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Sarah Mahood, Co-Managing Shareholder of the UAE office and Co-Head of the firm's Regional Real Estate and Hospitality Practice, has more than 22 years of experience in both London and the Middle East, advising master developers, sub-developers, hotel operators, landlords, tenants, lenders, and investors on a range of issues related to development, hospitality, and commercial real estate, including complex sale and purchase agreements and the structuring of mixed-use and hotel development projects involving strata titling and multiple ownership. She has advised leading master developers across the Middle East with respect to iconic flagship projects and has particular expertise in structuring and documenting hotel and branded residential developments across the globe, having advised in relation to projects in the United States, Africa, Thailand and throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Sarah was recently recognized by Business Today in their Lawyer Awards 2023 as a pioneering real estate lawyer in the United Arab Emirates.

Capabilities

Recognition & Leadership

  • Listed, Chambers Global, United Arab Emirates, Real Estate, 2024
  • Listed, The Legal 500 EMEA, Real Estate "Next Generation Partner," 2024
  • Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Real Estate, “Next Generation Partner”

Credentials

Education
  • LL.B., University of Southampton, 1998
Admissions
  • England and Wales
  • Dubai Legal Consultant