UK-trained associate with cross-border experience in Dubai, working on disputes, ADR and intellectual property in Arabic and English.
Joudei Makarem is an Associate at Dawoud & Dawoud Law Firm, bringing an English-law education and hands-on experience with leading firms in the UAE to the firm's dispute-resolution and cross-border work.
In Dubai she assisted on civil litigation — employment, commercial and jurisdictional and judgment-enforcement issues — researching and drafting pleadings, memoranda and enforcement applications, and progressively handling client correspondence on her own.
Her transactional exposure includes trust and foundation structures for cross-border wealth planning, entity formation across UAE free zones and offshore jurisdictions, and KYC and onboarding compliance. She drafts and translates bilingual Arabic–English legal documents, and volunteers with family, consumer and small-business legal advice clinics in the UK.
Areas of Expertise
- Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration & ADR
- Intellectual Property
- Cross-border Structuring
- Bilingual Drafting
Career Trajectory
PRESENT Associate
Dawoud & Dawoud Law Firm, CairoDispute resolution, ADR, IP and cross-border matters.
2025 – 2026 Pro Bono Adviser
University of Law Legal Advice Clinic & SBAL, ReadingFamily law, consumer law and national small-business advice clinics.
JUL – SEP 2025 Legal Intern
Kemp LLP, DubaiCivil litigation, enforcement applications and client correspondence.
FEB – APR 2025 Legal Intern
Hourani & Partners, DubaiTrusts and foundations, free-zone and offshore structuring, bilingual drafting; workflow automation cut document turnaround by 25%.
JUL – SEP 2022 Corporate Structuring Intern
Al Tamimi & Co., DubaiCompany formation, free-zone licensing and KYC compliance research.
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