Regional Legal Manager
Recovery Advisers B.V
Total years of experience :13 years, 4 Months
International commercial dispute resolutions partners; credit insurance claims & recovery management.
• Responsible for providing senior legal advice to global export credit agencies; such as Sinosure, Ksure, Nexi, Credando, EKN and Sace, across the MENA (Asia and Africa ) region.
• Proactively managing MENA client caseloads from inception through to successful conclusion, including determining collection strategies through to executing judgments.
• Providing advice and counsel on pre-litigation debt recovery matters and identify opportunities that mitigate client’s overall risk.
• Providing legal consultation on non-payment issues, restructuring repayment plans and resolving disputes in the most cost-effective manner.
• Leading, drafting, and reviewing all legal documents and complex trade agreements, in accordance with country specific legislation.
• Managing a remote team of 5 lawyers and setting out legal training development sessions.
Bespoke interior design, project fit out and real estate consultancy.
• Provided senior level legal advice focused on the protection of the company’s assets, active projects and employees.
• Responsible for setting up the legal department, policies, and procedures. Recruited a team and ensured workloads were appropriately distributed and allocated.
• Managed the full legal lifecycle of large government real estate projects. From initial tender documents through to legal handover.
• Set up the contract strategy and claims operating framework. Outlined lump sum turnkey project scopes, claim policies & procedures and review of contractor’s variation orders.
• Advising on legal transactions such as M&A, JV s, corporate structuring, company incorporations and governance, on projects across the Maghreb region.
Regional PR, Communication and Consultancy business
• Provided senior level legal advice and translated commercial and business impact of contractual terms, provided pragmatic advice that harbored a risk-based decision making process, that supported the Executive Management Team.
• Provided advice to foreign contraction companies on public tenders in Algeria.
• Reviewed, amended, drafted and negotiated various types of commercial agreements.
• Developed frameworks that supported effective contractual agreements, maintained the contract register and implemented an effective contract management system.
• Managed the legal team and provided mentorship on more complex legal matters.
Large cement production business that services multinationals and large projects.
• Provided senior level legal advice and translated commercial and business impact of contractual terms, provided pragmatic advice that harbored a risk-based decision making process, that supported the Executive Management Team.
• Provided advice to foreign contraction companies on public tenders in Algeria.
• Reviewed, amended, drafted and negotiated various types of commercial agreements.
• Developed frameworks that supported effective contractual agreements, maintained the contract register and implemented an effective contract management system.
• Managed the legal team and provided mentorship on more complex legal matters.
OPGI “Office De Promotion Et Gestion Immobilier” The National office of Real Estates Promotion and Management - Algeria.
• Provided legal counsel across real estate, M&A projects, asset acquisition and dispositions, leasing disputes, municipality bids, zoning and development in Algeria.
• Responsible for the management of the tender process, analyses technical requirements and ensured compliance to all rules and regulations.
• Part of the technical team that secured multi million dollar government contracts and international investment. Provided legal expertise that secured contracts and safeguarded the business.
• Drafted and negotiated real estate purchase transaction documents including purchase sale agreements, amendments, extensions, reciprocal and cross access easements, utility easements, temporary construction easements for utility and access work, restrictive covenants, right-of-ways, and deed of trusts.
• Developed senior level relationships within the business, across Government entities and with international investors
Certificate of Lawyer's Occupation . University Of Mentouri Constantine, Constantine – Algeria. 2010
Masters degree in urbanism law
LMD Bsc. Professional In Real Estate & Property Law, University Of Mentouri Constantine – Algeria. 2007 – 2008.
Baccalaureate certificate - Literary , Amman – Jordan 2005
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