Diana is a Senior Associate qualified in English law and a member of Hadef and Partners’ commercial team. She brings over seventeen years of post-qualification experience, twelve of which have been spent in the United Arab Emirates. During this time, she has developed significant expertise in advising both local and international clients on a diverse range of transactional and contractual matters across various business sectors.

Her commercial practice is dedicated to delivering practical legal advice on issues that arise throughout a business’s lifecycle. This includes guidance on business and consumer contracting, outsourcing, supply of goods and services, e-commerce, consumer protection, competition law, data privacy, distribution, franchising, and agency law.

Throughout her career in both the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, Diana has maintained a specific focus on technology law. Before joining Hadef and Partners, she served as the Legal Director of Procurement and Technology for a multinational media and entertainment corporation, gaining invaluable insights into the practical aspects of adopting and implementing new technologies. Leveraging her expertise in the technology sector, Diana provides specialized legal advice on complex technology contracts for both turnkey and modular technology products and solutions. She also advises clients on the data privacy implications of adopting new technologies and assists them in navigating UAE data privacy laws, particularly in the context of multi-jurisdictional technology systems.

Admissions

• Solicitor, England & Wales

• Advised an international luxury brand on the data privacy implications of adopting consumer-facing software that allows customers to virtually try on products.
• Assisted a leading MENA brand distributor with the adoption of shoe sizing technology to enhance its consumer-facing online product search function, focusing on data privacy, AI-driven outcomes, and data retention.
• Provided guidance to an AI-driven oncology platform provider regarding the implications of UAE data protection and health information legislation on its proposed expansion within the UAE.
• Advised a multinational end-to-end insurance platform provider on entering into a joint venture agreement and the impact of ADGM data protection legislation on the proposed platform’s data storage architecture.
• Assisted a conglomerate with multiple business units in achieving data privacy compliance, including data mapping, compliance analysis, and the implementation of required privacy policies and procedures.
• Advised a private aircraft charterer on its proposed template master services agreement for providing aircraft to business and private customers.
• Drafted an intra-group services and cost-sharing agreement for a leading UAE visa and medical services provider.
• Drafted and negotiated a collaboration agreement between a leading international music website and a UAE-based publishing company.
• Advised a global veterinary practice on the application of the UAE merger control regime in its proposed acquisition of multiple veterinary practices throughout the UAE.
• Drafted consumer terms and conditions for vehicle financing for a leading UAE vehicle supplier.
• Provided legal advice to an upstream oil and gas asset provider regarding its suite of contracts for supplying products and services to government and semi-government clients in the UAE.