Marwa Farhat, Legal Advisor

Marwa Farhat

Legal Advisor

Al Marri & El Haje Law Office

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Master's degree, Business Criminal Law
Experience
12 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 9 Months

Legal Advisor at Al Marri & El Haje Law Office
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since November 2017
Legal Advisor at M1 Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • October 2015 to September 2017

M1 Group (www.m1group.com) - A conglomerate that owns, manages and oversees investments and subsidiaries in diverse sectors such as telecommunication, real estate, education, aviation, fashion and retail, energy and a range of industrial and FMCG companies.

•Acting and following up on a range of corporate transactions (such as Faconnable/ Pepe Jeans international transaction; Bank Audi/ Areeba transaction)
•Involved in drafting and negotiating complex documents for major transactions and in aligning business needs with legal requirements in the context of corporate transactions.
•Co-handling local and regional legal projects for the Group within different practice group teams (delivering advice, participating in negotiation meetings, undertaking due diligence, drafting and commenting on agreements, assisting in ad-hoc queries, drafting board minutes for local and international companies, assist in the incorporation and liquidation of Lebanese and international companies mainly in UAE, BVI, Cyprus, Morocco and Myanmar).
•Drafting and negotiating agreements including Aircraft Management agreements, Distribution agreements, Franchise agreements, Consultants agreements, Employment agreements, SHA, SPA and letters of terminations.
•Providing international legal support to all Affiliates and departments of the Group.

Associate at Tohme Law Firm
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2014 to April 2016

Tohme Law Firm (www.tohmelaw.com) - Leading law firm based in Beirut and providing comprehensive legal services to both businesses and individuals.

•Advising on a wide-range of civil, penal and commercial law matters and different aspects of corporate law from formation to dissolution.
•Representing clients in complex civil, commercial and penal litigation issues.
•Assisting in the drafting of legal advice.
•Incorporating companies in the Lebanese Jurisdictions.

Associate at Beirut Legal Law Firm
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2013 to March 2014

.beirutlegal.net) - Middle Eastern Law Firm with offices in Beirut and Dubai.

•Filing and registering trade Marks and enforcement worldwide.
•Commenting on several types of agreements including Franchise agreements, employment agreements and Consultants agreements.
•Drafting Due Diligence Reports.
•Drafting Memos on laws and regulations in the UAE.
•Incorporating companies in the UAE Jurisdictions.

Junior Associate at Madkour Law Firm
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2012 to March 2014

Madkour Law Firm (www.madcour.com) -Law Firm based in Beirut.

- Preparing legal reports;
- Conducting legal research;
- Studying client’s files; and
- Liaising with clients and government officials; and
- Drafting legal opinions.

Legal Assistant at Lebanese Parliament
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2011 to March 2013

Finance and Budget Committee (Lebanese Parliament)

•Drafting reports concerning legal, administrative and judicial matters.
•Drafting minutes of meetings with ambassadors, ministers, journalists and members of the National Audit Office in England.
•Researches into local, national and international legal, economic and political issues.

Education

Master's degree, Business Criminal Law
  • at Doctorate School of Law, Political, Administrative and Economic Sciences - Lebanese University.
  • July 2013

Penal Law Diploma -DEA

Master's degree, Comparative Law
  • at Filière Francophone de Droit- Lebanese University.
  • July 2011

MA degree in comparative Law (French and Lebanese)

High school or equivalent, High School
  • at Economic Baccalaureus - Saint Vincent de Paul
  • July 2007

Specialties & Skills

Intellectual Property
Litigation
Consultancy
Contracts
Corporate Law
ARBITRATION
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DRAFTING
DUE DILIGENCE
EDITING
LITIGATION
MEETING FACILITATION
NEGOTIATION

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert
Spanish
Beginner

Training and Certifications

- UNDP - United Nations Development Program - POGAR - July 2009 – September 2009 (Certificate)
- Heinrich Bull Stiftung Foundation - Participated in the Third Summer School about the “Natural Res (Certificate)
- Beirut Bar Association. - Certified trainee of the construction workshop: "Crimes in the Cyberneti (Certificate)
- SPECQUE (Youth European Parliament) - Representing Lebanon at Lille-France (August 2015). (Certificate)
- Harvard Club, Beirut – Discussion conference on “Combatting Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing (Certificate)
- JP Morgan Chase Bank EMEA and Bank Audi SAL - Trade Training and Development (Trade Finance, Lette (Training)
Training Institute:
JP Morgan Chase Bank EMEA and Bank Audi SAL
- HKA - Construction Claims Group of Hill International – Fidic 2017. (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2018
Petroleum Law and contracts Certificate - ESA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2015

Hobbies

  • Reading, writing, quotes collector, biking and Camping.