
Ehab Essam
Head of Litigation and Founder
Bio
Ehab’s passion, is a legal consultancy that can be traced back to his successful service in the topmost real estate companies. Ehab has completed his Bachelor of Law from the University of Egypt. He spent a considerable amount of time on private contracts. Ehab has over 20 years of hands-on experience in real estate as well as sale and purchase, mortgage, leasing, and delayed construction cases, considering his love for FIDIC contracts.Ehab is a member of the ITJS - Abu Dhabi and has completed the certificate course of the Civil Litigation process in Dubai in the year 2009. After that, he became a member of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) and the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center (ADCCAC) in 2011.
From 1995 to 2005, Ehab has worked as a Legal Advisor to prominent companies. He has developed a keen ability to review and vet legal documents along with coordinating with the legal authorities. Ehab’s strengths lie in both Corporate as well as Commercial law domains. He was counsel for a variety of transactions with collective transaction values of well over millions of UAE Dirhams.
Ehab is fluent in Arabic and English. Ehab has led and assisted with impact litigation on our litigation docket, including intensive legal research, drafting and reviewing filings and correspondence, discovery, motion practice, trial advocacy, appellate advocacy, and management of litigation teams that include pro bono attorneys.
Ehab holds a membership from the Arab Bar Association and an acute awareness of management and setting up RAALC’s litigation practice. His strategy has played an essential role in shaping the practice. Well, to say, Ehab holds commercial awareness and a goal-oriented way of thinking.
Ehab has demonstrated and substantially advised on legislative and administrative advocacy, including providing technical assistance to policymakers. He has a strong knowledge of and demonstrated leadership in the UAE Civil Code and other federal laws.
Ehab Essam
Head of Litigation and Founder

Education
Bachelor of Law from the University of EgyptDIFC Certificate Course on Mergers and Acquisitions
Certification on Data Protection for Commercial Lawyers
FIDIC Contracts Management
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Law from UAEU United Arab Emirates University
Leadership in the Legal Profession from UC Berkeley School of Law
Ehab Essam
Head of Litigation and Founder

Skills
Drafting and VettingLegislative and administrative advocacy
Financial Planning and Strategy
Enforcing Values, Policies, and Procedures
Creating State-of-art Practices
Fostering cohesiveness and communication
Smart decision-making
Team building
Staying abreast of cash flow
Ehab Essam
Head of Litigation and Founder

Practice area
Corporate LawCommercial law
Litigation
FIDIC Contracts
UAE Public Law
Private International Law
UAE Antitrust and Competition Law
UAE Capital Markets
Ehab Essam
Head of Litigation and Founder

Memberships
Egytptian Bar Association Institute of Training and Judicial Studies
Dubai International Arbitration Centre
Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center
Association of Corporate Counsel - Middle East
Society of Construction Law - Gulf