Al Safar & Partners Advocates & Legal Consultants

Al Safar & Partners Advocates and Legal Consultants has completed 42 years as a leading law firm in Dubai, providing a wide range of legal services across all Emirates of the U.A.E. Ranked among the top four UAE law firms, the firm represents a high volume of cases in Dubai courts and the Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC). Al Safar & Partners is one of the few ISO 9001:2008 quality management certified law firms in the GCC and Middle East. The firm offers a broad spectrum of legal services, including corporate commercial law (business incorporation, franchising, and contracts), real estate and property law (litigation and arbitration), family law (divorce, annulments, and wills preparation), immigration law (visas and citizenship), labor law (end of service and entitlements), intellectual property law (anti-counterfeiting and enforcement), and criminal law (fraud, check cases, theft, defamation, and online defamation). Established by Mr. Mahdi Al Safar in 1981, Al Safar & Partners is based in downtown Burj Khalifa, Dubai, with a mission to provide strategic legal solutions to clients worldwide and facilitate successful establishment in the UAE with efficiency and adherence to legal standards. From a small beginning, the firm has grown to a team of over 80 attorneys across various jurisdictions, serving Fortune 500 companies, personal investors, and more, with plans to expand to major GCC cities. Guided by core values of care, honesty, and hard work, the firm emphasizes a structured, sector-specific team approach and a diverse, multinational legal team that bridges cultural and communication gaps for global clients. Operating in its Burj Khalifa district location since 2013 near The Palace Hotel, the firm provides a serene environment for effective client service. Core sectors include real estate, construction, commercial, trading, oil, retail, hospitality, restaurants, digital currency trading, banking, technology, transportation, and tourism. The firm offers banking services backed by over two decades of sector experience, advises government institutions on compliance and operations, resolves partner disputes related to innovative IT technologies, represents investors in transportation sector disputes, assists with business establishment in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and across the UAE, and delivers strategic legal advice to hotels and restaurants on structuring, compliance, and sustainable growth. The firm's team includes legal consultants and lawyers from diverse nationalities, with extensive international experience as local Arabic lawyers, British barristers and solicitors, and advocates from countries such as Russia, Iran, India, Pakistan, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Syria, and various African nations.