Senior Legal Consultant
Alpha Advocates & Legal Consultants
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :16 years, 2 أشهر
Offer legal advice to a variety of small and mid-sized businesses involved in different types of litigation, including reviewing contracts and agreements with clients or other parties, as well as lead the negotiation. Analyse and summarize case data to determine whether to defend or prosecute. Maintain weekly business meetings to discuss case progress and review transactions to ensure maximum benefit to the business. Advice on business operations and strategy. Assist individuals and businesses in interpreting laws, rulings, and regulations. Collaborate with management and lawyers to resolve pre-litigation disputes related to breach of contract, defamation, fraud, discrimination, assault, and battery. Resolve construction claims and disputes related to contracts, construction defects, misdemeanours, payments, warranty claims, and liens to avoid litigation and arbitration.
• Provided insights as a law practitioner to legislators while drafting executive regulations for Law No. 7 of 1999 on Pensions and Social Security.
• Oversaw the negotiation and drafting of over 50 contracts with a 95% success rate.
• Implemented a comprehensive legal compliance program that reduced litigation risk by 80%.
• Achieved 90% reduction in disputes by advising senior management on complex matters.
• Negotiated a high-stakes settlement agreement between two parties after months of hard work and negotiations, which saved both parties money and time.
• Represented a client in a complex commercial dispute, which involved researching and analysing the relevant issues, drafting, and filing pleadings, attending court hearings, and negotiating a settlement.
• Developed a comprehensive strategy for a major client with a team of junior consultants. because of the strategy, the client achieved the desired outcome.
• Regulated comprehensive compliance program, which included policy and procedure development, training, and education, monitoring and auditing, reporting, and investigations the program was designed to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Directed and executed a multimillion-dollar contract with a major international client successfully. The contract was the largest contract in the company's history, additionally provided the client advice and guidance throughout the process, assuring complete agreement on the contract
• Established a cryptocurrency company in the UAE, in collaboration with partners and investors to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Developed a comprehensive business plan for the company and prepared all necessary registration documents.
• Provided legal advice on company structuring, contract drafting, and investor negotiations.
• Developed risk management strategies for the company and provided tax and accounting guidance.
Advised the CEO and commercial teams on matters, such as due diligence, exposures, and points of law, and monitored local and federal regulations to keep management informed of changes. Researched the development of precedents and legislation that pertain to upstream oil and gas regulation in the UAE to maintain the expertise and provide the best advice to clients. Developed Memorandums of Agreement, Agreements of Agreement, Memoranda of Understanding, board resolutions, stockholder resolutions, and company formation documents. Implemented compliance best practices for the company and developed strategies to resolve cases.
• Resolved a high-profile dispute with a major international partner, the case involved multiple jurisdictions and was complex, but the team was able to negotiate a favourable settlement.
• Finalised a complex agreement with a major international partner, resulting in a 10% increase in revenue for Al Nasser Holdings.
• Reduced litigation risk by 25% by developing and implementing a comprehensive compliance program.
• Drafted over 50 contracts, resulting in a 15% cost reduction for Al Nasser Holdings.
• Attained a major accomplishment as a Group Legal Advisor by drafting a complex joint venture agreement between Al Nasser Holdings and foreign partners and investors, which provided provisions for the sharing of profits, liabilities, and other important details.
• Executed a joint venture agreement between ADNOC and Al Nasser Holdings, through this agreement, the two companies are drilling and excavating works in Abu Dhabi. The agreement also included provisions for the sharing of profits and losses, as well as the establishment of a dispute resolution mechanism.
• Implemented a comprehensive risk management framework, including policies and procedures for identifying, assessing, monitoring, and managing risks.
• Consulted with senior management on regulatory compliance matters and ensured that all risks were addressed.
Counselled the executive team on a variety of issues, including corporate governance, intellectual property, and labour law. Achieved favourable outcomes for the company in multiple court cases. Presented facts, evidence, and precedents in the most favourable light before the court and expert's meetings; advise on business operations, strategic plans, and minimizing risk exposure by using precedents to analyse probable outcomes. Incorporated new companies and prepared memoranda, articles of incorporation, resolutions of the board of directors, shareholder resolutions, and corporate matters.
• Served as outside counsel for clients on issues related to the business activities/transactions, claim liability, the advisability of rights and obligations.
• Devised supply agreements, credit agreements, purchase and sale of natural gas agreements, joint venture agreements, and framework agreements for regional operations of a group with operations in GCC countries.
• Attained 95% success rate in negotiating and completing an international contract.
• Implemented a comprehensive compliance program that reduced the risk of litigation by 80%.
• Demonstrated 99% accuracy in drafting and reviewing documents.
• Implemented a cloud-based document management system, which allowed documents stored and retrieved securely, as well as tracked changes and collaborated with others by using this system, which improved efficiency and accuracy in the department and team communication.
• Negotiated a multimillion-dollar contract with a major international client, the result of months of hard work and negotiation, allowing the company to expand the services. Moreover, this contract provided the company with a steady stream of revenue, which allowed it to invest in new technologies and resources.
Managed dispute resolution between the business and customers in the UAE and abroad relating to corporate and transactional banking. Conducted regulatory due diligence on new products, services, and processes. Verified grantor, grantee, trustee, and loan amounts on deeds of trust. Examined damages, losses, settlement formalities, and investigated causes and resolutions. Prepared and filed pleadings with civil and commercial courts on schedule to maximize the success of the case.
• Managed a five-member team of junior lawyers, paralegals, and other personnel in the conduct of corporate administrative matters.
• Negotiated and drafted over 200 legal agreements with a 95% success rate.
• Reduced the bank's risk exposure by 80% through a comprehensive compliance program.
• Increased employee knowledge by 70% through a comprehensive training program.
• Resolved over 50 hundred legal disputes with a success rate of 90%.
• Defended the bank in a high-profile case involving alleged mis-selling of financial products. The bank won the case in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts, upheld the obligations, and protected the customers' interests was a significant achievement for the bank.
• Managed several high-profile cases, including a dispute with an international bank over a loan and a dispute with a local government agency.
• Conducted a multi-million-dollar loan agreement between the bank and a large corporation, this agreement included a few intricate provisions and required extensive research and analysis.
• Implemented a comprehensive risk and compliance framework, which included the development of policies and procedures for ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations, as well as establishing internal controls as a means of reducing risk in the organization.
• Led the successful implementation of a new mortgage product, which offered customers more flexible and competitive mortgage options.
• Developed and implemented bank's policies in collaboration with Head of Legal - Corporate and Transactional Banking.
• Aided in drafting executive regulations for Decree No. 31/2016 On Mortgaging Granted Lands in Dubai with legislators and other banks.
Aided clients on business transactions, claim liability, the advisability of prosecuting and defending lawsuits, and the rights and obligations. Provided accurate and timely advice to clients on a variety of topics, including partnerships, joint ventures, corporate finance, and labour law, while ensuring reliable and timely execution of company's activities. Monitored litigation matters and extrajudicial claims, negotiated settlement agreements, prevented lawsuits, mitigated potential disputes.
• Prepared case strategies to resolve client's matters in best interest, advocating for clients in oral arguments by presenting facts and evidence in the most favourable light.
• Supplied insight as a law practitioner to the drafting of executive regulations of Federal Decree No. 20 concerning Abu Dhabi's monitoring and control centre.
• Attained the most notable accomplishment as a Senior Legal Counsel was the successful representation of one of the firm's clients in a complex commercial dispute before the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts.
• Contributed to the expansion of the firm's services and reaching new clients and negotiated contracts with new clients and developed new services and products.
Analysed precedents and documents to determine the probable outcome of cases. Prepared documents, such as briefs, pleadings, appeals, resolutions, and contracts, on behalf of clients throughout the country. Wrote and negotiated commercial agreements, such as NDAs, MOUs, AOAs, MOAs, and resolutions. Involved in providing counsel and advice on issues to actively manage risks.
• Represented a client in a complex commercial dispute, resulting in a substantial financial award for the client.
• Developed a mutually beneficial agreement between two parties in a complex commercial dispute by identifying the key issues and interests of each party.
• Obtained a substantial financial award for representing a client in a complex international arbitration case.
• Monitoring of litigation matters and extrajudicial claims, negotiation of settlement agreements, prevention of lawsuits, mitigation of potential disputes.