Our People · فريقنا

Partner-led, bilingual, and built for the UAE.

A senior practice spanning thirty years of regional experience — fluent in English and Arabic, and grounded in the procedural realities of UAE local and federal courts.

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Mahdi A.K. Otoom

Managing Partner

Highly experienced legal professional with over 30 years of practice, including 15+ years leading a successful UAE law firm. Strategist across commercial, criminal, financial, real estate, and corporate law, with a track record of high-profile resolutions and deep relationships with UAE courts and government entities.

Experience
30+ years
Jurisdictions
UAE · Jordan
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Abdulsalam Alajjour

عبد السلام العجور

Legal Consultant & Director of Legal Affairs

Licensed practicing lawyer in Jordan since 1996 and UAE legal practitioner since 2006. Specialises in commercial, civil and real estate disputes, arbitration, corporate structuring and liquidation, and the drafting of complex legal memoranda.

Experience
25+ years
Jurisdictions
UAE · Jordan
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Mahmoud Shukokou

محمود شكوكو الدسوقي

Senior Legal Consultant

Master of Laws (2009) with 19 years of practice — ten of them in the UAE. Litigator across information technology, intellectual property and trademarks, insurance, banking, arbitration, and commercial, civil, criminal, labour and personal status matters; drafts pleadings, memoranda, and appeals to local and federal courts.

Experience
19 years
Jurisdictions
UAE · Egypt
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Noor Ali Kayed Zayed

نور علي كايد زايد

Legal Consultant — Personal Status

Specialist legal consultant with 14 years of practice across the UAE local and federal judiciary. Recognised for personal status expertise, drafting complex legal memoranda, analysing legal gaps, and preparing precise appeals to the Court of Cassation.

Experience
14 years
Jurisdictions
UAE
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Wael Hassan Abo Omar

Legal Advisor — Litigation & Execution

Faculty of Law, Cairo University (2004). Joined MAK & Partners in 2016; previously legal advisor at Vodafone and Solmco. Specialises in execution procedures, criminal and labour court matters, drafting and reviewing pleadings, and supporting court hearings across all UAE court systems.

Experience
20+ years
Jurisdictions
UAE · Egypt
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Mohamed Mokhtar Abouzaid

محمد مختار أبوزيد

Legal Researcher

Legal researcher focused on precise legal consultations and the strategic drafting of judicial memoranda. Committed to in-depth legal research and the protection of client interests across the firm's mandates.

Jurisdictions
UAE

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