Our Legal Team
 Abdulla Farouk Luqman
Abdulla is the Managing Partner of Luqman Legal Advocates & Legal
Consultants, which is the first Yemeni/foreign law firm in Yemen. The firm
focuses on providing international quality advocacy and legal consultancy
services to international clients inside and outside Yemen. He has considerable
international experience, having worked in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab
Emirates, the United Kingdom and Yemen. He started his career with Unilever
Arabia Group of Companies in Jeddah and Dubai, then worked as a Legal Consultant
for Richards Butler International Law Firm in London and Al Tamimi & Company Law
Firm in Dubai. In 2001, Luqman set up his own firm in Dubai, and then merged
with Al Suwaidi & Company in the UAE to form Al Suwaidi & Luqman (Luqman Legal)
in Yemen.
He specialises in Corporate and Commercial law, Employment, Real Estates, Oil &
Gas, Maritime and Arbitration, with special focus on Islamic finance and
international commercial agreements. His main clients include BP, Citibank Corp,
DHL International, DP World, Etihad Airways, International Finance Corporation,
Occidental Petroleum, P & I Clubs and a number of international law firms (Bryan
Cave, Baker & McKenzie, Clyde & Co, Herbert Smith, Simons & Simons, etc).
- Ranked as a top Yemeni lawyer by Chambers and Partners, an independent
UK organization for ranking lawyers worldwide (www.chambersandpartners.com).
- Member of the Employment Law Alliance, the worlds largest network of
labor and employment lawyers (www.employmentlawalliance.com).
- Member of the GLG Councils
www.glgroup.com.
- Member of the Yemen Bar Association.
Highlights of recent transactions
- Appointed as an expert witness on Yemen Law in a USD10 million
arbitration conducted under the rules of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC).
- Appointed by the IFC to advise on the drafting of a lease law for Yemen
which was ratified by Yemen Parliament.
- Provided significant advice and legal assistance to a group of
international banks and finance institutions in respect of financing the
first mining project for minerals in Yemen.
- Provided comprehensive advice on the acquisition of an oil company in
Yemen.
- Represented a Kuwaiti bank in its acquisition of majority shares of a
Yemeni bank.
- Provided Comprehensive advice and legal assistance to Dubai Ports World
relating to their joint venture and concession with the Yemen Government to
develop and manage Aden Port and Container Terminals.
- Provided significant legal advice to the International Finance
Corporation and Norton Rose in respect of the first IPP project in Yemen.
- Provided comprehensive legal advice and due diligence to one of the
largest international tobacco companies in the world in respect of their
acquisition of the largest tobacco business in Yemen.
- Provided comprehensive legal advice to Zurich Insurance regarding doing
insurance business in Yemen.
- Acted as the local counsel for the International Finance Corporation and
the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector in their
various Islamic finance projects in Yemen.
- Represented BP in all their legal requirements to effect their exit from
Yemen and the transfer of their assets and employees to a government entity.
Email: abdulla@luqmanlegal.com
And luqman@alsuwaidi.ae
 Mohammed Rashed Al Suwaidi
Born
in 1963, Mohammed Al-Suwaidi is a national of the United Arab Emirates. He is
the founder and Regional Managing Partner of the firm. He was admitted in 1986
and is entitled to appear before all courts of the United Arab Emirates. He
received his LLB from Al Ain University and his LLM from Boston University in
1990.
Mohammed contributed to numerous international courses and seminars as a
speaker and participant. He practices oil and gas, civil and commercial
litigation, banking construction & real estate, information technology, and
industrial & intellectual property.
He was the former Head of the Legal Department of Emirates General Petroleum
Corporation, a Federal governmental entity, and is therefore well acquainted
with all aspects of the oil and gas industry and maritime law, He is a member
of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Head of the Young Arab Lawyers
Committee, Deputy Chairman of the UAE Jurists Association, the Secretary to
the Swiss Business Council and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Human
Rights Association in the UAE. Mr. Al Suwaidi is also a member of the UAE Bar,
the International Bar Association and the American Bar.
Email: alsuwaidi@alsuwaidi.ae
 Khaled M. Salim Ali
A Yemeni national born in Aden in 1961, Khaled received his LLB from Cairo
University in 1984 with focus on International Law. He was admitted to the
Yemen Bar in 1985 and has since been an active member of the legal profession
appearing before all courts in Yemen. Khaled started his career with Mr. Musleh
Al Saidi, an ex supreme court judge, and spent over 15 years with the law firm
of Saeed Sohbi in Sanaa. He is a member of International Bar Association.
Khaled practices corporate & commercial law, commercial litigation, industrial
and intellectual property, trademarks and maritime laws.
Email : kma@luqmanlegal.com
 Osama H Dablouk
A Sudanese national born in 1962. Before joining Al Suwaidi & Company, Osama
was a litigation lawyer for the Federal Ministry of Justice in the UAE from
1985 to 1998. He received his LLB from Zakazeek University, Egypt in 1984, his
Post Graduate Diploma in Public Law from Alexandria University in 1988 and
Post Graduate Diploma in Private Law in 1990. He is a fluent Arabic and
English speaker. Since his admission in 1985, Osama practiced civil and
commercial litigation, proceedings involving governmental authorities,
arbitration, banking, insurance and maritime law.
Email: dablouk@alsuwaidi.com
 Mohammed Lamine
Mohammed joined the firm in 1998. He is a Mauritanian national, born in
1966. He graduated from the University of Nouakchott, with an LLB (Maitrise)
and was admitted to Mauritanian Bar in 1990. He specializes in Civil and
commercial law as well as criminal law. He is also experienced in litigation in
the UAE courts. He is fluent in Arabic and French.
Email: lamine@alsuwaidi.com
 Ali Al Raeesi
A UAE national, worked as an Officer in Dubai Police (1991 1993) and from
1993 2006 worked as Expert (Mines) with the Ministry of Defence. Admitted to
practice in the UAE Courts in 2008. Practice areas are Civil, Criminal and
Commercial Litigation, Consultation, Maritime and Proceedings involving
governmental authorities.
Email: ali.alraeesi@alsuwaidi.ae
 Taha Tawawala
A Canadian national, practiced corporate law in Toronto with a leading
Canadian law firm. Presently advising foreign firms, UAE government entities and
local businesses in a variety of corporate matters in the Oil & Gas, Banking &
Finance, Technology and Construction sectors. In addition, involving in all
aspects of commercial arbitration matters of regional and international
organisations. York University, Canada (LLB 2003), York University, Canada (BBA
1998). Practicing areas are Oil & Gas, Corporate Law, Information Technology,
Arbitration and Real Estate.
Email: taha.tawawala@alsuwaidi.ae
 Suneer Kumar
An Indian national, enrolled with the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa
(India) on 13 April 1994. BA Economics (Hon), University of Calicut, Kerala in
1982; LLB from the University of Bombay in 1989 and LLM from the University of
Bombay in 1993. Practicing areas are Civil, Commercial, Corporate, Labour Law,
Maritime & Insurance laws and incorporation of companies in the UAE.
Email: suneer@alsuwaidi.ae
 Fahmy El Hallag
An Egyptian national registered in Egypt to pleading before the supreme
constitutional court, the court of cassation and the High Administration court.
Member of Egyptian association bar since 1984 and Arab Lawyers Union. Alexandria
University, Egypt (LLB 1984); Ain Shams University, Egypt (Arbitration Courses
2004). Practicing areas are Commercial Law; Company Set-up; Real Estate Law,
Civil & Commercial litigation; Criminal cases; and Personal Statue Law.
Email : fahmy.hallag@alsuwaidi.ae
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