Senior Legal Advisor
Sea Bright Ship Management & Operation LLC
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :11 years, 11 أشهر
Apr 2023 - October 2023 (Temporary): Sea Bright Ship Management & Operation LLC - (Marine Industry) as Legal Advisor
Working for All companies owned by the owner.
Key Deliverables:
• Responsible for legal and compliance for the company.
• As it is new company responsible for getting approval from Government department for activities
• Responsible for insurance policies such Workmen Compensation, Group life Insurance, Property Insurance, Medical Insurance, ship repairs liability insurance and the claims arising in respective insurance.
• Responsible for Cargo claims, P & I and H & M claims for the Ships.
• Responsible for Labour complaints.
• Drafted and established many policies in the company. Assist the management on legal implications of internal procedures.
• Accountable for preparing and managing all contracts, including Employment contacts for all group companies.
• Review, draft and negotiate major account agreements, consulting agreements, non-disclosure agreements, terms and amendments.
Working as Senior Legal Advisor for a group of companies.
Handling Corporate, Labour, Supply- chain, Property, investment etc matters.
Accurate and timely counsel to management in a variety of legal topics (labor law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)
Collaborating with management to devise efficient defense strategies
Worked on internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance
Researching and evaluating different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advise on possible legal issues.
Communicating and negotiating with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust.
Drafting and solidifying agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights
Dealing with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces.
Providing clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
Worked on projects and negotiated contracts with supplier, manufacturer, distributor for UHT milk, Biscuits, Ice-cream, Protein bars etc. in China, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, USA, Egypt, India and UAE.
Trade Mark registration filing, filing for objections etc. in CHINA, UAE, Europe, Canada, USA etc
Determines and produces documents for transaction attorney review (e.g. non-disclosure agreements, trial agreements, letters of intent, service agreements and licenses of various types) as required.
Maintaining documentation in the company’s electronic filing system for contracts.
Drafting and negotiating contracts and related documents, including, software license, vendor and other contracts and various amendments with respect to the foregoing. (JV’s, MOA, NDA, Subcontractors, Purchase Contracts, tender contractual clarifications etc)
Negotiated contract with client and with suppliers on projects such as DOHA Airport, DUBAI Airport, ABUDHABI Airport in Abu Dhabi and New Fujairah Airport for Airport maintenance contract, RDMS Project, FOD project etc
Subject matter expert with a strong understanding of the business, legal, financial, and technical requirements of the transaction.
Key part of the contracts team for complex contracts and issues which can commonly involve using client paper (contract).
Knowledgeable about services provided and provides thoughts based on prior transactions for alternatives to challenging negotiation points.
Handling Insurance for projects and company.
Assists the sales group in providing responses to Requests for Proposal, Requests for Information, etc.
Successfully handled all legal matters related to Corporate and International Law and Arbitration cases.
Reviewing and identifying risk and finding ways to mitigate the risk for all business related to group of companies (retail, real estate, logistics, warehousing etc).
Draft, review, and edit reports, opinions, correspondence, articles, and other documents. (Drafting-lease agreement, agency agreement Management agreement, Reseller’s agreement, Distribution agreement, shareholder’s agreement, MOU, Wills (Wasi) etc.)/ Logistics work description-Drafting and negotiating lease and purchase container contracts, Monitoring Insurance coverage to destination of shipments, Negotiating contracts for Storage of shipments.
Worked and negotiated contracts with (Retail)-Samsung, Honeywell etc/ (Logistics and shipping)- Sea cube, Hapag Lloyd for container business.
Review ongoing cases and advice management accordingly.
Negotiating with clients during disputes.
Work with business partners throughout the company on a wide variety of corporate and commercial matters.
Co-ordinate with finance department and advise them on credit applications and facility management in banks. Advice on business transactions and prepare necessary checklist to be adopted to ensure information is submitted on time.
Liaise with external lawyers and financial advisors for any financial or Litigation matters. Advise external lawyers regarding company requirements and litigation requirements.
Participate in pre-litigation negotiations with the management in connection with any defaulting parties.
Preparing documents for related to contracts (lease, purchase and sale, reseller, etc)
Representing company in rent committee, labour matter in the labour court and all other matters in civil defense, Protective System department (SIRA), Land department and all other Govt Department in all emirates.
Coordinated legal strategy with outside counsel.
Liaison for government relations and licensing.
Dispute resolution (negotiation, arbitration, internal disputes litigation)
Establishing companies for different projects.
Quality Control- Drafted procedures and standards for the company according to ISO 9001: 2015 and ISO 14001: 2015 guidelines
Headed PRO Department.
Acquired industry specific technical knowledge and skills in a very short span
Responsible for Reviewing Shipbuilding Contracts and identifying risk.
Legal Research on concerned matters.
Legal assistance on ship sale.
Drafting and providing legal assistance on various types of contracts including FIDIC contracts.
Negotiating with clients during disputes.
Handling all Insurance matters.
Supply- Chain:
- Drafting and providing legal assistance on Purchase contracts
- Lead role in supplier relationship management including contract negotiation, monitoring supplier performance, volume leverage and total cost management objectives and ensure adherence to contractual commitments
- Drive long-term capacity and supply strategies for various components
- Compliance with internal policies, procedures and external governance and regulatory requirements
- Providing strategic and analytical support to underpin the role of delivering a commercial, cost effective contract procuring process for the business.
- Continuous improvement of the processes within the supply chain through identifying and implementing improvement opportunities
Quality Control- Drafted procedures for Shipbuilding, Tendering, subcontracting and purchasing according to ISO 9001: 2008 Guidelines.
Preparing Ship Delivery Documents
Internal legal activities of the company.
Responsible for drafting legal memorandum, legal letters, emails and sending it to client.
Preparing tenders documents
Coordinating with other lawyer for court matters.
Specialized in Corporate Law, IPR, Banking Laws, Company Law etc