Senior legal counsel
Saba & Co. intellectual Property
Total years of experience :22 years, 6 Months
•Manage the legal department for Saba & Co.- Jordan and supervise a team of consultants and paralegals;
•In-charge of internal legal matters related to the registration and operation of Jordan office and compliance with local laws;
•Review and advice management on legal implications of internal policies and procedures;
•Act as the client’s point of contact for all matters related to the enforcement of their brand rights in Jordan and handle all needed reporting;
•Review progress of outstanding litigation and liaise with and manager external lawyers;
•Draft legal documents relating to various commercial transactions including incorporation, distribution, licensing and franchising;
•Review and advice on clients’ market penetration strategies in terms of compliance with local laws;
•Advise and prepare legal opinion on matters related to corporate registration of our clients in Jordan;
•Devise enforcement strategies and advise on legal action against infringement;
•Lead investigation and organize raids on suspected counterfeiting targets and coordinate with authorities regarding the enforceability of our clients’ rights.
•Establish Jordan office in Jordan and ensure compliance with local laws;
•Manage internal legal and HR matters related to the operation of Jordan Office;
•Prepare and provide advice on all kinds of intellectual property matters;
•Advise on and execute enforcement of intellectual property rights;
•Manage, conduct and advise on intellectual property litigation and disputes and their settlement;
•Advise on and draft legal and commercial documents relating to intellectual property rights, including appeals, oppositions and counterstatements;
•Manage the processes and procedures for the registration and maintenance of intellectual property rights;
•Represent clients before competent courts and other related official authorities;
•Advise on and implement IP protection strategies;
- Implementing ongoing quality improvement processes working with interdepartmental teams.
- Maintains service consistency throughout the work flow, to include the design, define and build phases through quality checkpoints and testing.
- Develop and manage quality assurance metrics for performance improvement of all teams
- Leading an overall change in the training towards E- training.
- Preparing training plans and budgets across the Organization's companies and departments.
- Conceiving of and delivering on a training and development policy and strategy aligned with the goals and objectives of the company.
- Assessing and analyzing the training needs across the Organization and Overseeing the design and development of training and development programs based on the company’s and individual needs.
- Supervising the evaluation of training to ensure adherence to quality standards, employee satisfaction and process efficiency.
- Creating, developing and managing all necessary elements of a training and development section and infrastructure components. This includes: instructional design, content development, creation of e-learning solutions, creation of instructor-led learning solutions, partnerships with vendors to build and deliver learning solutions.
- Setting up the infrastructure for the company including devising the policies and work procedures, list of services and marketing plans
- Managing the implementation of projects in the different areas and supervising the consultants’ performance in implementing projects
- Preparing project assessments and implementation plans
- Providing general consultancy on licensing and technology transfer issues to clients
- Drafting and reviewing of contracts
- Providing support for the company’s different branches and affiliated offices
- Overseeing day to day work
- Providing consultancies on matters related to Labor law, companies law, tenants law in addition to intellectual property law
- Drafting and reviewing of contracts
- Preparing bills of actions, counter claims and pleadings
-Representing clients before all degrees of court.