GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - United Arab Emirates
Nadia Bardawil of Tabreed
Nadia Bardawil is the chief legal counsel at Tabreed. Prior to this she was senior legal counsel at Mubadala, and prior to that general counsel of Masdar, also known as the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company.
Bardawil is regularly cited as a “very strong and positive person” with notable energy and enthusiasm. A peer in private practice recalled his first impressions upon meeting her, remarking upon “how quickly she became engaged in making valuable contributions.”
Earlier in her career, Bardawil spent ten years in private practice with Shearman & Sterling in London and Abu Dhabi. She also worked as senior legal counsel at Mubadala prior to being appointed acting general counsel of Masdar in May 2017 and installed formally as GC several months thereafter. She took on her role at Tabreed in April 2023.