
Sarah Malik (FCIArb)
CEO and International Disputes Counsel, SOL International Ltd
sarahmalik@sol-intl.com
+971 50 720 0826
Sports Law
Dispute Resolution
Employment Law
Tech Law
Entertainment and Fashion Law
Barrister in England & Wales.
Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Sarah Malik is an award-winning lawyer who founded SOL International Ltd, a boutique legal consultancy registered at the ADGM in 2018. Sarah achieved ‘Litigator of the Year’ (2022) at the first GCC Women in Law Awards and received an honourable mention as ‘Law Firm Leader of the Year’ category at the same awards. In March 2022, SOL was named by Legal 500 EMEA as ‘A Firm to Watch in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and International Litigation’.
In the UK, Sarah was instructed on behalf of a Premiership football club in a six-week medico-legal investigation involving allegations of doping and presented the findings to the Board. Sarah was also instructed in relation to the relegation of a football club and the consequent dismissal of various staff members.
Sarah was instructed as a GCC partner in relation to the Mike Tyson gym in Saudi Arabia and contracts for the Trainer and General Manager.
In September 2023, Sarah attended the IBA The Law of Sports Conference in Qatar.
Sarah has been published in respect to HR issues in the sports world and has co-authored an article on 'Reform in Gaming and Gambling Laws in the UAE and the GCC’.