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General Counsel: Middle East - Global Market Leaders
Individual Editorial
Samer Abdelhaq is a highly regarded lawyer who is general counsel at the Abu Dhabi Department of Finance. He has been the organisation's top lawyer since 2020, having joined it from Amazon, where he was the multinational giant's Middle East general counsel. He has a wealth of expertise in the financial services arena, having also been a private practice lawyer at A&O Shearman and Simmons & Simmons.
Strengths
He has the key combination of technical legal expertise and expert regional knowledge.
He has built a strong team at the company.
He is a quality operator.