring exercises. Bilal holds LLM Degree in Law from the United Kingdom, he speaks Arabic and English and is a member of the Palestinian Bar Association.

Hadef & Partners

Bill Smith

Bill heads Bird & Bird's Middle East dispute resolution practice, representing clients engaged in complex project disputes with a focus on international arbitration in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Bird & Bird

Bola Coker

Clifford Chance

Brendan Hundt

Partner

King & Spalding LLP

Brooke Gilbey

Senior Associate

HFW

Caline Bassil

Junior Associate

Obeid & Medawar Law Firm LLP