Ali Alkhalifa

The Firm has wide experience in all types of civil and commercial Law. The Firm's clients combined of individuals and multinational firms and involved in a wide variety of activities i.e. corporate and commercial law, foreign investment and Liquidation of companies and personal affairs cases.
My duties :
Drafting statements of claims, statements of defense pertaining cases before courts and work with the lawyers in the office while submitting before courts and/or arbitration panels.
Drafting documents related to JVCs, and follow the procedures at SAGIA, MOCI, and all other governmental authorities with the national in charge till we obtain the license and/ or CR.
Drafting & reviewing memorandums of understanding, memorandums of agreements, commercial agreements and contracts and provide the legal opinion in relation to both in Arabic and English language as requested.
Conducting due diligence required by clients that are desirous to involve in certain projects.

a- Bachelor at law March 1979 Cairo University.


b- Bar exam. Certificate 1979 issued by the ministry of justice- Sudan


Professional Qualifications:


a- License to practice advocacy before all courts in Sudan 1981, issued by the chief Justice of the Sudan.


b- Commission for oaths, June 1983, "i.e. to practice as a Notary Public" issued by the chief Justice of the Sudan.


c- Course on the techniques of negotiations, and international contracts held in the faculty of Law- Khartoum university, 1996


(1) From December 8, 2012 till September 2018

Job Title : Contract representative specialist


i. Reviewing contract's' documents e.g. Shopping Carts, Scope of work, Technical Specifications, Bid Form Pricing Attachment, contract's' amendments, change orders in accordance with the manual and Company standards and regulations, and thus define comments if any.


ii. Having finished reviewing the documents aforesaid, we start preparing the Bid Documents along with a letter of invitation that shall be sent to Contractors and / or Consultants inviting them to participate in the Bid.


iii The Latters having paid the documents fee required, we hold a meeting with them i.e. job explanation meeting to brief them on the scope of work, and answer every questions that they might have in mind regarding the scope work, Pricing Attachment and other related documents.


iv After that, we conduct Pre Bid clarification in which we answer in writing the questions & queries submitted by Bidders.


v When necessary, and in coordination with the Proponent, we draft addendum to Bid documents and notify the contractors thereto, before the Bid opening in which we declare the Bid prices submitted by them .


vi Immediately after the Bid opening, we start reviewing and evaluating the Bids i.e. conducting financial & commercial analyses to Bids to see to what extent they meet the Company manual & regulations. Most often, we hold a meeting thereafter i.e. post Bid clarification meeting with the Bidder submitting lowest Bid to clarify certain issues to confirm that the Bidder understands the scope of work well and to remove any ambiguity that might exists.


vii After that we prepare the final contract and confirm that the contract is in compliance with law and regulations and does not violate the manual. Then, we follow the process till the contract is signed by the signatory and the Contractor and / or the Consultant.

(2) From July 2009 to November 2012.
Joined the Law Firm of Ali Abdulaziz Almisned Law Firm as Senior Associate .
The firm is involved in Corporate, litigation before all courts and specialized committees. Arbitration and real-estate activities. Preparing, drafting and reviewing of commercial agreements and memorandums of understanding.

3) From May 2007 up to February 2009.
Joined the Law Firm of Abdul-Aziz Algasim in association with Allen and Ovary LLP as Senior Legal Advisor.
The firm is involved in different activities including among others Banking and Islamic banking, capital markets and arbitration. Translation of different documents from Arabic to English and vice versa. Drafting memorandums and articles of associations and partners resolutions for different companies.

(4) From May 2003 to March 2007.
Joined the Law Firm of Mohanned Al-Rasheed Law Firm in Association with Baker Botts LLP as a Legal Advisor.
The firm is involved in a wide variety of activities i.e. corporate and commercial law, foreign investment, structuring and formation of different companies' inter alia joint venture companies.
Liquidation of companies. Litigation before courts and specialized committees

(5) From January 2, 1999, up to May 2, 2003.
Joined the Law Firm of Musa AL Murshad as a Legal Advisor.
The firm is involved in different types of legal activities. The most significant practice is litigation before courts and arbitration boards. Drafting and reviewing memorandums & articles of associations, and partners resolutions.

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My duties and responsibilities in the aforesaid Law firms are, but not limited to, the following:
Corporate activities:
(i) Conducting pre-contracting negotiations. Drafting memorandums & articles of associations, and partners resolutions and "followed when necessary" the procedures at CMA, MOCI, SAGIA with the national in charge to obtain the license and /or commercial registration. Drafting and reviewing contracts, agreements, memorandums of understanding & providing the legal opinion in connection with.
(ii) Conducting due diligence in all types of agreements and projects assigned to me.
(iii) Reviewing and drafting commercial agreements.
Litigation activities:
(iv) Preparing legal pleadings and arbitration documents in cases before courts and arbitration panels.
(v) Preparing statements of claims and/ or defense in all cases assigned to the firm.
Translation
(vi) Translating different documents from Arabic to English and vice versa

Work Experience in Sudan

(6) ( From 1981 up to 1998, )
(Self-employed ) Title - Advocate & commissioner for oaths . Ali Hassan Hidirbi Law Office.( My own Office)
Areas of practice in my office in -Khartoum -Sudan includes, among others, corporate activities, Commercial litigation, Arbitration, Authentication of Deeds, Translation as shown here under:
Corporate :
i / During the period 1981 - 1998, I used to draft memorandums and articles of associations for different types of companies, draft statements of claims, and statements defense, draft legal pleadings for cases bending before courts and arbitration boards, draft and review different contracts, agreements, & provide the legal opinion in connection with.
ii/ Drafting and authenticating different kinds of deeds e.g. Sales of goods, construction, conveyancing …etc. i.e. I was practicing as a commissioner for oaths ( Notary Public)
Litigation
During that period I used to appear daily before all courts, and boards of arbitration as a proper advocate and legal adviser to a group of companies as well, to defend and secure the interests of my clients
Translation
AL through the period mentioned above I used to Translate different types of documents from Arabic to English and vice versa