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Dr. Salman is an Emirati lawyer with extensive experience in governmental affairs, real estate development, and ports and customs law. He is highly regarded for his advisory work and quality-control services, developing innovative solutions and legal-compliance frameworks for private and commercial clients.
Dr. Salman has extensive experience in construction law, providing valuable expertise in navigating legal complexities within the construction industry. With over a decade serving as a legal advisor for Nakheel Properties, he has played a pivotal role in steering the course of their most critical projects. Nakheel Properties—renowned for its groundbreaking developments in the real estate sector—has relied on Dr. Salman’s expertise to navigate intricate legal frameworks and regulations. From the awe-inspiring Palm Jumeirah to the iconic Dubai Waterfront, his legal acumen has been integral in overcoming complex challenges and ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations.
Dr. Salman manages, advises, and consults corporate and governmental entities on all levels of compliance, safety, and quality-control matters. As a specialist in real estate and construction law, he implements full-cycle transactions, qualitycontrol systems, and dispute-resolution measures in line with construction frameworks and all aspects of UAE customs and regulations.
Dr. Salman’s portfolio includes enhancing procedures and safety measures for major clients such as Nakheel and the Dubai Customs Authority. He has played a key role in governmental and corporate dealings, as well as in the development of regulations and quality-assurance frameworks for construction and real estate projects. He has held central roles in formulating safety policies and procedures designed to safeguard and regulate UAE construction sites through the implementation of preventative practices and compliance measures. Furthermore, Dr. Salman is registered and has the right of audience before UAE Courts of First Instance, Appeal, and Cassation, including the Supreme Court.
• Real Estate
• Dispute Resolution
• Arbitration
• PhD of Law, Egypt, 2024
• Law and Economics Bachelor degree from Al Jazeerah University, Dubai, UAE
• Master’s Degree in Sports Law from American University in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE.
Dr. Salman’s areas of expertise span commercial and corporate law, sports law, property and real estate, investigations, government legal affairs, UAE ports and customs, and construction regulation. As such, Dr. Salman provides services in the aforementioned fields alongside dispute resolution, risk assessment, policy development, and regulatory transaction design, among others.
• ICC – UAE Member
• UAE Football Association (Member since 2019 – Disciplinary Committee)
• International Association for Football Lawyers (AIAF), member since 2019.
• Vice-President in the Sports Committee under the UAE Lawyers Association, 2020
• Arabic
• English
