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Minal Sapra
Job TitleAssociate
- Email Address
- [email protected]
- Office
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Professional profile
Profile Bio
Minal Sapra specialises in Technology, Media and Entertainment (TME), commercial advisory, and corporate matters. Minal has over six years of professional experience advising creatives, startups, SMEs, and established businesses across the technology, media, advertising, entertainment, and digital platform sectors. She works closely with founders, creative professionals, and management teams on commercially driven legal solutions that support growth, innovation, and regulatory compliance. Her practice spans strategic commercial advisory and transactional work for regional and international clients, with a strong focus on aligning legal structures with business objectives.
Professional Experience
Her practice covers technology platforms, media and content businesses, advertising and marketing, digital products, and creative ventures. She regularly drafts and negotiates platform terms and conditions, media production and content agreements, influencer and talent arrangements, sponsorship and brand collaboration agreements, licensing and IP-driven commercial arrangements, and consumer-facing compliance documentation. In addition to her TME focus, Minal advises on corporate and commercial matters for local and international clients, including business structuring, shareholder and joint venture arrangements, services and distribution agreements, and ongoing commercial advisory.
Advised a Chinese consumer-facing technology application on its expansion into the UAE, including assessment of local regulatory exposure, structuring considerations, and data protection compliance under UAE and free zone regimes.
Regularly advises a leading global payment services provider on the legal and regulatory review of digital content and marketing materials, including B2B communications, social media campaigns, and email marketing initiatives, with a focus on advertising standards, consumer protection, and data use compliance.
Drafted and negotiated complex technology platform and SaaS agreements for regional and international service providers, including master services agreements, subscription terms, licensing frameworks, service level arrangements, and data processing provisions.
Acted for media, entertainment, and creative businesses on the structuring and documentation of influencer, talent, content production, and brand collaboration arrangements, including sponsorships, endorsements, and licensing-driven commercial models.
Prior experience
Prior to joining Karawani & Co., Minal trained and worked at Al Tamimi & Company within the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (later known as the Digital & Data department), and Innovation, Patents & Industrial Property practices. During this time, she worked closely with partners and senior lawyers on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters across technology, media, entertainment, fintech, sports, healthcare, real estate, and government-related projects. Her experience included advising on data protection and digital transformation initiatives, drafting and negotiating sponsorship and media agreements for major sporting and entertainment events, supporting fintech and technology clients on regulatory compliance and licensing, and assisting media and content businesses with production, distribution, and regional market entry in the MENA region. She also contributed to thought leadership initiatives and firm publications regularly on emerging legal issues affecting technology, media, and innovation.
Areas of Expertise
Education
- Hult International Business School, London, United Kingdom, Masters in Business Administration, AI and Digital Transformation | 2026
- BPP University, London, United Kingdom, Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (Graduate LLB) | 2025
- BPP University, London, United Kingdom, Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) | 2018 – 2019
- American University in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Bachelor's in Business Administration, Major in Finance (BBA Fin.) | 2015 – 2017 | GPA: 3.44
Languages
- English (fluent)
- Hindi and Spanish (conversational; not fluent)
Membership & Achievements
- Member, Global Advertising Lawyers Association (GALA) – Actively engaged in a global network of legal professionals specializing in advertising, media, and marketing law.
- Speaker, International Music Summit (IMS), Dubai – Invited speaker contributing insights on legal, regulatory, and commercial issues impacting the music and entertainment industry.
- MBA Scholarship Recipient – Awarded a scholarship to pursue an MBA at Hult International Business School in recognition of her strong business advisory background and professional experience.
Connect with Minal
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