Ra'ad Al-momani, Senior legal Counsel

Ra'ad Al-momani

Senior legal Counsel

Islamic Development Bank

Lieu
Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
Éducation
Master, Commercial Law
Expérience
27 years, 4 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :27 years, 4 Mois

Senior legal Counsel à Islamic Development Bank
  • Arabie Saoudite - Jeddah
  • Je travaille ici depuis août 2006

I. Generally:
-To study, recommend, folow- up and advise the Management on legal matters relating to the administrative policies and operations of the Bank with regard to contracts & agreements, MOUs on Imprest & Escrow accountas, may be required, under all current modes of financing of the bank.
-To review, study and provide legal opinion on sukuk documentation and any other legal matters related to treasury operations.
To review, study and prepare agreements on co-operation between the Bank and any other international organization.
-To study, recommend and follow up policy matters relating to legal issues involving dealing with private sector.
-To represent the Bank in litigation, arbitration and other legal proceedings.
-To participate in Bank’s appraisal mission in order to review, negotioate and scrutinze legal aspects involved in projects and operations to be finanaced by the Bank.
-To review disbursement applications and clear the 1st disbursement of each Bank-financed project.

II. specifically

a. Treasury portfolio

The mission is to provide legal and policy-related advice to the management of the Treasury Department. More specifically:

1. Provide legal opinion on all legal aspects/issues involved in the mobilization and investment of resources.
2. Dealing with placement transactions, in terms of drafting, preparing, reviewing Murabaha agreement, reverse Murabaha agreement and wakala agreement.
3. Dealing with hedging transaction, i.e., profit rate swap and cross currency swap.
4. Provide legal opinion on sukuk documentation.
5. Any other issues related to the business of treasury department, for instance, custodian agreements and brokerage agreements…..

b. Trade Finance portfolio:
1. Providing legal opinion to the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, ITFC (member of IDB Group).
2. Preparing legal documentation (direct murabaha or syndication) for trade operation.

c. Operation Portfolio:
1. Responsible for all legal matters related to project finance in Egypt, Sudan, Libya, UAE and Algeria.
2. Negotiating the terms and conditions of the financing agreement with counterparts.
3. Drafting legal documentation of different kind of modes of financing (leasing, istisna’a, instalment sale, loan, restricted mudaraba ….).
4. Facilitation of legal risk management framework project.

d. Development of Awqaf Properties in IDB’s member and no-member countries.

Legal Unit Chief/Secretary to the Board of Directors à Jordan Telecommunications Co.
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • août 2000 à mai 2006

-Responsible for all legal affairs concerning the Company, 's activities.
-To review and prepare different kinds of contracts and MOUs by which the Company is a party.
-To advise and assist all organizational departments of the Company on legal aspects of financial, operational and administrative matters.
-To follow up with the Telecommuncation Regulatory Commission (TRC) on all matters relating to the Company’s activities which need TRC’ approval.
-To follow up with the govermental entities in terms of registering trade marks, patents…etc, and to follow up implementation of the Compnay’s BOD.
-Represent the Company in litigation, arbitration and other legal proceedings.
-To participate in the Company’s committees and task force meetings.
-To supervise the Legal Unit’s Staff.
-To ensure the compliance of the Company’s activities and decisions with the laws in force.

Legal adviser à Telecommunications Regulatory Commission
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • décembre 1999 à août 2000

- Dealing with License Agreements signed with all telecom operators in Jordan
- Preparing Policies and Instructions regulating the telecom market in Jordan.
- Ensuring the compliance of the operators with the Telecommunications law in force and their licences.
- Handling disputes between the operators.
- Handling complains of the customers against operators.
- Providing legal advice to the Management.
- Following up legal cases at courts.

Attorney at Law à Cairo Amman Bank
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • avril 1998 à décembre 1999

- Responsible for legal clearance of foreign standby letters.
- To initiate & follow-up legal cases at courts.
- To advise and assist all organizational departments of the Bank on legal aspects of operational and administrative matters .
- To draft & review agreements, MOU’s and undertakings.

Attorney at Law à Private Law firm
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • octobre 1996 à avril 1998

Primarily practicing in the areas of: International Trade & Business Law, Agency & Distributorships Agreements, Intellectual Property, Foreign Investment, Securities, Banking Law, Contracts, Commercial & Civil Litigation

Éducation

Master, Commercial Law
  • à University of Aberdeen
  • octobre 1995

International Trade and Banking Law

Baccalauréat, Law
  • à Jordan University
  • août 1993

Law

Specialties & Skills

International Trade
Intellectual Property
Intellectual
Securities
Good knowledge in computer skills

Langues

Arabe
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Anglais
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Français
Débutant

Formation et Diplômes

 Advance level legal training on negotiation skills of financing agreement (2014), (Formation)
Institut de formation:
DC Gardner
Date de la formation:
October 2014
 Loan Documentation (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Euromoney Legal Training
Date de la formation:
January 2011
 Formation of Leaders in Islamic Financial Institution (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Institute of Banking Studies.
Date de la formation:
June 2014
 Leadership Developmet Program (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Date de la formation:
January 2013
Durée:
144 heures
 Islamic Banker Certificate issued by the General Council for Islamic Banks & Financial Institution (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
May 2010
Valide jusqu'à:
January 9999