Top 30 Middle East Advisors and Managers 2026

Citywealth is pleased to announce the publication of the Top 30 Middle East Advisors and Managers 2026. The list recognises a group of professionals who have demonstrated consistent excellence in private client work across law, tax, accountancy and investment management. Each individual named has made a distinctive contribution to their field and is widely regarded for their technical skill, integrity and service to clients.

Dubai’s private wealth ecosystem is moving beyond rapid growth into long term institutional depth. With DIFC assets reaching US$700 billion and foundation registrations accelerating, international families are increasingly using the UAE as a structuring hub rather than simply a capital destination.

As tax authorities in the United States and United Kingdom tighten scrutiny of offshore wealth, internationally mobile families are reassessing how and where they structure their assets. In the Gulf, Dubai is increasingly being used not only as a destination for capital, but as a place to formalise it. With Ramadan, a period often associated with reflection and longer term planning in the region, advisers say succession and governance discussions might intensify.

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Ahmad Chahidi
Senior Wealth Planner, Managing Director
UBP
Alia Haskouri
Director, Head of UAE
JTC Group
Alison Whatnall
Founding Partner, Group CEO
GSB
Andrew Horbury
Founder and Managing Director
Cavenwell Group
Christopher Somers
Senior Partner
GSB
Daniel Dickinson
Internatinoal CEO
Titan Wealth
David Russell KC
Barrister
Outer Temple Chambers
Dipali Maldonado
Partner
Al Tamimi & Company
Emily Beirne
Lawyer
Kobre & Kim
Hermione Harrison
Partner, Head of Abu Dhabi
M/HQ
Jacopo Crivellaro
Of Counsel
Baker McKenzie
Joe David
Founder and CEO
Nephos Group
Jonathan Wheeler
Head of Middle East
Equiom Group
Jordan Ellis
Partner
Stephenson Harwood
Julien Tizot
Chief Investment Officer
Aras Limited
Kath Zagatti
Lead Partner, Legacy & Family Office
M/HQ
Laura Fuss
Director, Private Banking
Mirabaud Group
Leevyn Isabel
Commercial Director, Middle East
Ocorian
Leonie Kerswill
Managing Director
Sanctuary
Nathan Taylor
Director
Cavenwell Group
Dr Naveed Ahmed
SEO, Founder & Principal
Imani Wealth Management
Patrick Albrecht
Executive Director
Mirabaud Group
Patrick Gearon
Head of Middle East
Charles Russell Speechlys
Philip Ireland
Joint Managing Partner
Maples Group
Rebecca Goldring
Senior Associate
Trowers & Hamlins
Richard Smith
Managing Director
Charterhouse Lombard
Siddharth Dutta
Managing Director, Country Head
Waterfield Advisors Limited DIFC
Sunita Singh-Dalal
Partner, Private Wealth Law
Hourani & Partners
Tim Searle
Adviser
HNWTAX
Yann Mrazek
Founder
M/HQ