Mohamed Gaber Abdelsabour

The 2025 Healthcare Odyssey

Welcome to the first edition of Law Update for 2025. As we begin this exciting year, we are pleased to turn our attention to one of the most dynamic sectors in the UAE and the broader GCC region – healthcare. Over the past several years, the region has seen unprecedented growth in this sector, driven by legislative advancements, technological innovations, and the increasing focus on sustainability and AI. As such, healthcare is set to be one of the most important sectors in the coming decade.

In this issue, we explore key themes that are significantly shaping the future of healthcare in the UAE, such as recent changes in foreign ownership laws. These reforms present a major opportunity for foreign investors, opening up new avenues for international collaborations and improving the overall healthcare infrastructure. The changes in ownership laws are an important milestone, and we provide an analysis of what this means for the industry and the various players involved.

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Mohamed Gaber Abdelsabour

Senior Counsel

Biography

Mohamed is a senior dual-qualified senior lawyer, with over 15 years of experience working in three jurisdictions in the Middle East and North Africa.

Mohamed has extensive international and regional experience in managing high-profile, multi-jurisdictional, complex civil and commercial litigation and dispute resolution. He also has experience in domestic arbitrations and reviewing and drafting civil and commercial agreements.

In addition, Mohamed has experience in corporate structuring and corporate and commercial matters.

Before joining Al Tamimi & Company, Mohamed was a legal manager for a public listed company, where he managed a legal department consisting of seven team members, who were recognised and listed in The Legal 500 GC Power list: Middle East Teams.

Recent Experience

Advised on the processes of enforcing international arbitral awards in the UAE and secured a favorable order from the UAE Federal Court for enforcing an international arbitral award with the sum of USD 2.4 billion.
Advised and represented a renowned oil and gas company in filing a successful appeal case before the UAE Supreme Court for setting aside a judgment awarded against the company worth more than AED 1.055 billion.
Acted on behalf of a national bank for enforcing mortgage deeds worth more than AED 1.5 billion.
Managed the dispute for a leading regional energy company, with Islamic bonds international holders of a disputed USD 700 million sukuk.
Advised an investment company on a shareholders’ dispute in a landmark real-estate project in Dubai and devised the strategy for recovery of the company’s investments (than AED 450m.
Represented a construction company on the restructuring processes of creditors’ claims declared by the subcontractor (Drake & Scull).
Advised an American multinational investment bank on the liquidation of equity plan securities from the perspective of the UAE laws.