Corporate & Commercial Legal Associate
Mahmood Hussain Law Firm
Total years of experience :9 years, 4 Months
I significantly contributed to the firm’s continuous growth and success through delivering strategic leadership and oversight to operations, which include drafting and reviewing legal opinions, legal documents, contracts, forms, and MOUs across various fields and industries.
Key Accomplishments:
• Established high level of excellence in handling and negotiating the legal terms of the tender/bid for the establishment of a power station and power distribution project on behalf of a globally renowned power transmission company in Abu Dhabi.
• Succeeded in opining on the enforceability of back-to-back payment clauses in construction for an AED 130, 000, 000 arbitration claim.
• Opined on the establishment of a valid contract for the purchase of 2 islands in the World Islands for the aggregate value of AED 165M.
• Drafted settlement agreements and negotiation of an inheritance dispute - total property value was in excess of AED 900, 000, 000.
• Worked closely with a globally renowned Italian aerospace company (client) with a supply contract with a UAE government-owned military aerospace company, opining on enforceability of Tawazun Economic Program's provisions by the Tawazun Economic Council.
• Handled legal affairs and contracts of an Emirati virtual assets management company with assets valued at more than AED 30, 000, 000.
• Successfully concluded a 3-year transaction valued at AED 73, 650, 000, involving a Musataha lease with the government of Abu Dhabi.
• Managed legal affairs of a leading event management service provider in the MENA region of multiple event management projects.
• Represented a globally-renowned corporate services provider in an audit by the UAE Ministry of Economy in relation to the former’s alleged breach of AMLCFT laws.
• Drafted entire suites of AMLCFT policies, controls and procedures.
• Drafted personal data protection policies, records of processing activities and contracts for multiple DIFC-based entities.
During my tenure as a Junior Associate, I demonstrated exceptional aptitude in communicating with over 35 clients, drafting legal contracts for medium-large enterprises in the areas of agency, employment, sale/purchase, association, production, creative content, intellectual property, rent, and services.
Key Accomplishments:
• Served integral role in drafting comprehensive legal consultations, opinions, and responses to SMEs and high-net-worth individuals.
• Produced over EGP 1.3 million in legal fees through representing the firm and clients in various legal proceedings and negotiations.
• Researched and drafted motions and memorandums and performed due diligence before the M&As and stock market purchases.
I was part of the firm's international commercial arbitration team, headed by Prof. Dr. Mohammed Salah. I had been tasked with researching the extension of arbitration agreements to nonsignatories and supported ongoing arbitration cases by providing case law examples and analysis. Finally, I produced a 31-page research/thesis on the matter.
P.S. Research available on request.
I served in the Egyptian Air Defense, 2nd Field Army Command at Al-Ismalliyah as an interpreter and translator. During our selection process I came forward to the senior officer and spoke of my qualifications and linguistic skills, after which I was tested and assigned to the ADF Command. My job was to translate English documents, manuals, contracts and letters to Arabic and vice versa, I also travel with the command's officers on meetings with foreign parties as an interpreter between both sides.
- Worked on drafting sale, agency, and supply contracts and agreements.
- Conducted extensive legal research for clients wanting to establish business in Egypt determining the applicable law(s), executive regulations, etc...
I started as a junior ESL (English as a Second Language) instructor at Berlitz El-Haram branch. A year later, I mover to the then newly founded 6th of October branch, and was promoted to become branch's senior instructor conducting English level-placement tests alongside the usual English classes.
I was an IGCSE student with 4A*s, 3As, and 1B in my O-Levels, and 2Bs and 1C in my A-Levels. In Egyptian standards that would make me 96.25% equivalent and a GPA of 4.5 on US standard.