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19 January 2022
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Ali Corporate Law—Sana Sadiq

Healthcare sector specialist joins solicitors

Ali Corporate Law Ltd, the ABS regulated law firm of Ali Professional Services Group (Ali PSG), has boosted its offering for healthcare businesses with a new appointment.

Sana Sadiq, who specialises in deals involving the healthcare sector, has been appointed a senior associate in the City of London group’s corporate law team.

Ms Sadiq worked for a number of firms before joining Ali Corporate Law Ltd, including BMA Law, a specialist legal practice established by the British Medical Association. In this role she provided commercial legal advice to BMA members and GPs in relation to practice mergers, partnership agreements and partnership disputes.

A graduate of the University of the West of England, she trained and qualified with the Bristol firm Meade King, where she primarily worked on sales and acquisitions of dental practices and care homes.

At Ali Corporate Law Ltd, Ms Sadiq will focus on developing and expanding the group’s offering to the healthcare sector, working with clients including dental practices, GPs and pharmacy groups. She will also provide additional expertise and support to Ali Corporate Law Ltd’s existing corporate clients.

Akbar Ali, co-founder and CEO of Ali PSG, leads the group’s corporate law team. He said: 'I would like to extend a warm welcome to Sana, who has joined us at an incredibly exciting stage in our journey. The pandemic has accelerated a number of trends in the ownership and management of healthcare practices. Sana’s expertise in this field will help us provide the very highest levels of service to clients in this vital sector.'

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