‘The whole Al Tamimi Real Estate Team is very efficient, responsive and hands on. They quickly understand the issue, discuss with you the alternatives and suggest the best solution to your problem.’

‘Malek Al Rifai is very responsive, explains both sides of the situation, business minded and comes up with innovative ideas for the problem. He always acts with great responsibility and the team owns the project and tries to increase the best interest for us.’

‘A very responsive technically well-versed team.’

‘Highly attentive, very quick response times, solid legal / technical knowledge.’

‘This teams really does offer a 360 degree service; ranging from a simple land transfer to large scale financed consortium real estate transactions in addition to high end complex hospitality deals with multiple stake holders.’

‘Their expertise is both onshore and offshore.’

‘The combined experience of the team really does outstrip that of all competitors in the market.’

‘Malek Al Rifai is a stand out lawyer. His knowledge and experience of complex transactions is rarely seen in the market.  His commercial acumen and practical common sense are refreshing. He strips down difficult transactions into their core elements and produces a well coordinated plan of action that just needs to be followed for success.’

‘The law firm is well rounded and provides for a full array of services. The real estate team and construction work in close collaboration which enables the client to get the utmost level of expertise.’

‘Duncan Pickering has a high level of expertise and always fights for his client’s interests in negotiations.’

‘We have great experience with this team, closing a large transaction.’

‘Jeremy Scott – innovative, responsive, knowledgeable and delivers.’

‘Jeremy Scott – very responsive, thoughtful in his analysis and thorough. Good understanding of local environment and stakeholders.’

‘They are hands on and well versed in their individual fields and provide well researched options and consolidated advice, which enables the company to make quicker decisions.’

‘Shahram Safai – sound knowledge of the market in his field.’

‘Afridi & Angell as a team are always well organized, accurate as per market and very supportive for our business. Also, the team has great knowledge in Real Estate and Arbitration.’

‘Afridi & Angell is one of the most established law firms in the UAE. They are known throughout the country at most levels of government and business..’

‘Shahram Safai has impressed us again and again, year over year. He is a stellar lawyer.’

‘Shahram Safai – Highly knowledgeable of real estate laws but also of government policies that effect our business. He predicts most major legal trends, advises us and prepares us strategically for what is to come.’

‘Shahram Safai understands the business of real estate, is razor sharp and as a legal advisor he is practical, value driven and to the point.’

‘Shahram is at the top of his game. A true star in the legal industry, a pleasure to work with. We are proud to work with him.’

‘The team has proven to be very solid in their understanding of the different aspects of real estate which provides the clients with a comprehensive approach towards their matters.’

‘The team covers all aspects starting from ownership and tenancy relationships to licensing and regulatory aspects. The level of responsiveness was very good and consistent. The quality of the work product was very good in being straight forward and business friendly.’

‘Generally the service is great because Moustafa Said understands the kind of service needed.’

‘Moustafa Said is a real expert in his field. He understands the value of having a strong partner led service..’

‘Proactive, responsive and very commercial legal advice.’

‘Moustafa Said is very user friendly and has an excellent knowledge of the GCC market.’

‘The lawyers are well versed and very prompt in attending to us as a client. They are very client friendly & flexible.’ 

‘Moustafa Said is a very learned lawyer in all aspects of real estate laws and regulations. One think I have noticed in him is his promptness in attending to client issues and flexibility to adapt to client requirements. If there is an urgent legal requirement which needs to be attended, he attends to it irrespective of holidays or after work hours.’

‘Very client friendly practical solution-based approach to legal advice.’

‘Glenn Bull – excellent knowledge of local law and business practices. Always available. Very client friendly.’

‘Glenn Bull – Always able to present practical solution to problems.’

‘Simon and his team are a delight to deal with and always friendly and extremely helpful.’

‘Clifford Chance Real Estate (Dubai Office) have genuine expertise in UAE real estate law.‘

‘Given their previous experience in dealing with the local authorities, they are able to provide useful insight and guidance.’

‘Top-notch team of lawyers.’

‘They have assisted us with several large matters and have handled them efficiently and effectively.‘

‘The team has broad experience in the real estate sector.‘

‘We are especially impressed with Tariq Imam, with his deep understanding of the industry and for his commercial acumen in dealing with our matters.‘

‘Knowledge of both the international and local legal environments.‘

‘Their advice on transaction structuring, documentation and negotiation are specific areas of strength in our opinion.’

‘They are effectively able to coordinate with foreign legal counsels for transactions where cross-border advice is required.’

‘Joe Carroll is quite hands-on and available to assist, even on short notice. His depth of knowledge on real estate matters related to banking and finance is outstanding particularly hotel management documents.’

‘Joe Carroll is also able to coordinate well within his team i.e. with other partners to make sure that the firm can act as a one-stop shop for all legal matters even those not specifically pertaining to his domain of work.’

‘Good practical, recent knowledge of real estate laws and practice and this experience is applied practically against specialised requirements or circumstances.’

‘Joe Carroll – Strong real estate lawyer.’

‘Ali Ismael Al Zarouni is one of the best lawyers I have ever dealt with in the UAE, he has a vast knowledge in the real estate sector, we always rely on his advice, and he is always available when needed.‘

‘Ali Ismael Al Zarouni follows up all the recent precedents adjudged by the Courts of Cassation in Dubai in various cases so that they could use them in the cases handled by Horizons.‘