Ashraf Sayed Email & Phone Number

Partner and English qualified solicitor.A lawyer with over 16 years UAE experience specialising in real estate and general commercial law (both contentious and non-contentious matters).Identified on Legal500.com as a ‘Next Generation Partner’Real Estate experience: advising on transactional as well as contentious matters including joint ventures, sale and purchase of real estate (individual and bulk property), property management arrangements, sale and leaseback, real estate finance, corporate structuring (including offshore company structures and set ups), Strata property, property litigation and all aspects of real estate development from project initiation and site acquisition through to post-project completion and management. Acting mainly for developers, UHNWI investors and financial institutions.Awards:Co-led the first transaction by a shariah compliant residential REIT in the UAE which resulted in the Hadef team being awarded Real Estate Team of the Year 2017 by the Middle East Legal Awards.Commercial experience: acting for international and regional franchisors, distributors, hotel operators, developers and service providers on their operations in the United Arab Emirates. Specialising in all forms of strategic and operational joint ventures, franchise, agency and commercial law advice. In particular, advising master franchisees regarding their rights and obligations under relevant agreements in the UAE.Testimonials on Legal500.com:‘Ashraf Sayed is an encyclopedia, not only on legal matters but also on commercial aspects. His drafting and negotiation skills are truly magical and he is a true role model to in-house legal professionals’

Listed skills include Legal Advice, Joint Ventures, Corporate Law, Commercial Litigation, and 15 others.

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  Partner, Head Of Real Estate

  Hadef & Partners

  Feb 2006 - Present - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  Real Estate and Commercial