Ms Afraa Alhashmi > Alsuwaidi & Company > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile

Alsuwaidi & Company
252 EMARAT ATRIUM BUILDING
SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD, PO BOX 7273
DUBAI
United Arab Emirates

Work Department

Dispute Resolution, Litigation

Position

Advocate

Career

Afraa is a UAE National Lawyer and licensed to practice before all Courts in the UAE. After training with Alsuwaidi & Company, she qualified in 2021 and joined our dispute resolution team for local litigation.

Her experience to date includes, commercial and labor disputes. Her sector specialisms include construction, employment, and rental disputes.

Afraa is very passionate about her role as a lawyer and enjoys working with clients to reach favorable judgments. She is steadfast in ensuring client rights are claimed and protected. Afraa is active in pro bono work.

Languages

Arabic & English

Education

Afraa obtained a first class honors Bachelor of Laws from Amman University in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

First Class Honors for the Bar Admission Examinations in the Northern Emirates.

She is Licensed as qualified lawyer from the Judicial Department and Ministry of Justice.

Lawyer Rankings

United Arab Emirates > Dispute resolution: local litigation

Alsuwaidi & Company is well placed to handle a range of disputes, with notable strength in insurance, construction and Islamic banking cases. The group is led by Mohammed Alsuwaidi, who also sits as an arbitrator; Ali Alraeesi, who has close contacts with government entities and public bodies and is notable for tech and IP disputes; Reda Hegazy, who handles civil, criminal and labour cases with impressive acumen pertaining to Sharia’ Law; and Mohammed Lemine, who is an insurance disputes specialist. Nidal Alsayed leverages extensive banking and financing expertise to act on disputes in this space. Associates Afraa Alhashmi and Ibrahim Jarjoura also noted.