Muhammad Fathy, Legal Counsel

Muhammad Fathy

Legal Counsel

Delta Corporation

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, Law
Experience
15 years, 6 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 6 months

Legal Counsel at Delta Corporation
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since December 2014

Performing the general legal responsibilities (contentious and non-contentious), especially in the business of manufacturing, maintaining an importing/exporting petroleum equipment.

Legal Counsel at Al Faisal Holding Compny
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since January 2016

• According to my position as senior Legal Counsel; I manage, train and lead the legal team.

• To ensure proper and efficient legal practice, work flow and time saving, I established some policies and directions in the legal department.

• Drafting and reviewing kinds of contracts, discussing legal risks and carrying out legal negotiations with the counterparties that business relationship is to be established under the following agreements:

√ contracting and construction, √ facility management, √ local or overseas sales,
√ franchise, √ leases (commercial, residential and mall leases),
√ joint Ventures, √ outsourcing, √ NDA.

Achievements:

(1) I drafted comprehensive and very detailed standard contracting agreement to be used by our companies as an employer, either for specific project or long-term works like FM or PPM.

(2) I drafted the standard lease contract of City Center Mall, which has very special nature and deeply and comprehensively organizes all aspects of the lease relationship with tenants, such as legal, financial, operational, technical and commercial, etc.

• Participated in the preparation of the AGM and EGM of Aamal QPSC in 2018.

• Handling the litigation and arbitration by drawing up the dispute management strategy and handle all aspects of the lawsuits; such as: drafting statement of claim/appeal/defense and criminal complaints and meet court experts.

• Managing the pre-litigation stage with the company’s debtors and creditors, such as the legal communication like letters of demand, claims, notice of breach and notice of termination.

• Providing legal advices and plan of actions to the departments in their business, transactions and disputes.

• Following up the procedures of companies’ incorporation, sale of shares and liquidation.

• Advising on the internal employment matters and claims, e.g. investigations and terminations.

Legal Advisor at StarLink
  • Qatar - Doha
  • November 2013 to May 2014

Performing the general legal responsibilities (contentious and non-contentious), especially in the business of telecommunication and outsourcing.

Senior Associate at Alsulaiti Law Firm
  • Qatar - Doha
  • September 2011 to December 2012

• Handling lawsuits distinctively under civil legislations such as civil, commercial, rental and employment laws.

• Drafting and revising agreements, such as franchise, supply, lease and sales.

• Providing legal advices in business transactions under various laws such as commercial, construction and civil.

• Serving legal notices of breach, termination, etc. on behalf of the firm’s clients.

* Achievement: Exclusively provided legal support to top tier business entities, such as Abu Issa Holding and Vision V Holding.

Associate at Alsulaiti Law Firm
  • Qatar - Doha
  • March 2008 to July 2011

• Carrying our legal procedures before judicial and governmental entities, e.g. courts, Public Prosecution, police stations.

• Representing the firm’s clients before Rental Disputes Settlement Committees.

• Assisting senior associates by carrying out legal researches and fact collection and analysis.

• Translating legal documents.
Achievement: Participated in drafting the AOA of Qatar Stars League Management.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Law
  • at Alexandria University, Faculty of Law, English Section
  • May 2005

Specialties & Skills

Legal Research
Litigation
Agreement
Legal Writing
Consultancy

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Memberships

Arab Bar Association
  • Member
  • October 2006

Hobbies

  • Reading, chess, cycling, swimming.