Education
Hesham is a senior associate in Clyde & Co’s dispute resolution group and is based in the Dubai office. With over 15 years of experience in UAE law, Hesham specializes in complex commercial litigation, successfully representing clients in high-profile cases and guiding them through all stages of legal proceedings. His notable achievements include securing positive outcomes in key judgements, one of which being the first successful enforcement of a UK foreign judgment via the Dubai courts.
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+971 4 384 4630 +971 52 382 3762 hesham.elsamra@clydeco.comMain Office
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Full Profile
A highly regarded legal expert, Hesham frequently provides insights on new legislation and trends before the UAE courts. Among his significant accomplishments are landmark rulings before the Abu Dhabi and Dubai Courts, the General Authority of the Cassation Court, and a key decision with respect to the enforcement of the first-ever enforcement of a UK foreign judgment via the Dubai courts.
Hesham handles complex disputes across a range of sectors, including civil, commercial, construction, employment, real estate, and white-collar crime.
Hesham is a licensed lawyer in Egypt, accredited by the Egyptian Bar Association.
Hesham is fluent in Arabic and English.
Experience
- Enforcing the very first UK foreign judgment via the Dubai courts.
- Representing a director of a communications technology organisation in an employment litigation matter before the Dubai courts.
- Representing an individual in the mining and iodine industry in a criminal case involving national security concern and a claim of AED 3 billion before the Dubai courts.
- Representing a member of the UAE royal family in a commercial litigation before the RAK courts arising from an investment agreement related to a real estate project.
- Representing before the Rental dispute centre in Dubai a well-known restaurant located in one of Dubai's largest malls with respect to rental dispute during COVID-19.
- Representing before the Dubai courts a businessman and his wife in a civil litigation matter against one of the largest regional banking and telecommunications company with respect to a claim arising out of alleged gross negligence.
- Representing a major Government owned Kuwaiti company in a AED120 million real estate litigation matter before the General Authority of the Dubai Court of Cassation.
- Representing a well-known GCC family in a dispute before the Abu Dhabi courts with respect a major Real estate project in Abu Dhabi.
*Experience gained prior to joining Clyde & Co