Sarah-Jane Mahood

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Biography

Sarah Mahood, Co-Managing Shareholder of the Dubai office and Co-Head of the firm's Regional Real Estate and Hospitality Practice, has more than 22 years of experience in both London and the Middle East, advising master developers, sub-developers, hotel operators, landlords, tenants, lenders, and investors on a range of issues related to development, hospitality, and commercial real estate, including complex sale and purchase agreements and the structuring of mixed-use and hotel development projects involving strata titling and multiple ownership. She has advised leading master developers across the Middle East with respect to iconic flagship projects and has particular expertise in structuring and documenting hotel and branded residential developments across the globe, having advised in relation to projects in the United States, Africa, Thailand and throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Sarah was recently recognized by Business Today in their Lawyer Awards 2023 as a pioneering real estate lawyer in the United Arab Emirates.

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Winner, Legal Benchmarking Group’s Women in Business Law EMEA Awards, “Real Estate Lawyer of the Year,' 2025
•Shortlisted, LexisNexis Middle East Legal Awards, “Legal Personality of the Year,” 2024
•Listed, Chambers Global, United Arab Emirates, Real Estate, 2024-2025
•Listed, The Legal 500 EMEA
•“Next Generation Partner,” Real Estate, 2024-2025
•Commercial, Corporate and M&A, 2025
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Real Estate, “Next Generation Partner”

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Areas of Practice (3)

  • Real Estate
  • Hospitality
  • Institutional Investors

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Southampton, LL.B., 1998
Year of First Admission:
1998
Admission:
England and Wales; Dubai Legal Consultant
ISLN:
921637484

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