“Hadef & Partners is a professional firm to deal with on the other side of transactions, and practical and commercial in negotiations.”
Legal 500, 2023
“Hadef & Partners is a business partner to clients rather than a service provider. They understand clients’ businesses very well and they appreciate the business relationship.”
Legal 500, 2023
“The team is knowledgeable about local laws and delivered thoughtful advice in the context of our broader global transaction.”
Chambers Global, 2023
“They're professional lawyers with deep knowledge of the law and local sensitivities.”
Chambers Global, 2023
“Hadef & Partners is a one stop shop firm with deep knowledge of the local market.” “The team has good connections and expertise with a business mentality which help clients to achieve good results.”
Legal 500, 2022
“Superior service and responsiveness as well as its business-oriented, practical advice.”
Chambers Global, 2022
“very commercially aware of what's happening in the marketplace and plugged in on legislative changes.”
Chambers Global, 2022
“Top-class lawyers with deep knowledge in local laws, regulations and culture.”
Chambers Global, 2022
Clients praise Hadef & Partners' “extremely wide-ranging and extensive knowledge in the international field,” pointing to the firm as a “stellar leader in the legal field in the UAE.”
Chambers Global, 2022
‘The Hadef team handling our company profile are professionals, have the needed business mentality, prompt and always bring great results on time.’
Legal 500, 2021
Hadef & Partners continues to be a leading UAE independent firm with particular expertise in thorny questions of 'onshore' UAE law.
Legal 500, 2021
Hadef & Partners continues to be a leading UAE independent firm with particular expertise in thorny questions of 'onshore' UAE law.
Legal 500, 2021
One source endorses the firm for its "strength and depth in understanding the complex and untested areas of UAE law when taking projects into a space where, if it is the first of its kind, issues arise." The same interviewee adds: "They have access to people that most firms don't necessarily have."
Chambers Global, 2021
UAE powerhouse with extensive expertise in, and depth of resources committed to, corporate and commercial mandates.
Chambers Global, 2021
One client found their interaction with Hadef to be an "excellent experience," remarking also that "Hadef's team is very knowledgeable and results-oriented."
Chambers Global, 2021
Leading domestic firm with considerable longevity and depth of experience throughout the UAE.
Chambers Global, 2021
Interviewees describe Hadef as "one of the go-to offices for international law firms who don't have a presence in the region," with clients adding that working with the firm is "a very positive experience."
Chambers Global, 2021
Ranked as Eminent Practioner
Chambers Global, 2020
Ranked as a Notable Practitioner in the High Net Worth Rankings for Private Wealth Law.
Chambers Global, 2020
One client enthused: “They take great pains to understand our requirements. They're always accessible and explain their opinion well.” Another client stated of the firm: “They're good-quality people, from the managing partner down.”
Chambers Global, 2020
“They cover absolutely everything in a very timely manner. You cannot get a more dedicated, brilliant firm.”
Another source commented: “They are our good friends, we trust them and they're always there for us.”
Chambers Global, 2019
“A ‘top-class law firm’ for UAE corporate matters, Hadef & Partners LLC ‘knows the market, the law and the regulations, and is well-connected with the authorities’.”
Legal 500, 2018
“Sources praise the team's local expertise, commenting: ‘They have local knowledge of the region, combined with very strong legal skills and provide sound advice’.”
Chambers Global, 2018
“In the area of M&A, Hadef & Partners provide extremely diligent and commercial advice”
Asian-Mena Counsel Firms of the Year 2017
“Peers commend Hadef & Partners as ‘one of the premier local law firms’.”
Chambers Global, 2017
“Clients describe the team's members as ‘first class - very proactive, with superb areas of expertise’.”
Chambers Global, 2017
“The lawyers have good time and cost management.”
Chambers Global, 2016
"They are proactive, able to think ahead and find solutions, and pay a lot of attention to detail."
Chambers Global 2015
A trusted choice as local counsel, thanks to its in-depth understanding of the UAE market and deep bench of finance lawyers. Frequently advises corporate issuers on a range of bond, sukuk and share capital offerings.
Chambers Global 2015
Clients say "They are pragmatic, can-do lawyers."
Chambers Global 2015
Clients say "they are definitely major players - one of the first names to spring to mind in the UAE."
Chambers Global 2015
Enjoys a prominent position in the local market with a large volume of acquisitions and restructurings for both UAE clients and inbound investors.
Chambers Global 2014
Hadef & Partners’ corporate head Sameer Huda has extensive experience in private equity fund formation. Additionally, the team has been instrumental in advising government bodies on the development of the regulatory regime governing investment funds in the UAE.
Legal 500 2013
The breadth of their large-scale financing knowledge is great. It's among the handful of go-to firms in the UAE.
Chambers Global 2013
Among the top UAE law firms for finance-related matters’, Hadef & Partners ‘scores highly in terms of quality, promptness of response and market knowledge’.
Legal 500 2013
This well-established local firm represents a large stable of domestic as well as international clients, across a range of transactional and advisory instructions.
Chambers Global 2013