Mehdi Seadon

Mehdi is a partner in the Dubai office of Kennedys. He qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales in 2012, specialising in commercial dispute resolution, primarily for insurers and reinsurers.

Mehdi has over 12 years’ experience specialising in insurance and reinsurance law in the United Arab Emirates and England & Wales. His practice is focused on insurance coverage work in property, energy and construction, financial lines, trade credit and aviation related claims. Mehdi handles litigation before the courts (including the DIFC and ADGM Courts), in arbitration, and mediation. He regularly advises clients on the merits and pursuit of subrogated recoveries. His caseload involves international disputes involving risks across the Middle East and North Africa.

In the arbitration sphere, Mehdi has acted for commercial, construction and insurer clients in arbitrations under the rules of various institutions, including ADCCAC, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, ICC, LCIA and SIAC.

Mehdi worked for five years in London before moving to Dubai in 2018. Many of his clients are London-market insurers and reinsurers seeking advice on risks, subrogated recoveries, or monitoring counsel across the MENA region. This work spans multiple legal jurisdictions and has included acting on matters in the United Arab Emirates (including Abu Dhabi Global Market and the Dubai International Financial Centre), Afghanistan, Bahrain, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar and Tunisia.

Mehdi has co-authored the UAE Chapter in a text published by LexisNexis MENA called “Agency Law in the Gulf: GCC Approaches and Egyptian Influences”.

Mehdi is registered with and regulated by both the Dubai Legal Affairs Department in the UAE and the Solicitors Regulation Authority in the UK.

Mehdi contributed to the writing of Kennedys' 'Global forecast 2024: Evolving insurance risks' report, published in January 2024.