Hadef & Partners

Hadef & Partners is a law firm based in the United Arab Emirates. The firm has offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. It has served clients for more than 45 years. The firm helps businesses and individuals with legal matters in the UAE and beyond.

The firm employs over 120 lawyers. Its team includes professionals from the UAE, the Middle East, and the international arena. The lawyers speak more than 13 languages. This allows the firm to serve a wide range of local and international clients.

The firm advises clients of every type, size, and sector. Its practice areas include arbitration, banking and finance, capital markets, commercial law, corporate and mergers and acquisitions, data protection, dispute resolution, employment and immigration, engineering and construction, intellectual property, private wealth, real estate, regulatory and government advisory, and tax law.

The firm works with clients in many industry sectors. These include maritime, transport and trade, financial services, energy and infrastructure, technology, media and telecommunications, healthcare and life sciences, hospitality and leisure, insurance, and consumer goods and retail. The firm also advises clients in education, defense and security, food and beverage, and fintech.

Hadef & Partners provides regulatory advice and transactional support. The firm handles dispute resolution through arbitration and litigation. It assists clients with commercial agreements and compliance matters. The firm advises banks and financial institutions on licensing, capital adequacy, and the structuring of financial products.

The firm has been involved in drafting more than 250 UAE laws. It uses local knowledge and commercial insight to advise clients on complex regulatory frameworks and business transactions. The firm also provides guidance on capital markets deals such as initial public offerings and bond issuances.

The firm works to understand the forces that shape the UAE market today. It applies the law carefully to help clients prepare for current requirements and future developments.

Services

• Arbitration
• Banking and Finance
• Capital Markets
• Commercial
• Corporate and M&A
• Dispute Resolution
• Employment and Immigration
• Engineering and Construction
• Regulatory and Government Advisory
• Tax