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Biography

Sadiq is Managing Partner of the Dubai office of Hadef & Partners, an independent UAE law firm, with more than 90 lawyers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. He has extensive corporate and commercial law experience, particularly in respect of inward investment, joint ventures, banking and finance, energy and infrastructure, and mergers and acquisitions. In addition to advising multinationals, Sadiq works closely with regional groups in the Middle East in relation to corporate strategy and succession planning. Sadiq holds an LLB from the London School of Economics, London University. 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 Legal Practice Division Council of the International Bar Association, former Vice-Chair of the International Bar Association’s Law Firm Management Committee, member of the Wealth Management Working Group of the Dubai International Financial Centre, member of the Legislative Committee of the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority. Previous posts include Chairman of the Arab Regional Forum, a division of the International Bar Association, Vice-Chair of the Law Practice Management Forum of the American Bar Association’s International Section, and Deputy Secretary General of the International Bar Association.