Omar Saifan
Managing Senior Associate
Omar has extensive experience in litigation and representing clients in constructions and commercial disputes across the Middle East.
Omar Saifan is a bilingual Arabic-English lawyer with nearly eight years of post-qualification experience in dispute resolution across the Middle East. He is a Managing Senior Associate in the Disputes team, advising clients in the UAE and Saudi Arabia on complex, high-value disputes. Omar has extensive experience before the Dubai and Abu Dhabi Courts, including the Courts of Appeal and Cassation, and regularly handles major construction matters.
His practice includes construction disputes, commercial litigation, enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, and advisory work under UAE and Saudi law. He frequently advises international contractors, developers, and government-backed entities on high-stakes disputes involving delay damages, contract termination, and risk allocation.
Omar has acted in multi-billion-riyal disputes concerning major construction projects, including advising on substantial delay damages claims and bond-related disputes before Saudi courts, bringing strong cross-border and cross-jurisdictional expertise to every matter.
Credentials
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2017Qualified - Jordan Bar Association
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2015Lancaster University - LLM
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2014Yarmouk University - LLB
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