Sadiq is Managing Partner of Hadef & Partners. He has extensive corporate and commercial law experience, particularly in respect of inward investment, joint ventures, banking and finance, energy and infrastructure, and mergers & acquisitions. In addition to advising multinationals, Sadiq works closely with regional groups in the Middle East in relation to strategy and planning.
Sadiq holds an LLB from the London School of Economics. He qualified as a Barrister of Gray’s Inn, London in 1987 and later transferred to the Roll of Solicitors of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Previous experience includes Associate at Clifford Chance from 1987 to 1993; and General Counsel of Crescent Petroleum until 1996.
Other positions include: member of the Legislative Committee of the DIFCA; member of the Advisory Committee of the Dubai Government's Department of Economy and Tourism; Vice-Chair of the Law Firm Management Committee of the IBA; member of the Advisory Board of the College of Law, University of Dubai; member of the Law Department Advisory Board of The British University of Dubai.
Previous posts include: member of the Legal Practice Division Council of the IBA; Chairman of the Arab Regional Forum of the IBA; Vice-Chair of the Law Practice Management Forum of the International Section of the American Bar Association; member of the Advisory Board of Emirates Law, a publication of the Dubai Judicial Institute; member of the Wealth Management Working Group of the DIFC; Chairman of the Development Advisory Board of Dubai College; Chairman of the Owners’ Association of Emirates Hills.
Admissions
- Solicitor, England & Wales