Maestro Avvocato AL ZAROONI Ali

Ali, Founder and Managing Partner of Horizons & Co., brings almost 30 years of expertise as a practising Emirati lawyer specialising in dispute resolution. With a focus on construction, real estate and financial institutions and particularly white-collar crime and criminal defence expertise, he represents prominent entities and individuals before courts and arbitration tribunals globally, as well as provides expert opinion before foreign courts and arbitral institutions around the world.Renowned for providing strategic counsel to clients across various sectors and highly valued for his deep technical expertise and regulatory knowledge, Ali is considered one of the leading local practitioners for dispute resolution in the country. He is known for his ability to navigate complex legal issues to ensure clients’ commercial aims are achieved.Ali has represented some of the most prominent corporate, government and semi-government entities, as well as individuals, before all levels of courts and various arbitration tribunals in the UAE, GCC region, and around the world. Ali is regularly appointed as both an Independent Expert and as an advocate on matters of UAE law and its applicability to disputes due to his position as one of the foremost authorities on UAE law.