Qualified Attorney at Law
Professional Practice
Total des années d'expérience :28 years, 0 Mois
• Handling litigation and disputes reconciliation;
• Providing legal consultancies in several fields notwithstanding, business set-ups, offshore, branches and employment laws;
• Market research and feasibility studies;
• Drafting, Reviewing, assessing and advising on contracts, agreements and all sorts of legal instruments and Serving legal notices.
• Counseling and representing individual & corporate clients in litigation at different court jurisdiction, first instance, appellate courts and cassation; in civil, commercial and criminal cases including military courts; complaint drafting, drafting responses and objections, motions to amend complaint, motions for emergency orders, motions to dismiss, motions for attorneys fees, motions for summary judgment, motions for summary adjudication, motions for real estate attachment, motions for protective orders, trial memorandum drafting, oral argument and trial advocacy in addition to following up on enforcement of judgments, settlement agreement drafting and motions for reconsideration;
• Responsible for company setups and regulatory compliance, diligently working on the structuring process, drafting necessary legal documents in addition to following up with the Licensing departments, handling all legalities involving business activity and advising on the financial and monetary issues at stake; helping establish best business practices whilst providing a clear perspective on costs and legal challenges to keep the business strategically set on the right track; thus protecting Corporations from any possible breaches or defaults in context that might lead to unnecessary action;
• Monitoring debt instruments and shares disposition including forms of shares distribution and share transfer when dealing with mergers and acquisitions to ensure risk free corporate structure and securing business transactions;
• IP registration and legal formalities.
• Practicing business law, civil law, international arbitration.
• Reviewing and drafting legal agreements, contracts, memoranda, contracting agreements, settlement agreements, joint ventures and partnership agreements as well as memoranda of association;
• Providing the management with effective legal advice on business issues, debt restructuring and company strategies;
• Reviewing all legal documents and ensuring effective drafting and interpretation;
• Providing sound legal judgment to all departments within the corporation and whenever needed especially for the procurement and contracts departments, HR and other departments in addition to providing the company with analysis, recommendations and advises regarding issues where the legal department is meant to intervene;
• Being an expert in corporate related matters, including but not limited to shareholders resolutions and board resolutions;
• Being responsible for the acquisition of companies, assets and properties with a wide experience of commercial transactions;
• Providing appropriate legal advice towards any dispute between the company and third parties and coordinating lawsuits with independent outsourced law firms to achieve the aimed purposes;
• Providing committed HR advice in issues like grievance matters, conduct and capability, organizational change and employment relations matters;
• Preparing ad hoc and regular management reports supporting in the improvement of management and monitoring performance management.
• Liaising with operational managers and finance officers in ensuring maintenance of staffing establishments within budgets;
• Undertaking selection and recruitment issues including creation of job descriptions, selection process, person specifications, completely grading process, and interview panel participation;
• Keeping up to date information regarding development in human resources practices, employment legislation and sharing of knowledge within the team;
*Omani Driving License
• Extensive experience in GCC laws and regulations, UAE governmental departments, free zones and Dubai courts;
• Advising on investment trends in the UAE including freehold property, stocks and international transactions;
• Drafting on business proposals, MOUs, contracts and other business related agreements, settlements and legal documents;
• Trademark and patent registration;
• Organizing several conferences and exhibitions among which those of an international aspect such as the msi-networking event which was held in Dubai for the first time;
• Representing the law firm at the IP World Leaders Event in London, UK.
• Supervising Clients relations & implementing Business Development strategies.
Full potential practice as an Attorney at Law, conducting main functions as listed above in the section of independent practice, as well as handling & coordinating files held by the law firm in various fields; including the oil sector & Arbitration, at a variety of jurisdictions including UAE and Lebanon as well as other international legal jurisdictions such as France.
• Certificate based Program in International Trade Law Training; Mutual Funds, Regulatory Regimes, E-Commerce, International Law Firms structure, mechanisms of practice; management and cases handled; International Standards for Judges/Lawyers and Prosecutors, Legal English in Commercial and Civil Cases, Contracts Drafting and English terminology from the Law Society of England and Wales, Lawyers for the new Millennium Program, Beirut, Lebanon, 2003.
Among which, attended a symposium on Private Foreign Investments in the Middle-East and workshop on Technology Transfer Disputes & the Role of Technology in Arbitration
• Attended more than 200 trials between 1997-2000 in diversified courts jurisdictions including Civil, Criminal, Shariaa and Military courts, in addition to 37 specialized courses, to fulfill prerequisite qualification standards by the Beirut Bar Association.
Among which, attended a conference on socio-economical rights of African and Asian women in French language
