Lawford Legal Advisors

Lawford Legal Advisors is a Dubai-based boutique legal advisory firm specialising in cross-border disputes, corporate and commercial law, and private client matters. The firm advises companies, entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals on some of the most complex and sensitive legal challenges arising in the UAE and across multiple jurisdictions, bringing to each matter the rigour and discretion that such instructions demand. Operating at the intersection of UAE law and international practice, Lawford has built a reputation for delivering sophisticated, partner-led advice to clients who require more than transactional legal support.

The firm is co-founded and led by Igor Abalov and Irina Loshevich, both Managing Partners with international credentials spanning the UAE, the United Kingdom, Europe and the Russia/CIS region. Igor brings over sixteen years of experience in cross-border structuring, commercial arbitration and international transactions, while Irina draws on a distinguished academic and professional background across Germany, the UK, Russia and Switzerland, including prior partnership at a British solicitors firm. Together, they lead a practice built on the principle that clients should deal directly with the lawyer running their matter, not with intermediaries or junior associates.

Lawford's practice encompasses four core areas: corporate and business law, dispute resolution, international family law and private client matters, and extradition and sensitive cross-border proceedings. In dispute resolution, the firm handles international arbitration, enforcement of foreign judgments and asset recovery, coordinating UAE proceedings directly with counsel in England, Europe and the CIS to ensure clients receive one consistent strategy rather than disconnected local advice. Their direct working relationships with the Dubai Courts, the DIFC, UAE arbitration centres, MOHRE and the relevant regulatory authorities position them as a trusted and practically effective correspondent firm, and it is on that basis that Salman AlHammadi & Co. is proud to count Lawford Legal Advisors among its network of agents and legal partners in the UAE.