Group Legal Consultant/ Advisor
Al Attar Group
Total years of experience :18 years, 2 months
Worked on Al Attar Malls, shopping centers, Towers and Commercial Plots, Real Estate Legal Matters
- Developing case information evidence and settlement option; Tracking cases- supporting attorney’s proceedings.
- Managed to grant construction permits and necessary licenses at all/any government authorities.
- Supervised the progress of outstanding litigation and liaise cases and advice management accordingly.
- Legal advisory and contracts managements .
- Advised and supported senior management business and settlement negotiations, execution and finalizing closures of all project documents.
- Managed client relationships legal planning
- Solved several complex Multi Million real estate cases in coordination with assigned to law firms.
Initiated & negotiated few cases with Banks for final settlement ...etc
Saved the Group Millions of UAE Dirham’s Handling Few Cases with Settlement dispute .
Handled commercial, construction, real estate Litigation Cases.
Preparing, reviewing and providing a legal opinion and advice on all legal Contracts and Agreements.
Establishing risk management policies and procedures of the Companies & Responsible for identifying and quantifying the organization’s exposures to accidental loss.
Controlling Licenses for Malls and Commercial Towers …etc
Drafting, Reviewing contracts & any legal documents or/and policies, regulations, to ensure consistency and compliance with applicable law’s.
Handled all kind of Commercial, Real Estate, and Construction Litigation Cases.
Handled civil litigation.
Prepared reviewed and provided legal opinion and advised legal contracts and agreements.
Assisted in reviewing corporate affairs and implemented and developed legal strategies to protect clients organization's and business interests.
Handled general complex administrative and labour cases.
consulted senior companies executives based on accurate interpretation of contract documents and the facts of a business opportunities.
2009 until today
As a Member of the Syrian Bar association since 2007 Established my private law office in 2009. Working across an impressive client base ranging from the resources sector through to transport, communications and community infrastructure, across both front and back end.
Focused on general national litigation practice in complex commercial, construction, insurance matters.
Handled several major cases in Lattakia, Tartous, Aleppo & Damascus.
Managing the legal maritime insurance & custom claims ports & costumes for several companies.
Managed all aspects of cases from inception through completion.
Arranging meetings among clients and discussing their evils, offering suggestions and recommendations to these Clients.
New Companies Formation.( Simple recommendation companies - public limited liability companies and in particular& General, Discuss options with clients and give suggestions on the types of companies that fit Their work.
Appearing in court for the clients in multifaceted disputes.
5- Bahrain Int'l Projects SBIP LLC Syria (Multi Commodities in cooperation with Jawad Group Bahrain)
2010 -2011.
Company negotiator for Export and Import, Drafted and Executed contracts and agreements.
Drafted and Executed Franchise & Non Disclosure Agreements for several international Trade Marks.
6- Medical Development company LLC Syria ( Management and Development of Privet sector hospitals)
November 2009 - 2011
Company negotiator for contracts by BOT systems with the privet sectors hospitals.
Company negotiator for Export and Import, Drafted and Executed contracts and agreements.
Establishing risk management policies and procedures of the Company.
7- Syrian Chamber of Shipping (www.syrianchamberofshipping.com ) Member at the Legal Department for the International Maritime Law. February 2010-2011
Legal research of national laws and international conventions related studies, the latest study was the Rotterdam Convention Rules.
Give the legal opinion of marine issues associated for the Chamber members.
Propose some amendments to certain national laws based on international conventions (Last task was preparing a study on the civil liability of transport terminals in Syrian law and international treaties).
8- The first privet Shipping website with coordination of the Ministry of Transportation- Legal Consultant http://www.syrianposeidon.com .April 2010-2011
Make sure non-prosecution of information published and the protection of intellectual property.
Draft Sponsorship contracts with site advertisers.
Established in 1993 The Group works on various businesses Exporting and Importing: (wood, iron, cement, marble, wooden poles, appliances brand Goldie Egypt, iron plates, corn) Services: the group owns a fleet of 5 ships and 15 top headers used to transport goods and cement. Agency in real estate and tourism: the Group owns the first Mall in the governorate of Lattakia and a tourism project consists of 160 Villas in a cost of 400 million dollars.
1- Kaddour Trading Company KTC 6- Kaddour Construction & Development
Company LLC
2- Khuyool Investments - Syria Branch LLC 7 - Dolphin Investments- Syria LLC
3- Orange Mall LLC 8- Kaddour Shipping Company KSC
4- Kaddour Logistics Company 9 - Kaddour Free Zone Company
5- Kmart Company ( Regional Hypermarkets)
Job Description:
- ( 2006-2008 ) Member at the Legal Department
- (2008-2009) Deputy of the legal Department manager
- ( March 2009- until June 2011 ) legal Department manager
My Responsibilities:
Company negotiator for Export and Import & contracts by BOT/ BOOT systems with the Government.
Company negotiator and Drafter for contracts by DOT systems with the privet sectors.
Drafted and Executed Franchise & Non Disclosure Agreements for several international Trade Marks for (Orange Mall LLC).
Drafting and proofreading international and regional contracts “Export, Import...etc”.
Representing the companies for Arbitrations in various sectors such as financial services, construction, and retail for more than 10 cases.
Supervising documents of all imported goods, checking the authenticity & coordinating with customs all legal documentations for any shipment.
Representing injured harbor and ship personnel litigation, cargo damage, and damage to objects and the environment by vessels. (Handled more than 60 Cases & settled all cases for KTC- KSC).
Responsible for monitoring and supervising the process and procedures between transportation service and supply chain providers.(depending on my logistics experience and knowledge )
Implemented proper financial protection measures through risk avoidance, risk transfer and risk retention programs 2009 -2011.
Created and published guidelines on handling property and liability claims of the group 2009 -2011.
Managed legal maritime insurance & custom claims 2009-2011.
Process property loss claims and maintains accounting and budgetary records 2010-2011.
Assist General Managers is handling and solving complex issues 2009-2011.
Handling employment contracts for employees, tax matters, labor relations, and suits against the business, worker wound 2010-2011.
Reviewed managerial papers, observe, and prepare agreements, which concerned with government leases, grants, purchases, licenses, insurance, easements, and sales.2009-2011
Provided Consolations in corporate governance matters acquisitions at Khuyool & Dolphin investments (Dolphin Bay Project).
Responsible for reviewing and drafting transactional documents like purchase, collaboration, sponsored research, and master service agreements2009-2011
Motivating all department employees to meet the goals and objectives of the group2009 -2011.
Handled many legal, commercial Cases.
- Handled many legal Insurance cases ( car accidents and, injured personnel litigation, cargo damage)
Sharjah International Commercial Arbitration Center -Land /Real Estate Disputes Certified Arbitrator, Land /Real Estate Disputes
Education: 1) DIFC Courts and Procedures Certificate. Dubai – UAE 2013 2) Sharjah International Commercial Arbitration Center -Land /Real Estate Disputes Certified Arbitrator, Land /Real Estate Disputes, 2013 - 2013 3) Certificate Contract Law & Legal Document Drafting – British Legal Center 2012. 4) Certificate In Legal Writing – British Legal Center 2012. 5) Business Administration Diploma - Mega Soft Software Group 2011. 6) Masters Degree in law (International Legal Commercial Transactions & Logistics) From Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport. Egypt – December 2006 – April 2009 G: B+ 7) Certified Official Legal Arbitrator - Domestic &International Commercial Arbitration Syrian Centre 2009. 8) Member of the Syrian Bar association – April 2007. 9) Bachelor Degree in law –Syria- Damascus University/ November 2006.