Hadef & Partners

About

Hadef & Partners is a UAE law firm with offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Dr. Hadef Al Dhaheri founded it in 1980 and was a senior partner until he became the UAE's Minister of Justice in 2008, and its Managing Partner is Sadiq Jafar. Its practices include banking and finance, capital markets, corporate and M&A, data protection, dispute resolution, and regulatory and government advisory, and its sector groups include financial services and fintech. The fintech practice advises startups and established companies on licences from the Central Bank, the DFSA and ADGM's FSRA, covering digital banking, payment services and peer-to-peer lending. It also advises on data protection and cybersecurity, on blockchain and cryptocurrency matters such as token offerings, smart contracts and AML/CFT compliance, and on fintech partnerships and M&A.