LAWYER PROFILE
Walid Azzam

Walid Azzam

Global 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution, Corporate Investigations

Personal

Walid is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution department. He specializes in complex Commercial and Corporate arbitration and litigation, often with multi-jurisdictional elements.

Walid joined Hadef & Partners in 2005. During that time, he has developed specialist knowledge of managing large scale, disputes and has acted on a number of high-profile banking and commercial matters. Walid advises a diverse group of clients; including publicly traded and multi-national companies, as well as high net worth individuals on various contentious matters including insolvency related issues.

Walid also specializes in local and international asset tracings, recovery and investigations and has been recognized as one of the leading individuals in the UAE for asset recovery.

He advises on financial crimes as well as on extradition and mutual legal assistance matters.

Walid has a Juris Doctorate and is admitted to the Massachusetts State Bar. He routinely lectures, and sits on various panels that deal with a variety of issues relating to regional legal trends and developments.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Dispute Resolution: Domestic: Without Rights of Audience - United Arab Emirates

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Walid Azzam is noted for his frequent work on high-value commercial disputes, in addition to his expertise in white-collar crime and asset recovery.

Corporate Compliance & Investigations - United Arab Emirates

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
Walid Azzam of Hadef & Partners is a dispute resolution lawyer whose practice has a strong emphasis on corporate criminal cases. He handles a wide variety of mandates relating to asset tracing and white-collar fraud, as well as alleged instances of corruption and anti-money laundering issues.

Strengths

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  • Walid Azzam is a good strategic thinker.

    Dispute Resolution: Domestic: Without Rights of AudienceChambers Global Guide
  • Walid is a very good lawyer and the person we get involved when our matters are especially complex.

    Dispute Resolution: Domestic: Without Rights of AudienceChambers Global Guide

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United Arab Emirates

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