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Hamna Z.

Corporate & Commercial Lawyer for Cross Border Deals

About Me I’m a UK-qualified corporate and commercial lawyer with 15 + years’ experience helping founders, investors, owners, leaders, and creators make confident legal decisions across the business lifecycle from startup formation and fundraising to growth, exit, or crisis. I provide fast, practical, clear legal advice that goes beyond compliance. Clients rely on me to reduce risk, protect value, accelerate deals, and resolve complex challenges. I’ve supported startups and multinationals across technology, media, finance, professional services, and consumer sectors globally. How I Help I work on high-value legal projects that help businesses grow and protect their interests, including: • Drafting and negotiating shareholder and investor agreements • Advising on term sheets, cap tables, and fundraising structures • Structuring joint ventures, partnerships, and licensing deals • Reviewing and negotiating customer, supplier, SaaS, and IP agreements • Advising on M&A, exits, and business restructures • Conducting compliance audits and responding to regulatory inquiries • Assessing risk and providing practical, actionable legal solutions Whether you need support for a single deal, funding round, or strategic transaction, I help you make legally sound decisions with confidence. Why Work With Me With decades of global experience across startups and multinationals, I deliver practical, commercially focused legal guidance that reduces risk, accelerates growth, and protects value. I respond within 24 hours and deliver ahead of deadlines.

🇦🇪Dubai, United Arab Emirates$65/hr100% JSS4.83 (226)Since Jan 2017
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$7.6k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#2,397 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#20 / 2,720
Revenue, last 30 days
$15k

Last 6 months: $45k

World#620 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#7 / 2,720
Total earnings
$212k

Billed in all: $219k

World#13,993 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#129 / 2,720
Per project
$410

$688 in the last 6 months

World#201,532 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#1,271 / 2,720
Projects, last 6 months
66

Across 72 contracts

67% fixed33% hourly
World#530 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#4 / 2,720
Projects in all
517

Across 556 contracts

69% fixed31% hourly
World#1,642 / 412k
🇦🇪Country#10 / 2,720

Earnings, last 30 days

$219k+$14.5k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$200k$210k$220kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: #1 in 2 skills of 15

Rarest: top 0.16% in Legal Assistance, of 1,935. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 1Service Level Agreement74 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #1Top 1%
  2. 1International Distribution Agreement33 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #1Top 3%
  3. 2Non-Disclosure Agreement295 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #1Top 0.68%
  4. 2Partnership Agreement232 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #1Top 0.86%
  5. 2Rental Agreement113 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #1Top 2%
  6. 3Legal Assistance1,935 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #1Top 0.16%
  7. 3Legal Translation1,249 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #1Top 0.24%
  8. 3Cover Letter Writing855 freelancers · 🇦🇪 #1Top 0.35%