Emirati-qualified UAE lawyer with decades of international and regional experience spanning the Middle East, Africa, India, and North Europe

Shurooq Zainal

Founder and Principal Lawyer,
Shurooq Zainal Legal Consultants LLC

Shurooq offers a unique dual perspective, drawing on her experience from a top-tier international law firm and in-house leadership with a multinational company. She has a proven track record of building and leading Legal & Compliance departments for a multinational corporation, designing scalable, best-practice frameworks.

With strong cultural fluency that bridges the Gulf region and international business practices, she translates complex legal concepts into commercially executable strategies. As a UAE national with strong regional access to local authorities, Shurooq ensures global policy alignment with local regulations. This expertise makes her ideally suited to provide fractional General Counsel and compliance services, with flexible engagement models designed to scale with client growth and budget.

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Shurooq was one of the first Emirati-qualified lawyers to join an international law firm, and has gone on to lead and build legal functions in multinational settings.

Education & Career Milestones

2025-Now

2018-2024

2007-2017

2005-2006

2002-2004

Founder & Principal Lawyer

Shurooq Zainal Legal Consultants LLC

Head of Legal & Compliance

  • Porsche subsidiary for Middle East, Africa and India (Dubai, UAE)

  • Porsche subsidiary in North of Europe (Oslo, Norway)

Legal Director with Dispute Resolution Group

Clyde & Co (Dubai, UAE)

Master of Laws (LLM) in International Commercial & Shipping Law (with merit) 

Awarded a full scholarship by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai) to pursue higher education

University of London (SOAS & UCL)

UAE Advocate Qualification

Habib Al Mulla & Partners (Dubai, UAE)

Bachelor of Laws (LLB) General Law & Sharia (with honours)

1997-2002

University of Sharjah

“Your veritable bridge to navigating the modern legal and regulatory landscape—international standards meets regional insight.”


Languages

English (fluent), Arabic (native), Japanese (conversational)


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