Rabia Choudri is the Founder and Managing Partner of R&A Legal Solutions, a boutique law firm based in Dubai. A British-qualified lawyer with over 20 years’ experience across the UK, UAE, the Caribbean and wider regions, she advises on high-value corporate transactions, major infrastructure and complex construction projects across a range of sectors.

Rabia is a highly experienced construction and projects lawyer with a strong track record advising on large-scale, technically complex developments in the Middle East and Africa. Her work spans major infrastructure, mixed-use, commercial, hospitality and industrial projects, including stadiums, oil and gas facilities, transport-related infrastructure as well as multi-phase master-planned developments. She regularly leads the drafting and negotiation of enabling works, infrastructure and main construction contracts, consultant appointments and ancillary project documentation, often under bespoke and FIDIC-based forms, including EPC and turnkey arrangements.

She acts for developers, government-related entities, family offices and private investors throughout the full project lifecycle, from early-stage structuring, procurement strategy and tendering through to execution, delivery and operational handover. Rabia is particularly known for managing complex interface risk, phased construction programmes and cross-border regulatory environments, delivering commercially robust contractual solutions that protect value, manage risk and support timely project delivery.

Alongside her construction practice, Rabia also advises on hospitality and mixed-use developments where these form part of wider infrastructure or real estate projects. Her experience includes negotiating hotel management agreements, technical services agreements, concession arrangements and related documentation in support of integrated developments in the UAE and internationally.

• Construction and infrastructure
• Real estate and development
• Hospitality and branded residences
• Aviation and airport-related projects
• Corporate and commercial transactions

Rabia takes a strategic, project-focused approach to her work. She is known for:

• Clear, pragmatic advice grounded in a detailed understanding of both law and project realities
• Early identification and management of risk to support smooth project delivery
• Hands-on involvement throughout a project or transaction, rather than a purely advisory role
• Close, long-term relationships with clients based on responsiveness and practical support

LL.M, University of Essex

LL.B (Hons), University of Glasgow

Diploma in Legal Practice, Glasgow Graduate School of Law

Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)