THE FIRM DUABI - Key Persons
Ahmed Adel is a qualified lawyer in Egypt and a Litigation specialist in Dubai for more than 7 years of experience. He graduated from Faculty of Law at Mansoura University in Egypt and admitted to the Egyptian Bar since 2016. Ahmed Adel is specialized in the litigation team and is mainly involved in registration of claims before UAE Courts, and follow up of procedures before the same. Ahmed Adel is fluent in Arabic and English.
Practice Areas
Corporate Law
Asad Sedky is a qualified lawyer in Egypt and a litigation specialist in Dubai for more than 10 years of experience. He graduated from Faculty of Law at Alexandria University in Egypt and admitted to the Egyptian Bar in 2010. Asaad is specialized in registration of claims before UAE Court, handling execution of judgments in the courts, and follow up of procedures before the same. Asaad is fluent in Arabic and English.
Christelle Kassab is an experienced Paralegal with more than 7 years in the legal field, out of which 2 years has been in the UAE. She graduated from the Lebanese University with a master's degree and possess a demonstrated history of working in the legal service and the Notary Public industry.
Christelle is Skilled in Team Motivation, Strong legal professional ethics with a passion towards new challenges.
Practice Areas
Corporate Law
Emad is a qualified lawyer in Egypt and a Litigation specialist in Dubai for more than 10 years of experience. He graduated from Faculty of Law at Assiut University in Egypt and admitted to the Egyptian Bar in 2007. He has extensive experience in labour law and commercial and civil law specifically banking cases, writing legal notices related to lawsuits, Emad is specialized in registration of claims before UAE Courts and follow up of procedure and executions before the same. Emad is fluent in both Arabic and English languages.
Practice Areas
Corporate Law
Hesham Ahmed is a qualified lawyer in Egypt and a litigation Specialist in Dubai for more than 10 years of experience. He graduated from Faculty of Sharia and Law in Al-Azhar University in Egypt and admitted to the Egyptian Bar since 2011. Hesham is mainly involved in registration of claims before UAE Courts and police stations, handling execution of judgments in the courts, and follow up of procedures before the same. Hesham is fluent in Arabic and English.
Practice Areas
Corporate Law
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Co - Founder & Partner of the Firm
- Co - Founder and Non - Equity Partner
Imad Kassir is the Co-Founder and Non-Equity Partner of The Firm. He is a Lebanese qualified lawyer and a registered legal consultant in Dubai with over 25 years of experience in the UAE and the GCC. He is fluent in Arabic, English and French and has graduated from Sagesse University in Beirut with bachelor's in law in 1997.
Imad focuses his practice on litigation and court procedures working closely with clients and in-house counsel. He is experienced in complex and cross border litigation related to banking, insurance, construction, real estate, media, technologies, start-up companies and retails sectors. Whilst having robust experience in litigation, Imad adopts an entrepreneurial approach to settling disputes and has developed an admired skill for negotiating out-of-court settlements that save money and time for our clients. Owing to his long experience in the UAE, Imad has seen it all; the booming of the UAE, the crisis and the resurge. This makes him familiar with all sorts of disputes and grants him insights on the business relations and connections behind various business sectors in Dubai specifically and the UAE in general.
Imad has a wide and diverse social network and enjoys a solid relationship with the most prominent figures of the UAE leaders, allowing him to build the right partnerships and aide his clients.
Imad has acted on behalf of regional and international clients in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Italy, France and other African states like Nigeria, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Congo Brazzaville, Congo Kinshasa, and the Sudan and South Sudan. He assisted in negotiating and concluding many cross-border transactions related to mega projects such as infrastructure, railways, education, water and electricity, gold and diamond mining, oil and gas field services, bilateral investments treaties, and others.
Furthermore, He is also on the board of the Arab League Committee, that declared Dubai the capital of Arab media for the year 2020/2021. He oversees the Arab League and helps develop strategical relations with the social media authorities and enable the Arab League to protect the values and antiquity of the Arab countries.
Imad is a Founder and a member of several NGOs in Europe, Middle East and New York, concerning renewable energy and green technologies and helped several companies to expand and grow in the United Arab Emirates and in the Middle East and implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to help end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
Jack Ayoub is a qualified lawyer in Lebanon and a legal consultant in Dubai with more than 15 years of experience. Jack is specialised in court procedures and criminal matters. He assists clients and represents them in pre-trial procedures before the police and public prosecution, and provides advise to clients in various corporate matters. A graduate of Sagesse University in Lebanon, he is fluent in Arabic, English and French.
Practice Areas
Corporate Law
As the founder of The Firm, Moaza Alkhadar is an Emirati advocate holding full audience rights before all UAE Courts where she represents high-net worth Emirati clients and large companies. Prior to founding the The Firm, Moaza served as a notary public for 12 years, priding herself on a deep understanding of UAE laws and first-hand information concerning transactions involving the UAE public sector.
Mohamed Ali is a qualified lawyer in Egypt and a Litigation specialist in Dubai for more than 10 years of experience. He graduated from Faculty of Law at Cairo University in Egypt and admitted to the Egyptian Bar in 2010. He has extensive experience in labour law, commercial and civil law specifically banking cases, writing legal notices related to lawsuits. Mohamed Ali is specialized in registration of claims before UAE Courts and follow up of procedures and executions before the same. Mohamed Ali is fluent in both Arabic and English languages.
Practice Areas
Corporate Law
In my 20+ years with leading global firms, I have accumulated a wide range of experience in various roles, industries, solutions and across multiple geographies.
My experience as a top-level executive and an attorney at Law in few jurisdictions, has given me the insight and the expertise required to transform ideas into real life businesses. I had the honour to work with top leaders of fortune 500 companies. I learned business negotiating with government officials, finance experts, and was mentored by Time magazine cover page executives.
From healthcare projects, how do we bring virtual medical advisory to rural areas, to Oil & Gas pipeline strategies and everything in between.
In North America, I was taught how to manage change, drive members of my team to adopt it and grow market share.
Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah, UAE Lawyers & Legal Consultants
Rita Chebli is a qualified lawyer in Lebanon and a legal consultant in Dubai with 15 years of experience in the UAE. Rita represents clients in litigation matters before the UAE Courts in various commercial matters including bankruptcy and liquidation, labor cases, tenancy and real estate. Besides her litigation experience, Rita is specialised in setting up all kind of companies in the UAE onshore and in all main free zones and in preparing and drafting all kind of agreements.
Holder of a law degree from la Sagesse University in Lebanon and certified from the DIFC Academy in Common Law and DIFC laws and Courts Practice , she is fluent in Arabic, English and French.
Practice Areas
Corporate Law
Job Titles:
- Counsel at the Firm
- Head of Commercial Disputes
Samer Abou Said is a Counsel at The Firm. He is a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, a member of Beirut Bar Association and is licensed to appear before DIFC Courts. Samer specializes in commercial disputes and investigation. He advises clients in the construction, management, retail, cosmetics, real estate and media industries. He is fully bilingual in English and Arabic which allows him to handle cases before the UAE Arabic Courts and the DIFC English Courts. Samer has represented clients in disputes before the DIFC Courts, and arbitrations centers of the ICC, DIFC-LCIA, DIAC and ADCCAC. Samer is also proficient in French. Samer published a booklet on enforcement of arbitral disputes in the UAE titled: Landmark Arbitration Cases: Dubai Courts 2019-2021 in cooperation with LexisNexis as publishers.
Samer graduated from the Lebanese University in 2003, obtained a Master's degree in International Law from Lebanese University and LLM in Oil and Gas Law from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen in the UK.
Practice Areas
Corporate Law
Umm Al Quawain Umm Al Quawain, UAE Lawyers & Legal Consultants
Wael Kamal is a qualified lawyer in Egypt and a Legal Consultant in Dubai for more than 20 years of experience. He graduated from Faculty of Law at Mansoura University in Egypt and admitted to the Egyptian Bar since 2001. Wael Kamal is specialized in the litigation team and is mainly involved in handling litigation matter. Wael Kamal is fluent in Arabic and English.
Practice Areas
Corporate Law