Your legal powerhouse, from idea stage

We handle the legal, so you can focus on

closing the round

The Legal Rooms provides smarter, faster, founder-friendly legal, strategy and execution support for startups and SMEs who want a hands-on General Counsel, not just a lawyer.

What we do

We work with SMEs, family offices and modern business leaders who value clarity, compliance, and commercial outcomes β€” delivered efficiently and without friction.

01

Outsourced Legal Function

Your legal team, without hiring a legal team.

Commercial contracts, compliance, corporate governance, regulatory support, employment frameworks, risk management.

We operate as your legal department β€” consistently, quietly, reliably.

02

General Counsel Support

For decisions that require senior judgment, not just paperwork.

Board matters, contracts review, negotiations, corporate structure, cross-border expansion, advisory for CEOs & family principals.

A trusted legal mind at the table β€” regularly or on-demand.

03

Commercial & Contracting

Drafting, reviewing, redlining, negotiation.

Client contracts, supplier agreements, NDAs, licensing, technology, JV, shareholders agreements and more.

Accuracy meets speed meets practicality.

Flexible Offerings

Our Offerings

Pay as you go, subscribe to fixed offerings or to monthly retainers, flexible to fit your stage.

Startup journey stages illustration

Launch

Get legally ready β€” from incorporation to first customers

Best for founders that want a legal counsel to advise from the get-go.

Founders' Essentials

Incorporation, IP mapping, compliance setup

Contracts & Policies

Core contracts, risk frameworks

Legal Tech Advantage

Legal automation, AI adoption

Founders Conflict Resolution

Mediation, shareholder disputes, co-founder alignment

Get started

Enable

Prepare your business for growth, investment, and scale

Best for companies that need a growth-stage legal partner.

Growth & Investment

Board relations, investment frameworks

Operational Scale

Legal-ops, strategic project support

Team Enablement

Training & oversight

Advisory Board Seat

Strategic legal counsel at the board level

Employment & IP Strategy

Hiring frameworks, IP assignment, protection planning

Cap Table & ESOP Management

Equity structuring, option pools, vesting schedules

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Manage

Handle everyday legal operations with confidence

Best for established companies that do not have a senior legal hire.

Routine Operations

Contracts, employment lifecycle

Regulatory Compliance

Cross-border, licensing

Outsourced Legal Desk

Dedicated email & legal team support

IP Management

Trademark, patent, and intellectual property protection

Litigation Support

Dispute resolution, claims management, legal proceedings

Global Expansion

Cross-border structuring, market entry, international compliance

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Our Story

Built by Founders.
For Founders, C-Levels and SMEs.

Businesses evolve. Markets shift. Legal decisions compound. We created The Legal Rooms to give companies, from startups and SMEs to family offices, access to experienced legal counsel without the cost or rigidity of traditional firms.

We are commercial, pragmatic, structured and we sit with leadership when decisions matter most, not just when a document needs drafting.

Based in

UAE & KSA

Championing companies across the GCC and MENA

Team collaborating in a modern co-working space

Meet the Founder

Ghassan Haddad

Ghassan Haddad, Founder & Managing Partner of The Legal Rooms

Ghassan advises conglomerates, family offices, and high-growth scale-ups across the GCC, MENA, and beyond. With experience in both private practice and in-house roles, he understands the realities of running a business from the inside.

He founded his own ventures, including aleb, a community driven fashion brand, giving him first-hand founder experience that shapes how The Legal Rooms operates: commercially minded, operationally aware, and always aligned with leadership priorities.

Beyond legal, Ghassan has led teams across Legal, Compliance, ESG, PR, Crisis Management, Procurement, and HR and served as Chief of Staff. That 360' lens means we don't just advise in isolation; we understand how legal decisions ripple across every function.

An active mentor and speaker across government accelerators, hackathons, and startup programmes, Ghassan teaches corporate governance and brings that same structured thinking to every engagement.

Qualified Since

2011

Experience

15+ Years

Languages

EN Β· FR Β· AR Β· ES

LSE Certified

AI Governance & Public Policy

Shortlisted GC of the Year

Thomson Reuters and The Oath Legal Awards

Trusted by Founders

What our clients say

"Professional, reliable, competitive and friendly. Always a pleasure working with The Legal Rooms."

Jonathan & Lara

Co-Founders β€” UBQT

Some of our loyal customers

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For Accelerators, VCs, Venture Studios & Incubators

We turn legal from a bottleneck to a value add.

Workshops, templates, on-demand counsel, cohort support β€” give your founders and ecosystem legal clarity from day zero.

Get in Touch

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Ready to build your legal foundation? Reach out today and let's discuss how The Legal Rooms can support your growth.

Start your journey with us

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