Asma Siddiqui

Asma Siddiqui is a Senior Associate in the Disputes and Litigation Department at BSA LAW’s Dubai office. With a legal career spanning over a decade, Asma is a seasoned dispute resolution lawyer with a strong track record across a broad spectrum of contentious matters, with a core focus on civil, commercial, employment, real estate, rental, and personal status cases.

She is adept at handling cases through litigation, arbitration, mediation, and negotiated settlements. Asma places strong emphasis on dispute prevention and early resolution, ensuring favorable outcomes while minimizing risk and disruption for clients. Her strategic and practical advice is underpinned by a deep understanding of the UAE legal framework and court systems.

Known for her tactical thinking and meticulous case preparation, Asma works collaboratively with individuals and businesses to anticipate disputes and minimize exposure, while ensuring legal strategies align with broader business or personal interests.

SERVICES

• Commercial
• Employment
• Litigation

INDUSTRY

• Financial Institutions
• Real Estate

• Advised an expatriate couple in a complex drug case, securing exceptional interim relief that allowed them to travel outside the UAE for urgent medical treatment.

• Advised on a commercial claim worth AED 500 million against one of the top real estate developers in the UAE, including co-counseling on two related arbitration claims.

• Advised on multiple real estate claims valued at over AED 100 million on behalf of a prominent semi-government real estate developer.

• Advised a well-known cinema operator on multiple disputes arising from its precarious financial position.

• Advised a prominent contracting company on effectively restructuring and resolving numerous court claims through successful out-of-court settlements with its debtors.

• Played a key role in a high-profile medical negligence case against one of the UAE’s oldest and most prominent healthcare organizations, which resulted in a landmark compensation award.

• Was part of the legal team that successfully quashed a money laundering case filed by the prosecution against companies owned by a high-net-worth client.

• Advised on a successfully established fraud case involving multiple individuals in relation to counterfeit bitcoins.

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 2011