Abhishek Singh
Dubai
Summary
Legal professional with expertise in corporate legal advisory, arbitration, litigation, contract management, and regulatory compliance. Delivered strategic legal counsel by drafting and reviewing complex contracts, managing disputes, and advising stakeholders on compliance and risk management. Ensured alignment of legal advice with business objectives, driving commercial success.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Partner
ANA Advocates & Consultants
2025.08 - Current
- Identified and engaged potential clients, contributing to business growth
- Managed cases or transactions from initiation to completion
- Act as the first point of contact for clients (in many matters)
- Translate partner strategy into execution by junior lawyers
Legal Counsel
Protecti Global Holdings Ltd.
Dubai
2019.04 - 2025.02
- Provide strategic legal advice and analyze legal implications, examine risks, contract negotiations, compliance framework, ensure making informed decisions aligned with local regulations.
- Analyze and monitor the UAE law for regulatory development and reporting relevant updates.
- Identify and assess legal risks and provide concise commercially focused advice, manage litigation matters, potential claims, and maintain strong links with counsels to tailor the best solution for all disputes.
- Advising stakeholders pertaining to legal and regulatory frameworks and providing detailed legal reports to the board and management.
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts, legal notices, service contracts.
- Managing relationships with external law firms to ensure provision of relevant, timely and cost-effective advice.
- Oversee compliance of the company, keep the company updated and monitor changes applicable to business.
- Perform thorough due diligence on prospective customers and partners to identify any risks.
- Evaluate and interpret new laws and regulations, assess their impact on the business and formulate compliance strategies.
- Monitoring & maintaining data privacy.
Freelance lawyer
Self
Dubai
2018.10 - 2019.03
- Incorporate company in DIFC, JAFZA and DMCC.
- Reviewing/drafting agreements and contracts.
- Advising on arbitration procedures, institutional rules, including advising on the enforcement of awards.
- Drafting legal notice and advising clients on procedural aspects of litigation and arbitration.
Paralegal / Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel
Global Advocacy & Legal Counsel
Dubai
2015.04 - 2018.08
- Managing arbitration matters from DIAC, ADCCAC, Sharjah International Commercial Arbitration Center and ICC.
- Advising individuals and corporates on arbitration procedures, institutional rules, including advising on the enforcement and nullification of arbitral awards.
- Drafting pleadings. Identifying limitations of arbitration clauses in terms of subject matter, capacity of signatories, pre-arbitration conditions.
- Research and draft pleadings, legal notice and opinion.
- Research and drafting opinions related to the UAE Law.
- Assisting and advising clients in compliance related matters, ensuring clients are in due compliance of all mandatory rules and regulations of the region.
- Been appointed as a Secretary for Arbitrators.
Associate
Mulla & Mulla & Craige Blunt & Caroe
Mumbai
2010.03 - 2014.12
- Drafting pleadings, legal notices, applications, motions, opinion related to company law, family law and various other laws.
- Representing clients in civil and commercial matters before Bombay High Court, City Civil Court and Magistrate Court.
- Client counselling, meeting clients, reviewing documents, and advising clients on their legal matters.
- Attending arbitrations and briefing counsels.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with utmost discretion.
- Was promoted to Senior Associate in year 2012.
Education
Bachelor’s - Physics
Mumbai University
Mumbai2005-03
Rizvi Law College - Bachelor in Law
Mumbai University
Mumbai2010-02
Skills
- Contract management
- Arbitration
- Litigation
- Legal drafting and review
- Regulatory compliance
- Contract negotiation
- Legal research
- Litigation management
- Compliance monitoring
- Risk assessment
- Case management
- Strategic advising
- Legal drafting
- Professionalism
Languages
English
Hindi
Custom Section
2010, Maharashtra & Goa Bar Association
Timeline
Partner
ANA Advocates & Consultants
2025.08 - Current
Legal Counsel
Protecti Global Holdings Ltd.
2019.04 - 2025.02
Freelance lawyer
Self
2018.10 - 2019.03
Paralegal / Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel
Global Advocacy & Legal Counsel
2015.04 - 2018.08
Associate
Mulla & Mulla & Craige Blunt & Caroe
2010.03 - 2014.12
Bachelor’s - Physics
Mumbai University
Rizvi Law College - Bachelor in Law
Mumbai University