Team
Salman Lutfi
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Mr. Lutfi founded Lutfi & Co in 1982, making it one of the longest established and most reputable law firms in the UAE, with offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.
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As one of the UAE's most experienced court advocates, Mr. Lutfi has conducted many of the UAE's highest-profile litigation matters. Mr. Lutfi is experienced in all types of cases and has appeared before all UAE courts representing large and small corporations and individuals.
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Zeyad Yousef
Zeyad Yousef Mustafa Imsiei has over 30 years of experience in company, commercial, labour, litigation, arbitration, and real property law. Zeyad obtained an LLB degree in Shariah and Law from the Applied and Social Sciences University, Yemen, and a BA (Bachelor of Arts) in Education from Yarmouk University, Jordan. Zeyad has extensive experience in successfully advising corporate, private, and public entities. Zeyad is well-versed in trademark disputes and law.
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Wail Sallan
Wail has almost 20 years of experience advising private individuals and corporations in the UAE on business structuring, corporate governance, tax and residence issues, financial structuring, deal-making and asset protection, government relations, and representation.
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Georgy Gomshiashvili
Georgy has over 18 years of experience advising clients on complex international legal matters in Russia, the United Arab Emirates, CIS countries, Europe and the Far East. He mainly focuses on the firm’s existing international clients and international business development and is an advocate admitted to practice in the Russian Federation.
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Hajeet Bhatia
Harjeet has been working in the UAE since 1999, and she currently works as the head of Corporate Practice at Lutfi & Co. Over the years, Harjeet has developed considerable expertise in advising indigenous family business enterprises and public & private international entities. Her main expertise covers corporate finance, including M & A, fundraising, joint ventures, venture capital, corporate structuring & onshore & offshore company formation (e.g. DIFC, ADGM)
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David Cruz
David has more than eight years of experience working in the field of law. David has experience in civil and commercial arbitrations. He is a member of the commercial, construction and dispute resolution team of Lutfi & Co., one of the oldest and most respected law firms in the UAE. Prior to joining Lutfi & Co. in 2014, David worked in-house for a multi-industry company in the Philippines, where he was responsible for designing company policies and procedures, negotiating various commercial contracts and agreements, ensuring compliance with all laws and regulations and other legal matters involving the company’s aviation and shipping department.
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Sreehari Vadukumchery
Sreehari (Harry) is a corporate/commercial lawyer with expertise in corporate / M & A, company / corporate transactions, banking and finance, general commercial law, corporate finance, construction, and DIFC laws. He is qualified to practice law in England, India, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Harry is a registered Part II practitioner with full rights of audience before the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts. He is also registered with the DIFC Wills & Probate registry as a wills draftsmen.
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Harikrishnan Ravindran
Harikrishnan has been a legal consultant with Lutfi & Co since June 2009. His background before joining Lutfi & Co was in counsel practice. Harikrishnan’s expertise and practice focus are in the areas of corporate and commercial law as well as commercial dispute resolution. He is a key member of both the transactional and dispute resolution teams. This experience has assisted him in developing a deeper understanding of the practical implications of specific contractual terms in the context of potential dispute resolution proceedings. He has considerable expertise and experience in International Trade law particularly pertaining to dispute resolution proceedings.
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Fadya Sallan
Fadya has an exceptional track record of legal experience. Having a degree of Bachelor of Laws from Al Ghurair University, Faculty of Law and subsequently obtained a master's degree in law from the same university.