Hani Naja

Hani has been practicing since 2007 with a focus on joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, carve outs and post-acquisition integration as well as corporate structuring, foreign direct investment and market entry in the Middle East with a particular focus on the UAE. His experience also covers general commercial contracts such as agency and distribution and advice on corporate governance, compliance and competition matters.

Hani focuses on healthcare, technology and the retail sectors but he also gained substantive experience advising both companies and government agencies in the defense sector and had significant exposure assisting governmental authorities with developing their internal structures and drafting legislations.

Hani also advises different industry associations in the healthcare sector and is the Co-chair of the AmCham Health Sector Committee.

Hani is also the lead Pro Bono partner in the UAE and the Middle East and the Co-chair of the Firm's BakerEthnicity initiative.

Hani holds an MBA degree and a Masters in Management alongside his law degree. He is fully trilingual and practices in English, French and Arabic, all three at a professional level.

Prior to joining Baker McKenzie’s UAE offices in April 2012, Hani worked as a corporate associate at an international law firm in both Dubai and Doha between 2008 and 2012 and prior to that worked at an FMCG company and a private equity group in Kuwait.