محمد الدرويش, Legal Director

محمد الدرويش

Legal Director

United Technologies Corporation

البلد
الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
التعليم
ماجستير, Business Administration
الخبرات
19 years, 4 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :19 years, 4 أشهر

Legal Director في United Technologies Corporation
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ يناير 2017

M&A), Initial Public Offerings (IPO), for the GCC region and Lebanon.
General Secretary and legal advisor of Consumers Lebanon Association, an NGO
aiming at the protection of consumers in Lebanon.
Speaker in several international forums regarding consumer protection, and a former
member of the experts committee working on the amendment of the UN guidelines relating
to consumer protection. Worked on drafting the Anti-Smoking and the amendment of
Consumer Protection laws in Lebanon.
Lecturer on employment law, smart contracts, ethics and compliance, and drafting
contracts for non-lawyers.

Head of Legal في United Technologies Corporation
  • المملكة العربية السعودية
  • سبتمبر 2014 إلى ديسمبر 2016

Headed the legal affairs department for the United Technologies Corporation JVs in
Saudi Arabia being Arabian Air-Conditioning, Carrier Saudi Service Company, and Otis
Elevators, with a P&L of 800M$. The business included building management systems,
sale and installation of elevators, escalators, fire and security products, and HVAC
systems.
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Duties and responsibilities included handling all day-to-day legal affairs of the company,
including corporate and commercial aspects, setting and implementing internal policies
and proper corporate governance, ensuring compliance with international and local laws,
specifically Anti-Trust and Foreign Corruption Practice Act, handling litigation, and
conducting internal investigations, and ensuring proper compliance with UTC’s Code of
Ethics

Associate في Hourani & Associates
  • المملكة العربية السعودية
  • مايو 2011 إلى سبتمبر 2014

Managed the firm’s office in Jeddah and worked closely with the offices in Riyadh, Dubai,
and Beirut.
In addition to reviewing commercial contracts, I advised clients on multi-million dollars
mergers and acquisitions

Attorney at Law في Kamal Abou' Zahr Law
  • لبنان - بيروت
  • يناير 2005 إلى أبريل 2011

Started my legal career at KAZ law firm, and was admitted to the Beirut Bar in 2008.
I have a tracked record of working on over 500 legal cases in corporate, commercial,
real estate, labor, and media fields. Furthermore, my work included advising clients on
contractual, transactional, and regulatory aspects, setting up companies and sole
proprietorships, drafting and negotiating various contracts.

الخلفية التعليمية

ماجستير, Business Administration
  • في Hult International Business School
  • يناير 2019

بكالوريوس, Business
  • في College of Law of England and Wales London, Unitedthe College of Law of England and Wales
  • مارس 2009

in affiliation with the International Bar Association. This diploma is about the fundamentals of International business organizations by reference to the law and practice of England 3 and with comparisons and references to different approaches taken by other jurisdictions.

بكالوريوس, Business
  • في College of Law of England and Wales London, Unitedthe College of Law of England and Wales
  • مارس 2009

in affiliation with the International Bar Association. This diploma is about the fundamentals of International business organizations by reference to the law and practice of England 3 and with comparisons and references to different approaches taken by other jurisdictions.

بكالوريوس, Law
  • في Beirut Arab University
  • سبتمبر 2003

الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها, Philosophy section
  • في Rawdah High School
  • يناير 1997

Specialties & Skills

Drafting
Commercial Law
Contracts
Negotiation
Corporate Law
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DRAFTING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
NEGOTIATION
REAL ESTATE
LITIGATION
MEETING FACILITATION
MERGERS

اللغات

العربية
متمرّس
الانجليزية
متمرّس

الهوايات

  • reading , rugby, boxing