Asma Siddiqui

Asma is a Senior Associate with the litigation department, based at the firms’ Dubai office
Asma has been practicing since 2011 and is a seasoned disputes resolution and litigation lawyer. Her practice spans over multiple areas of expertise, including employment, real estate, rental, commercial and personal status matters, where she focuses on achieving favorable outcomes through litigation, mediation, arbitration and out of court settlements.
Asma works closely with clients to understand their specific needs and develop strategies that align with their business objectives, with a strong emphasis on dispute prevention and swift resolution. With a reputation for meticulous preparation and tactical thinking Asma is dedicated in providing solutions that protect client’s interests.
Asma was a meritorious rank holder and graduated from one of India’s most prestigious law institutions, Government Law College, Mumbai. She is currently admitted to the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa and is also registered as a legal consultant with the Dubai Legal Affairs Department.
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- Employment
- Family Law
INDUSTRY
- Media & Communications
- Advised an expat couple in a complex drug case with an exceptional interim relief obtained for allowing the expats to travel out of UAE for urgent medical treatment
- Advised on a commercial claim worth 500 million dirhams against one of the top real estate developers in the UAE including co-counselling on two related arbitration claims
- Advised on multiple real estate claims worth 100+ million dirhams on behalf of a renowned semi-government real estate developer
- Advised a renowned cinema operator on multiple disputes relating to its precarious financial situation
- Advised a renowned contracting company on effectively restructuring and concluding multitude of court claims into successful out of court settlements with its debtors
- Formed crucial part of a high-profile medical negligence matter against one of the oldest leading healthcare organizations adjudged with a pioneering compensation amount
- Formed crucial part of the team that successfully quashed a money laundering case invoked by the prosecution against companies belonging to a high-net-worth client
- Advised on a successfully established fraud case filed against multiple individuals in relation to counterfeit bitcoins
- BLS. LLB, University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 2011