Sunita Singh Dalal

Partner at Hourani & Partners

Speaker

Sunita is a Partner and Head of Private Wealth & Family Offices practice group at Hourani & Partners. She is a UK-qualified lawyer, globally recognized as one of the leading experts in her field and advises significant business families, private clients based in the Middle East, Africa and SW Asia, as well as global trustees, private banks, regulatory authorities and foreign law firms, on cross-border Estate and Succession Planning, Asset Protection, Wealth Management, formulating and implementing Family Codes of Governance, Family Constitutions and establishing Family Offices in the Middle East.

Sunita is also known for dedicating time to teaching and spreading awareness of current legal and practical updates and developments in the regional private wealth sector, within the global advisory community. She is a full member of STEP, IBA and ITPA, and regularly chairs and presents at international wealth management forums.

A Band 1 ranked regional expert, Sunita is consistently ranked by Chambers and Partners as a Private Client and High Net Worth Advisor, year on year. – “Working with Sunita is a pleasure. She has strong values and a high level of commitment to her clients. Her advice is valuable, and she has always delivered high-quality services.”

Sunita was elected to be the founding chairperson for the UAE Women’s Presidents Organization. She received the 2024 Private Client Lawyer of the Year Award and was named in the 2026 India Business Law Journal International A-List, a ranking of leading foreign-qualified lawyers advising on Indian business matters. She is a Top Recommended lawyer for Trusts, Structuring and Offshore by Spears Tax and Trust Advisers Index 2023, and also serves as the Middle East Advisory Board Member for the ITPA.

In 2025, the Private Wealth & Family Offices team, in partnership with the Dubai Department of Economy & Tourism and the Dubai Centre for Family Businesses, contributed to the Dubai Family Business Guidebook, a landmark roadmap helping family enterprises modernize governance, structure succession and secure long-term growth.