Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
Firm Profile:
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants is one of the UAE’s oldest and leading full-service law firms that has grown and evolved over the past 39 years. With three offices located in the UAE’s business hubs and a team of 60+ local and international lawyers, we can assist clients across the seven emirates and appear before all levels of UAE courts, and arbitration centres including DIAC and ADGM.
Our top-tier lawyers can assist clients in all business requirements, across multiple practice areas and sectors, including construction, real estate, energy and infrastructure projects, corporate, commercial, banking and finance transactions, dispute resolution, litigation and arbitration, regulatory and compliance, anti-bribery and white-collar crime.
Ahmed Ziad Galadari
Advocate
Ahmed is a qualified advocate with full rights of audience before all UAE courts. He has obtained his L.L.B degree in Sharia & Law from the University of Sharjah in 2018 and L.L.M degree in International Business Law from University Paris II Panthéon-Assas in 2022 in addition to an L.L.M degree in Private Law from Imam Malik College for Sharia & Law. Ahmed is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
Prior to joining Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants, Ahmed was shadowing senior Galadari lawyers of various legal backgrounds to gain insight and knowledge into litigation, arbitration and corporate law.
Maria Palmou
Senior Associate
Maria is a Senior Associate based in our Dubai office. She joined the firm in 2015 upon moving to the UAE from a prominent law firm in Greece. Maria brings with her a wide range of experience across the corporate and commercial sectors, with both front end and dispute resolution capabilities. Maria has previously advised and represented clients on commercial disputes and international and domestic arbitration proceedings under the ICC, DIFC-LCIA and DIAC.
Maria’s extensive involvement in arbitration and court litigation processes, as well as her experience in mergers & acquisitions commercial contracts and agreements enables her to offer clients a comprehensive skill set. Maria’s expertise are multifaceted meaning she can advise on many different aspects of the law. Maria’s corporate and commercial experience includes drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising various stakeholders on all commercial contracts, proposed transactions, developing negotiation strategies, draft board resolutions, and analysing and advising on proposed transactions, distribution and cooperation agreements, MOUs and shareholders agreements.
Sergejs Dilevka
Senior Counsel
Sergejs is a Senior Counsel at the Dispute Resolution department of the firm’s Dubai office. Sergejs has more than 13 years of experience in advising and representing multinational companies and high-net-worth individuals in a wide range of complex institutional (ICC, LCIA, DIFC-LCIA, SCC, SCIA, DIAC, GCC CAC) and ad hoc international and domestic arbitration proceedings. His experience covers a wide range of industries, sectors, and types of disputes, including commerce, real estate, transportation, energy, construction, and franchise and distribution agreements.
Prior to joining Galadari, Sergejs practiced at one of the top-tier leading law firms in the MENA region. Sergejs brings a wealth of experience by acting, throughout his career, as counsel and arbitrator in multiple international arbitration proceedings relating to international commercial and investment disputes.
Sergejs has authored multiple publications offering insights on the trends and developments in international law and international arbitration.
