Our Team
We know our market and are proud to be regularly involved in groundbreaking developments that shape the region’s business environment. Although many of our lawyers have a specialist focus, our collaborative approach ensures that the expertise of the firm as a whole is available to meet the requirements of any transaction or case.

Across Hadef & Partners, we share a commitment to providing legal service to the highest standards.

 
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DR. FARAJ A. AHNISH

Dr. Faraj is the Managing Partner of the firm, based in the Abu Dhabi office. He is recognised in the business and legal community as a trusted and experienced advisor to governmental institutions and the private sector alike. He is admired for his integrity and ethical approach to business.
SADIQ JAFAR

Sadiq is Managing Partner of Hadef & Partner’s Dubai office. He has extensive corporate and commercial law experience, particularly in respect of inward investment, joint ventures, banking and finance, energy and infrastructure, and mergers and acquisitions.
RICHARD BRIGGS

Richard is a recognised leader in commercial dispute resolution in the UAE and has practised contentious business law in the UAE for most of his career. His areas of specialisation are in the litigation and arbitration fields, particularly with reference to maritime, trade and insurance law in the UAE and the Middle East. 
ABDULRAHMAN JUMA

Abdulrahman is a senior litigator and Deputy 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.
ALAN RODGERS

Alan heads Hadef & Partner’s Banking & Finance practice in Dubai. He has extensive experience in advising clients on legal aspects in banking, Islamic finance, project finance, UAE debt capital markets, private public initiatives and privatisation. His clients include developers, sponsors, banks, government institutions and private entities.
BASIL SIDDIQI

Since joining Hadef & Partners in 1998, Basil has enjoyed an extremely broad based practice spanning diverse areas of law including corporate, commercial, construction, real estate, arbitration and provision of litigation support. Over the years he has acquired an in depth knowledge of UAE law and currently heads the Real Estate and Construction group at the Abu Dhabi office.
ERIK MUTHOW

Erik leads Hadef’s Maritime, Transport & Trade practice. He acts for major international, UAE and GCC brand names on contentious and non-contentious matters. He has earned a reputation for a responsive and commercially sensitive approach.
MICHAEL LUNJEVICH

Michael has headed the Dubai Commercial & Real Estate practice at Hadef & Partners for five years. He has over 15 years of extensive experience in real estate and property, company, information technology, intellectual property, contracts and airline law.
MICHAEL WEBB

Michael has extensive experience in the international oil and gas and corporate and commercial sectors, with particular emphasis on international mergers and acquisitions.
MURAD ABIDA

Murad oversees the Corporate Advisory and Corporate Finance teams in Dubai and is joint head of the Corporate practice. A long-serving member of the Hadef & Partners team, Murad has been involved in many of the UAE’s most sensitive and complex corporate advisory matters.
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