Yazan Al Saoudi

Yazan Al Saoudi is a Partner at Al Tamimi & Company with over 30 years of legal experience in the region. His primary practice area is Insurance Law, with related experience in shipping, aviation and logistics.

He plays a key role in managing and deepening the firm's longstanding relationships with key clients across the UAE and the wider region. Widely respected for his deep-rooted network across Abu Dhabi and Dubai, he plays a critical role in building and sustaining long-term partnerships with key government-related entities and major corporates, including ADQ, the Executive Affairs Authority and Mubadala.

He is widely recognised for his ability to serve as a trusted advisor across complex institutional and private client matters. In addition to his work with corporates, he regularly advises family offices and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, offering discreet and longstanding legal support tailored to their evolving needs.

His ability to connect stakeholders, align internal resources and deliver consistent senior-level engagement has positioned him as a central point of contact for the firm's most complex client relationships. He is known for bridging teams and practice areas to ensure clients receive seamless, commercially attuned legal support, with an approach that is discreet, relationship-driven and grounded in a strong understanding of the region's business and institutional landscape.

His recent experience includes assisting a leading dairy company to recover US$ 100,000,000 representing a business interruption claim under a fire insurance policy; representing a leading airline to defend injury claims related to an aircraft accident; assisting a leading insurance company to defend a claim of AED 100,000,000 for property damage under a fire insurance policy; representing a leading shipping line to claim US$ 100,000,000 for a total loss of vessel; and defending a leading airline for a claim of missing gold cargo worth US$ 15,000,000.

He holds a Bachelor of Law from the University of Jordan (1992) and was admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association in 1992. He speaks Arabic and English.