Rami is a Senior Legal Consultant in the Dispute Resolution practice. He has substantial experience handling a wide range of commercial litigations and has acted for leading national and multi-national companies on a variety of complex, high value disputes.

His practice includes a broad range of commercial matters with particular experience in commercial contracts, real estate, insurance, intellectual property and debt recovery disputes.

Rami has been regularly providing expert’s opinion on various aspects of the UAE law in front of the English Courts.

Educated in both the civil and common law systems, Rami holds an LLB from the University of Damascus, Syria, LLM in National and International Business Law from the Faculty of Law Paris II-Pantheon Assas and LLM in International Commercial Law from Leicester University, United Kingdom. He is also qualified as an advocate of the Syrian Bar Association and is licensed to advise on UAE Law by the Dubai Government's Legal Affairs Department.

Prior to joining Hadef & Partners, he practiced in Syria and in London with leading multinational firms.

Admissions

• Syrian Bar Association

• Represented a consortium of companies and individuals in UAE Courts concerning allegations of fraud and breach of contract, with the claim valued at over AED 2.5 billion.
• Represented a chain of hotels owners and operators in a construction dispute and bankruptcy proceedings, with a claim valued at over AED 120 million.
• Represented a leading Saudi company in DIAC arbitration proceedings regarding a dispute over a licensing agreement for a football tournament.
• Provided legal advice and drafted expert opinions on various aspects of UAE law for proceedings in English Courts.
• Advised a German-based bank on a dispute initiated by a government entity in Amsterdam, brought to the Dubai Courts, concerning cross-jurisdictional tax-related fraud, with a claim value exceeding USD 2 billion.
• Defended a master developer against a complex claim by a government-related entity before the special committee of the Dubai Courts, securing a favourable outcome for a claim valued at over AED 600 million.
• Advised a global IT company on collaboration and major projects with the UAE Ministry of Justice.
• Successfully defended a pharmaceutical company in Abu Dhabi Courts against claims related to intellectual property rights.
• Successfully challenged a partial arbitral award on jurisdiction before the Dubai Courts on behalf of a global electronics company.
• Provided legal consultation and advice to clients on various insurance-related matters and contributed to the discussion and drafting of several regulations.