Emirati-qualified UAE lawyer with decades of international and regional experience spanning the Middle East, Africa, India, and North Europe.
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.
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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Languages
English (fluent), Arabic (native), Japanese (conversational)
“Your veritable bridge to navigating the modern legal and regulatory landscape—international standards meets regional insight.”
Career milestones
1997-2002
2007-2017
Head of Legal & Compliance
2018-2024
2025-Now
2005-2006
2002-2004
Founder & Principal Lawyer
Porsche regional subsidiary for Middle East, Africa and India in Dubai, UAE, and Porsche subsidiary in North of Europe in Oslo, Norway
Legal Director with Dispute Resolution Group
Clyde & Co, Dubai office
Master of Laws (LLM) in Commercial & Shipping Law (with honours)
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 at University of London (SOAS & UCL)
UAE Advocate Qualification
Habib Al Mulla & Partners
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) General Law & Sharia (with honours)
University of Sharjah
Shurooq Zainal Legal Consultants LLC