Shahram Safai is a Partner at Afridi & Angell in Dubai, where he heads the Real Estate and Tax practices and leads the firm's sanctioned-countries team. He has practiced in the UAE since 2002. He is a solicitor in England and Wales, a member of the California State Bar, and a registrant with Dubai's Legal Affairs Department. The Dubai Land Department selected him to research cancelled real estate projects.
His real estate work covers sale and purchase agreements, off-plan sales and RERA escrow rules for developers, investors and lenders. His tax work covers UAE corporate tax and the e-invoicing roll-out. He also advises on corporate matters, private equity and venture capital.
He is in the Legal 500 EMEA Hall of Fame (2026) and ranked by Chambers Global for Real Estate in the UAE.
At UAE Experts HUB, Shahram leads the tax section (corporate tax, VAT and e-invoicing) and reviews real estate guides.
