Head of Legal- MENAT
DHL Express
Total years of experience :24 years, 8 Months
Responsibility for all legal matters arising in relation to DHL Express’ MENAT business division (19 countries). Responsibilities include leading negotiations, establishing, maintaining or terminating relations with joint venture partners and agents; liaising with regional officials in the preparation of trade complaints, representing DHL at industry association meetings; forming new companies; leading commercial negotiations with customers; standardizing contracts and internal legal processes; provide legal training to commercial teams; handling corporate governance of subsidiaries; licensing and protection of intellectual property; providing general corporate advice to the global and regional CEO’s, board and country management; handling executive level HR matters; advising and leading industry wide lobbying efforts with regard to proposals for national laws relating to the aviation, postal and transport sectors, advising with regard to trade unions, strike activity and negotiations with unions, liaising with outside counsel on various issues; and overseeing diverse claims litigation across region. Member of MENAT Senior Management Team and the DHL Express Middle East Executive Group.
Lead private equity and investment banking portfolios alongside extensive focus on corporate and general legal affairs of bank. Successfully led regional litigation portfolio of company, including substantial matters within the courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre with minimal reputational damage to bank. Extensive involvement in a number of regional private placements, IPOs. Lead counsel in establishment of pioneer CMA-regulated fund in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Managed legal aspects of principle investments portfolio of bank, including relevant investments and divestments.
Single regional in-house legal counsel for (18) Middle East Countries across corporate business units. Handle corporate/ secretarial affairs of company within region. Advise on legal structures of business entities within region and participate in acquisitions, mergers and integration projects. Provide legal support to commercial and management teams. Manage litigation matters across several areas of law and oversee external legal advisors. Member of regional senior management team with reporting lines to business division CEOs.
Legal Advisor in an international law firm based in Dubai, UAE with an emphasis on establishing and doing business in the Gulf Arab States, joint ventures, the petroleum industry, contracts, project development and construction, investments, international arbitration and litigation, and mergers, acquisitions and integrations.
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