Hamad Alshamsi, General Counsel

Hamad Alshamsi

General Counsel

Abu Dhabi

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Civil Law
Experience
18 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 4 Months

General Counsel at Abu Dhabi
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since April 2015

 Draft legal documents in both languages (Arabic and English).
 Opening and preparing weekly reports and monitoring them before courts, police stations and others
 Prepare and record the legal and preliminary legal cases and briefings and submit them to Management before taking the necessary action.
 To prepare for litigation in cases filed against ADMC and its subsidiaries before courts and judicial bodies and to follow up the proceedings.
 Attend court sessions and arbitration sessions and follow up their procedures, and address the Department related to the developments of cases.
 Draft non-standard and strategic documents and contracts.
 Advise multiple subsidiaries on matters related to their business lines and draft all required documents.
 Advise management and review all documents, directives and agreements related to international affiliates (intellectual property, litigation, employment, real estate and all procurement activities).
 Draft and validate internal policies in order to assure compliance with applicable laws and Government directives.
 Prepare and participate in processes, procedures and workflows.
 Liaison with government and regulatory bodies on legal affairs.
 Maintenance of key legal documentation.
 Provide consultation and guidance on content/production contracts, including draft content/production contract drafts, and review and update existing content/production contracts or need to be developed at the company. Through comprehensive contracts.Review and revise non-standard licensing provisions and commercial agreements.
 Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
 Advise senior management on legal implications of all decisions so as to minimize risk and streamline operations.

Legal Counsel at Law firm
  • United Arab Emirates
  • May 2014 to April 2015

and preparing weekly reports and monitoring them before courts, police stations and others
•Prepare and record the legal and preliminary legal cases and briefings and submit them to the General Counsel before taking the necessary action.
•To prepare for litigation in cases filed against ADMC and its subsidiaries before courts and judicial bodies and to follow up the proceedings.
• Attend court sessions and arbitration sessions and follow up their procedures, and address the Department related to the developments of cases.
• Provide consultation and guidance on content/production contracts, including draft content/production contract drafts, and review and update existing content/production contracts or need to be developed at the company. Through comprehensive contracts.




The Legal Group TLG

Legal Advisor at TRA Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2009 to October 2014

United Arab Emirates Company Industry Telecommunication
• Reporting to the Director Legal affairs
•Assist to formulate laws, proposals, advise the TRA on the legal aspects of various issues, and develop legal documents within the existing legal framework.
•Understanding of the existing legal structure within the UAE, especially those that directly impact the TRA such as Telecom law, E-commerce law.
•Supervise the maintenance of a database of various laws, contracts etc.
•Responsible for providing advanced legal support to lines of business and all issues related to regulation.

Lawyer at Legal Center Advocates
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2008 to April 2009

Company Industry: Legal
Job Role/Department: Legal Job Responsibilities:

•Prepared regulations/orders/consultation papers/guidance notes to assist concerned authority to fulfill obligations.
•Evaluated terms/conditions in conformity with license obligation, submitted code of practice/terms/conditions to concerned authorities for consent, emphasized on legal rights established under agreement/consumer protection outline.
•Interceded arguments and drafted final resolution to be utilized for settlement by adapting to defined procedures.
•Participated in several meetings on behalf of organization’s Legal Affairs Unit, cooperated with government bodies to attain implementation of law.
•Administered commercial contracts/agreement signed by organization and tariff proposal requests focusing on anti-competitive conduct for sanction on tariff submission.
•Counseled on general principles/laws applied to specific cases/issues as well as advised on content of standard agreement's terms and conditions.
• Performed entire array of activities in compliance with Legal Department/office and administration procedures

Broker at Emirates International Securities
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2006 to June 2008

Company Industry: Financial Services
Job Role/Department: Finance Job Responsibilities:
• Designed customized turnkey strategic investment solutions and indicators to streamline generic investment components. Responded to investment orders through personal meetings, via phone, fax or email and ensured that the orders are properly authenticated and documented.
• Developed legal brokerage structure, recommended end-to-end business solutions to enable financial institutions, dealers, fund managers, high-net worth individuals, day traders, investors to deal on personal account and on behalf of their clients in multiple markets, portfolios, user access and currencies.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Civil Law
  • at Institute of Training & Judicial Studies
  • November 2006

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Bachelor's degree, Law
  • at Sharjah University
  • June 2005

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Bachelor's degree, Civil Law
  • at Sharjah University
  • June 2005

Bachelor to practice law

Specialties & Skills

Litigation
Contracts
Legislation
Employment Law
Corporate Law
CONSULTING
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
COMPETITIVE
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
E-COMMERCE
GOVERNMENT
LOTUS NOTES
minutes
legal compliance
negotiation
legal administration
legal management
legal writing
litigation

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Memberships

Emirates Association for Lawyers and Legal
  • member
  • June 2008