Khalid Al Awadi is a Senior Partner at Al Sahlawi Advocates and Legal Consultants and plays a key role in supervising and leading several of the firm’s practice areas.
With more than 25 years of experience as an advocate in the United Arab Emirates, Khalid brings extensive courtroom and advisory expertise across a wide range of complex legal matters. His practice is characterized by technical depth, procedural precision, and a strong command of UAE law.
Professional Background
Khalid has spent over two decades advising and representing clients in high value and complex disputes. His experience spans civil, commercial, employment, regulatory, insurance, banking, and intellectual property matters, often involving multi layered legal and factual issues.
Throughout his career, he has acted for both corporate and individual clients, providing strategic legal advice and advocacy in matters that require careful legal analysis and disciplined execution.
Practice Focus
As a Senior Partner, Khalid leads and supervises a number of practice groups within the firm. His work includes managing complex litigation, overseeing case strategy, and ensuring consistent quality and rigor across client matters.
Clients value his practical judgment, deep legal knowledge, and ability to guide cases through demanding procedural and substantive challenges.
Role Within the Firm
As a Senior Partner, Khalid leads and supervises a number of practice groups within the firm. His work includes managing complex litigation, overseeing case strategy, and ensuring consistent quality and rigor across client matters.
Clients value his practical judgment, deep legal knowledge, and ability to guide cases through demanding procedural and substantive challenges.
Practice Focus:
Civil Law, Commercial Litigation, Employment and Regulatory Matters, Banking and Insurance, Intellectual Property
Experience:
25+ years
Languages:
Arabic & English
Our Legal Team
Our team is composed of experienced legal professionals dedicated to dispute resolution and litigation, working collaboratively to deliver clear, strategic, and effective legal solutions.
Founder of the firm with over 35 years of experience leading criminal and family dispute matters in the UAE.
Managing Partner leading the firm’s commercial dispute resolution and high value litigation and arbitration matters.
Partner in the litigation practice with over 25 years of experience in civil and commercial disputes.