Hamdan Alshamsi

Hamdan AlShamsi is a UAE national and graduate of the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. With nearly a decade of accomplished litigation experience across the United Arab Emirates, he has established himself as one of Dubai’s leading legal professionals.

Hamdan began his career in the Banking & Finance department in a large regional firm at the DIFC office, where his curiosity and drive led him to contribute to a variety of legal departments beyond his initial focus. During this time, he qualified as a legal practitioner in the UAE and gained full rights of audience before UAE courts, including the Dubai Courts.

He later joined the Infrastructure Department at a large semi government investment company in Abu Dhabi, where he worked on major real estate, construction, and finance projects, including university developments and other large-scale infrastructure initiatives.

Following this, Hamdan founded HAS Law Firm, a full-service law firm combining litigation, advisory, and transactional practices. Under his leadership, the firm has managed many litigation cases and advised on many transactions.

Hamdan is widely recognized for his expertise in corporate, banking & finance, and insurance law, representing both local and international clients as well as government entities in complex disputes.

Recent Cases:

• Negotiated with creditors on behalf of a construction client, represented the management in the criminal and civil cases involved with cheques and guarantees, represented the company in labor cases in light of insolvency and before the Ministry of Labor, advised in relationships between cross border insolvency of group companies.
• On behalf of a client in the consultancy industry, Hamdan assisted in various claims between creditors and the debtors of the company and the arrangement of the winding up of the business.
• Advised a company in the food and beverage wholesale industry. Hamdan assisted with the preparation of the winding up process, provided advice to the shareholders and the management in relation to insolvency, restructure of operation and company to mitigate losses. Represented the company in the Litigation between the creditors and debtors and the previous management, assisted with the wind-up process.
• For a client in the exhibitions industry, Hamdan was involved in litigation including criminal, civil and defending the management of company, concluding with planning and structuring the insolvency.
• Advised in the insolvency of several companies under a group owned conglomerate, dealing and assisting with the current liquidator of the company in cases against the previous management and other creditors and debtors of the company, including asset search and recovery. Hamdan has dealt in various civil and criminal litigation surrounding insolvency and bankruptcy.
• Assisted in the insolvency of a very large manufacturing company, dealing with the banks and the creditors with the focus on guarantees, dealing with the labor aspect, the shareholders and the liquidator. Involved in the insolvency of the company.
• Assisted with the insolvency of a large Marine company, dealing with the litigation between the partners of the company and the management. Involved in winding up the business.
• Assisted in the insolvency of a Heavy-Duty Equipment Company, dealing with the litigation between the partners of the company and the management team and winding up the company.
• Involved in the Bank J. Safra Sarasin DIFC in its insolvency, this incorporated both DIFC Law and English Law. Assisting in the application to obtain an order to wind up the company and assist the main creditor in recovery of owed monies.
• Advised on a number of large infrastructure PPP projects including a large University project in a multilateral non-recourse financing with mezzanine facility worth circa $1 billion.
• Involved in a number of Insolvency cases but his experience is not limited to this practice, Hamdan has worked on a variety of transactions and projects throughout his experience, he has advised and assisted in establishing a number of companies and subsidiaries in Dubai and successfully advised a number of national and international companies including prominent banks in their corporate restructure and corporate governance.
• Sun Engineering vs Omniyat – 110M, construction case between main developer and contractor able to ensure a successful strategy for recovery.