Our Team
Our Team has around a century of combined experience in advising and assisting clients.
Our team comprises of dual qualified lawyers, Arabic lawyers and Emirati lawyers. Our foreign lawyers work closely with the Emirati lawyers especially on litigation cases, which offer the client a clear understanding of the applicable UAE Law and overcome the language barriers.This is particularly attractive to local clients as none of the international law firms based in UAE can offer direct representation in local courts.
Magadoa Muniza Manar
One of the GCC region’s most experienced legal experts, Magadoa founded Magadoa & Co in Dubai in 2005. It has since grown into one of the Middle East’s most influential law firms, achieving numerous landmark judgments that have revolutionized legal practice in the UAE.
Abdulhakim Ali Bin Hussain
Abdulhakim is the General Manager of Magadoa & Co and has been an integral part of the firm’s expansion. With a strong focus on corporate strategy and business development, he successfully led the firm’s management team and solidified Magadoa’s presence in the GCC region and beyond.
Kanaan Abdelaziz Mutawa
Kanaan is Partner and Head of Shipping Department(contentious). He holds a LLM in Maritime Law from University of Southampton. Kanaan has invaluable experience in the highly specialised practice areas of marine insurance, carriage of goods by sea and international trade law.
Gabriella Galadari Boriss
Gabriella is Partner and Head of Shipping Department(non-contentious). She specialises in ship finance, ship sale & purchase, construction and conversion and has acted for owners, yards and banks alike in contentious and non-contentious matters relating to ship building and ship finance contracts.