Recognised as “Leader in his field” by  Chambers Global, 2013
Recommended by Legal 500, 2013
Recognised as a “Leading lawyer” by IFLR1000, 2012
Recognised by The International Who’s Who of Lawyers, 2012

“Alan Rodgers is widely respected by clients and peers alike. Sources describe him as proactive and on the ball from a UAE perspective'." Chambers Global, 2013

'Alan heads Hadef & Partners' 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. Alan is recognised as being amongst the world's leading project finance lawyers, and the world's leading banking lawyers, having been nominated by Who's Who Legal in 2011 and 2010 respectively.

Over the past 20 years, Alan has practised throughout the  as being Middle East including in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman and Cairo. He has been involved in one way or another since 1999, in all of the UAE’s water and power and sewage infrastructure projects. Alan and his team have been involved in the UAE’s groundbreaking PPPs, infrastructure funds and bank restructuring transactions.

Prior to working in the Middle East, Alan worked at Linklaters in London undertaking major institutional commercial property development and funding work.

He holds a MA (Hons) from the University of Dundee, completed Part I and II Law Society Exams, and is admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.