Diana Hamade is the founder of Diana Hamade Attorneys at Law in Dubai, her boutique law firm in the UAE. Diana is a UAE -licensed lawyer with right of audience before all UAE Courts including DIFC.
Diana is an expert in civil and sharia law, specializing in family law matters with emphasis on succession planning and private client. She also provides expert witness evidence before courts and dispute resolution forums, on family law matters including divorce, child custody, child relocation/abduction, surrogacy, prenuptial/postnuptial agreements, inheritance matters, and the enforcement of foreign court judgements. She has acted as expert witness before legal forums in foreign jurisdictions including England, France, Australia, Switzerland, and the U.S. She is also a known practitioner in succession planning, advising on Foundations, Trusts and Waqf, and providing practical guidance on structures for estate and succession planning under Sharia, Dubai, DIFC, ADGM & UAE Laws.

Diana is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), a member of the International Bar Association (IBA), where she served as Vice Chair for the IBA Arab Regional Forum, and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) serving on the board of SIGS. Diana is also a member of the Emirates Lawyers Association and held the chair of the International Relations Committee.

Diana is a contributor to several publications, including the UAE chapter on The Family Law book, Jurisdictional Comparisons, published by Thomson Reuters; the Middle East & North Africa Overview chapter of The International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration, Litigation & Dispute Resolution; among others. Diana was the Legal Affairs columnist in The National from 2009 to 2012, she authored a regular column for The Brief (Thomson Reuter) in 2008 and had a regular article published in Villa88 magazine titled the Legally Stylish Column from 2016 until 2020 turned into a digital book. Diana is also a contributor to LexisNexis Gulf Legal Guide and the MENA Business Law Review, the Legal 500 matrimonial law in the UAE chapter in 2024, Thomson Reuters Family Law Book sixth Edition, the Bluebook in 2024, and is regularly sought after for speaking opportunities in legal conferences, workshops, and events worldwide.

Diana appears on Sky News Arabia as the Legal Advisor on the morning show segment, and she appeared in 2021 & 2022 on MBC Arabia on the Morning show speaking on matters of the law in the GCC.

Diana is also ranked by Spears as the Family Lawyer in the UAE in 2023 & 2024, she also won the 2021 LexisNexis Women in Law Award, and law firm of the year in the Women Law awards by Lexis Nexis. Diana. Diana is ranked by Chambers in 2020, 2021, 2023 & 2024 as band 1 HNW succession & matrimonial lawyer in the UAE and as band 1 in HNW Matrimonial Law in 2022. Diana was awarded the “Most Influential Female Lawyer in the UAE” by Thomson Reuters in 2011, “Best Legal Affairs Author” by the National in 2012 and the “Arab Woman of the Legal chapter 2018” by ITP.