A directory built on 20 years of recommendations
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Abdelaziz Alhanaee
Abdelaziz Alhanaee Advocates & Legal Consultancy advises clients on a wide variety of sectors, including setting up businesses around the UAE and drafting all necessary documentation. Our veteran lawyers and legal consultants in Dubai have…
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Ali Al Zarouni
Adv. Ali Al Zarooni is the founder and managing partner of the firm. Highly regarded in his field and with more than 20 years’ experience, he specialises in litigation and arbitration whilst also advising clients on corporate and…
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Areen Jayousi
Areen Jayousi is a dispute resolution partner, specialising in complex arbitrations, litigations and dispute resolution for high profile construction projects within the MENA region. With more than a decade of diverse experience, Areen…
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David Richardson
Having been in the industry for over 20 years, David Richardson has developed a full and detailed understanding of what clients are looking for - with the ability to build long term relationships by identifying their needs, goals and…
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Ghassan El Daye
Ghassan heads the regional litigation practice in the Middle East and specialises in all areas of dispute resolution with a particular emphasis on construction, commercial, civil, banking, real estate and criminal matters. Ghassan has over…
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Habib Alla Mohamed El Hadi
Habib Alla Mohamed El Hadi is a Partner in BSA’s litigation practice, based in the firm’s Abu Dhabi office. Practising in the UAE since 2000, he specialises in several types of litigation, including civil, criminal, commercial, arbitration…
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Hassan Mohsen Elhais
Dr. Elhais, with his vast legal expertise spanning family, arbitration, banking, commercial, company, criminal, inheritance, labour, and maritime law, is dedicated to providing top-tier legal solutions. As a member of a proficient team at…
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Ishraga Abutaha
Abutaha Intellectual Property is a prominent IP company providing protection, enforcement and commercialisation of IP rights in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), Europe and the US. As one of the leading IP companies in the UAE, the…
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Mr. Salih El Amin
Salih El Amin, Managing Director of Salih El Amin Intellectual Property, provides legal consultation on all IP aspects prevailing in the Middle East region, with concentration on patents, trademarks, designs and copyrights in the GCC and…
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Mukhtar Gharib
Specialised in Family Law since 1998. He represents clients in divorce, custody, inheritance, wills and guardianship. Licensed advocate for all federal courts (District, Appeal, Cassation & Supreme Court). A member of scientific…
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Sherif Hikal
Sherif is a litigation specialist, with circa 25 years’ experience in the UAE and the wider Middle East, across sectors including general commercial, company dispute, insolvency, construction, real estate, shipping, banking and…
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Simon Isgar
Simon is partner and head of insurance/reinsurance. He has almost 20 years’ experience representing international insurers and intermediaries throughout insurance markets globally. Previously the Head of Corporate & Regulatory Insurance…
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