Nawal Abdel Hadi

Nawal Abdel Hadi is a Legal Director in Al Tamimi's Corporate Practice. Her primary practice area is Mergers and Acquisitions, and she has been extensively involved in major M&A, corporate restructuring, family business, IPOs and other capital market transactions in the UAE.

She is an expert in designing and executing legal private structures for family groups operating throughout the GCC and MENA countries, and over the past decade of working with leading families, she has implemented major reorganisations for family groups spanning every GCC country.

She has been advising families in the GCC and MENA in relation to establishing their family companies, restructuring and safeguarding their assets, and putting in place enforceable family governance and succession planning arrangements. She has assisted many families in developing Sharia-compliant legally binding arrangements and structures to survive transition and challenges from one generation to another and to provide for smooth succession for the family and its business, taking into consideration the culture and nature of each family. She has particular expertise in structuring issues for corporate groups operating throughout the GCC and MENA countries.

She has also participated in many government initiatives related to developing and improving the business environment and finding solutions to legal framework challenges, and has participated in many legislative initiatives and amendments to laws and regulations.

Since joining Al Tamimi, she has been providing legal opinions and advice in various aspects of corporate matters and has been involved in many of the major transactions and projects in the UAE, all of which have been highly regarded in the local market.

Her recent experience includes advising and assisting in various corporate family businesses restructuring in the UAE; advising on establishing family businesses and restructuring their assets; advising on family succession planning and family governance; advising on government initiatives related to developing and improving legislation; and advising on corporate restructuring deals in the UAE and the region as a whole.

She has also advised ADNOC Distribution PJSC on the listing of its shares on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange; advised Emaar Development LLC on the listing of its shares on the Dubai Financial Market; advised Emaar Malls Group PJSC on the listing of its shares on the Dubai Financial Market; advised the Government of the Emirate of Ajman on the formation, Central Bank licensing and listing of Ajman Bank; advised Drake & Scull PJSC on its listing on the Dubai Financial Market; and advised Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC in the acquisition of a controlling stake in Tamweel PJSC, a UAE-listed financial house.

She holds a Bachelor of Law from Amman Private University (2002) and speaks Arabic and English.