Associate Lawyer
Al-Khalifa Law Firm (In collaboration with Andersen Global in Qatar) Doha, Qatar
Total years of experience :10 years, 10 Months
Designation: Associate Lawyer - Corporate, Commercial, Construction Disputes & Arbitration
Roles & Responsibilities:
Looking after Corporate, Commercial, Construction Disputes matters & Arbitration (English & International Section) Single
point-of-contact for all English speaking Client.
Advisory to Contractors and Sub-Contractor on Commercial & Construction Disputes on multi-million Qatari Riyal matters
and Corporate consultation matters.
Advised major construction companies locally and worldwide; involved in the local and international companies,
construction projects implemented in Qatar.
Advised local and foreign companies in expanding their Gulf, and overseas business; oversaw domestic and international
JV, corporate acquisitions/formation, agency franchises, distributorship and licensing arrangements and other legal issues.
Drafting & issuing Notices and Replies, Drafting/ Vetting and reviewing entire gamut of commercial agreements
Drafting & vetting Commercial Agreements, NDAs, MoU, Settlement Agreements, EPC/MEP/
Construction/Supervision/Turnkey Agreements, etc.
Drafting & vetting Statement of Claim for the Arbitration & other documents for the complete Arbitration proceedings
Participating in Arbitration proceedings with/without the Managing Partner at the Qatar International Center for
Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA)/Qatar Chambers of Commerce. Successfully win the claim in Arbitration (QICCA).
Advising on employment issues including codes of conduct and penalties, employment contracts and human resources
and administrative policies.
Client interaction, Client Meetings, Business Development
Supporting Litigation Team, Legal research, Advisory & Strategy, Dispute Resolution
Reporting and assisting the Managing Partner.
SPOC between Al-Khalifa Law and Andersen Global.
Liaising with outside/foreign law firms in multiple jurisdictions.
Handling overall Legal affairs of the SMS Group GmbH India Region with support to APAC region.
• Member - Internal Complaints Committee (India)
• Participated in Arbitration & Mediation on behalf of the company
SMS group GmbH - (www.sms-group.com) is a global, leading partner for the metal industry.
Handling overall Legal affairs of the SMS India Pvt. Ltd.
• Contract Management - Proficiency in Contract drafting/ vetting, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Independently handling the complete closure of the contract post receipt of the requirement by the concerned dept. through Vetting, Drafting and Negotiation.
• Worked on both Commercial and Legal aspects of EPC/turnkey contracts, Tenders, Bidding, Sub-contractor Agreements, commercial and procurement contract, Government Projects, high value contracts, NDA, MOUs, general terms and conditions, consortium agreements, purchase/work orders, Distribution, Plants, Engineering, Manufacturing, Administration, Purchase and Business Agreements/Contracts and evaluating its legal impact, risk assessment in business, contract negotiations & necessary mitigation safeguarding Company’s interest, from tendering stage till final execution.
Contract Management
Roles & Responsibilities:
End to End Contract management activities. Which include pre signature and as well as post signature activities.
•Legal Obligation Management.
•Deriving risks from the MSA, Risk mitigation and their assessment.
•Communicate the contractual risk identified during the contract review process to internal team, the sales development team and senior management.
•Redlining, Flagging, Formatting and summarizing key clauses for MSA, Service level Agreement and other Commercial Agreement.
•Drafting change requests and Amendments in line with MSA. Contract Negotiation, Request for Information, Request for Quote, Request for Proposal.
•Preparation of check-list and templates.
•Preparing compliance reports and dashboards.
•Maintain contract calendar of events, sending notifications to stakeholders, ensuring contractual compliance.
•Extraction of contracts to capture clauses having high risk and monetary impact for the negotiation.
•Taking part in negotiation with the client and vendors to secure acceptance of the terms and condition.
•Assisting in client and file management including conducting Client interviews, planning litigation strategy, call notes after Clients calls
•Legal Interpretation
•Researched a myriad of legal issues, including those related to incorporation, eminent domain, real property interests and disputes, securities transactions and statutory analysis with regards to other business matters.
•Prepared Monthly Legal Case update for upper management, among other reports.
•Managed all administrative and office duties
•Collaborated with other attorneys regarding legal solutions for clients
•Reviewed and composed Company policies, procedures, handbooks and other related documents.
•Advising businesses on the impact, interpretation and implementation of new policies and legislation.
Designation: Process Specialist (Sr. Legal Associate)
Contract Management
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Working in outsourced (US & UK) Contract Management process involving Abstraction, Review, Risk and GAP Analysis of various contractual documents including MSA, Local Enabling Agreements, Offshore Agreements, Amendments/Addendums and TDs including Schedules, SOW, Change orders, Purchase Orders for various types of contracts primarily involving IT Contracts, Software Services, Software Licensing & Maintenance Agreements, Software Evaluation Agreements, Hardware purchase Agreements, Professional Services Agreements, Consultancy Agreements, SaaS and NDA.
• Worked in GAP/Deviation Analysis workflow for a major US based Banking & Financial House.
• Contractual Data Management of Executed Contracts on Customer’s customized Platforms.
• Deriving risks from the MSA, Risk mitigation and their assessment.
• Worked on Music Industry related Contracts/Agreements involving Abstraction, Reviewing and GAP Analysis of various contractual documents including Recording Agreements, Variation Agreements, Novation Agreements, Video License Agreement, Distribution Agreement, Settlement Agreement etc.
• Legal Research, summarization and analysis.
• Drafting Amendments and Change Orders to support to Infosys Corporate Legal Team.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Diverse range of document review in the following areas:
•Commercial litigation
•Class-action litigation: Products liability and securities fraud
•Internal company investigations
•Federal investigations before a variety of agencies - including the SEC, DOJ
•State investigations before various state attorney generals and agencies
•International litigation, including foreign regulatory inquiries
Roles & Responsibilities:
•Assisting seniors in litigation works
•Worked on matters relating to Arbitration and Conciliation, matrimonial laws, family laws and negotiable instruments act. Involved in conference with clients.
•Attended arbitration proceedings and took minutes of the discussion
•Researched the cases
•Analyze and summarize the contracts as per the client’s requirements
•Review and draft Confidentiality Agreement (CA )/ Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
Business and commercial Laws, International Trade Law, IPR, etc.