Associate
Al Tamimi & Company
Total years of experience :14 years, 2 Months
• Advised on various aspects of Abu Dhabi and Dubai real estate laws and policies
• Advised leading developers, banks, REITs, hotel operators, schools and hospitals on numerous transactions including real estate development, real estate acquisition, commercial leases, musataha, property and facility management, termination of agreements, property mortgage and other
• Drafted and reviewed various agreements and documents (in English and Arabic) including retail leases in shopping malls and hotels, rental pool agreements, plot sale and purchase agreements, unit sale and purchase agreements, musataha agreements, usufruct agreements, long-term lease agreements and other
• Provided advice and support to the Abu Dhabi real estate market regulator, the Department of Municipality Affairs and Transport (DMAT), on a regular basis and reviewed various standard documents issued by DMAT
• Carried out registration of real properties and disposals at the Land Department including land, registration, issuance of title deeds, registration of musataha agreements, long-term leases, real estate development projects, conventional mortgages and special mortgages over musataha rights and long-term leases, step-in rights agreements and other
• Drafted and advised on the delivery of legal notices relating to termination, handover and non-renewal of leases and sales of property and drafted a termination policy for a leading developer in Abu Dhabi
• Carried out real estate due diligence in relation to several IPOs, building acquisitions, business consolidation and hotel management transactions
• Published several articles including on the implementation of Abu Dhabi Law No. 3 of 2015 on the Regulation of the Real Estate Market in Abu Dhabi, developer licensing, rent caps and housing fees in Abu Dhabi, registration of short-term tenancy contracts in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah and other
• Drafted “Know Your Rights for Real Estate Investors in Dubai”, a practical legal guide on real estate investment in Dubai co-published by Dubai Land Department and Al Tamimi & Co.
• Advised on various matters in high-risk jurisdictions in the Middle East including Iraq and Libya
• Drafted, reviewed and revised Distribution Agreements, Sale and Purchase Agreements, Due Diligence Reports, Service Agreements, Contracting Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Offer Letters, Corporate Resolutions and other under various jurisdictions in the Middle East
• Assisted on a number of civil, labor, commercial and criminal court cases and arbitration proceedings under Lebanese law
Corporate & Transactions
• Drafted, reviewed and revised Share Sale and Purchase Agreements, Due Diligence Reports, Settlement Agreements, Service Agreements, IT Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Offer Letters and other
• Drafted, reviewed and revised incorporation documents including Memorandum and Articles of Association, Shareholders' Agreements, Increase of Capital, Change in Shareholding documents, Power of Attorney and other
• Conducted due diligence assignments upon the acquisition of AED 1 Billion project
• Participated in the Structuring & Incorporation of AED 2 Billion Sharia compliant Real Estate Fund
• Assisted in the revision of Sharia compliant project finance documentation (in particular, Mudaraba), in conjunction with Sharia consultants advising on Islamic Financing and Investment Transactions
Real Property & Construction
• Drafted, reviewed and revised Unit/Plot Sale & Purchase Agreements, Property Management Agreements, Concession Agreements, Tenancy Agreements, Brokerage Agreements and other
• Advised on Conventional and Sharia compliant Mortgages and other types of Securities
• Conducted property related due diligence upon the acquisition of an off-plan master community project
• Advised on various aspects of Construction Law - Extension of Time, Variation, De-Scoping, Suspension & Termination and the consequences thereof
• Advised on Consultancy Agreements based on the RIBA Form of Contract, FIDIC White Book and other
• Assisted in the revision of the Company's Standard Conditions of Contract based on the 1987 & 1992 FIDIC Red Book
• Examined the legal basis of claims submitted by Engineers, Contractors and Project Managers
• Reviewed CAR, PAR, TPL insurance policies and liaised with Loss Adjusters in case of property damage or bodily injury
with merit
Ranked first on graduation