Ahmed Mohamed Abdellatif

As a dynamic Senior Counsel at Doha Bank, I play a pivotal role in managing all legal facets of the bank's daily operations. My multifaceted responsibilities encompass strategic regulatory compliance, governance leadership, anti-bribery and corruption initiatives, contractual expertise, and litigation management. With an unwavering commitment to excellence, I have consistently delivered impactful results, optimized processes, and safeguarded Doha Bank's legal interests.

Key Achievements:
Strategic Deal Contributions: Instrumental in major deals, providing expert legal opinions and meticulously drafting contracts that safeguarded Doha Bank's interests and contributed to its growth trajectory.

Agreement Standardization: Revamped and streamlined Doha Bank's standard wholesale, retail, and consumer banking services agreements, ensuring legal clarity and alignment with evolving industry practices.

Portfolio Optimization: Strategically managed defaulted portfolios through a combination of legal proceedings and amicable settlements, leading to a noteworthy downsizing and minimizing potential losses.

Debt Recovery: Spearheaded an impressive 60% increase in collected debts, both within and beyond Qatar's borders, a testament to my adept negotiation skills and meticulous follow-through.

Responsibilities:

Regulatory Compliance & Contractual Precision: Meticulously monitor legislative developments, legal acts, and regulations, translating them into comprehensive explanatory interpretations for seamless dissemination across Doha Bank's business units. Skillfully amend contracts, agreements, and documentation to align with evolving regulatory standards.
Litigation Management: Oversee all litigation matters pertaining to the bank, effectively managing defense materials preparation for court proceedings.

Supervise external law firms, ensuring optimal legal representation and cost management. Representing the bank in court proceedings and providing legal advice and counsel to the defense team.
Governance Excellence: Play a pivotal role in the Governance Committee, where I ensure Doha Bank's governance manuals and procedures consistently align with the latest industry practices, Qatar Central Bank's standards, and applicable laws.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption Leadership: Lead the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Committee, diligently drafting policies and procedure manuals that fortify Doha Bank's stance against corruption. Additionally, expertly review and draft standard agreements to ensure compliance with national and international legal instruments.
Strategic Policy Enhancement: Spearhead the drafting and updating of policies and procedures manuals, seamlessly integrating evolving business needs and the latest legal standards to optimize operational efficiency.
Contractual Expertise: Adeptly draft, review, and negotiate a diverse array of contracts, from banking and commercial transactions to leases, vendors, service providers, and labor agreements. Conduct comprehensive due diligence on agreement-supporting documents.
Liaison & Communication: Skillfully liaise with the Board of Directors, business management, administration, human resources, and branches to provide critical legal opinions, advice, and expertise.
Budget & Resource Management: Managing overall legal operations of the department and providing guidance and direction to staff. Efficiently manage the budget and cost of legal services provided by external law firms, ensuring prudent resource allocation and cost-effectiveness.

Working at MCV Group as a part of Legal team, I was responsible for legal matters referred to legal department regarding the group business and handling litigation, drafting and reviewing contracts and legal opinions related to daily work of MCV group.
Achievements:
- Successfully downsized the amount of paid indemnity claims against the group especially in its owned transportation branch.
- Raised the winning percentage in labor cases filed against the group to 90%, and managed to set some new judicial principles regarding the applicable labor regulations.
- Established a network of high profile and effective relation all over Egypt, which helped directly in Group’s business.

preparing legal researches, handling international and arbitration cases

handling legal cases, drafting and reviewing contracts

working as a free lawyer on all legal issues