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Omar Bissar, Legal Adviser

Omar Bissar

Legal Adviser·Department of Economic Development

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Quality Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 26 years, 1 months

Legal Adviser

July 2009 - Present

Department of Economic Development

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

July 2009 - Present

 In House legal consultancy and litigation (where DED is involved directly or in its capacity as a third party being the supervisory authority and holder of the Commercial Registry )
 Internal & external corporate compliance ( approve corporate structures for holding companies, approve M&A procedures, approve transfer from LLC to PJSC ) .
 Settle complicated cases related to companies’ acquisitions, merger, partners’ disputes, board resolutions.
 propose and draft pertinent amendment, project of local, federal laws, by laws and regulations that can bridge the legal gap and enhance the sustainable economic prosperity, the doing business environment, competitiveness and attractiveness of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the UAE
 Protect proactively DED from any legal risk that might occur in any relation with the stakeholders, suppliers, contractors, consultants in any matter containing a legal exposure.
 Draft MOUs and agreements with national, regional, local and international governmental agencies, companies and authorities in various fields.
 Provide Legal advices to protect DED’s interests and other governmental agencies.
 Provide legal advice for selected investors related to: startup & acquisition, banking and finance, real estate.

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Legal

legal adviser / litigator

September 2006 - June 2009

Excel Advocates & Legal Consultants

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

September 2006 - June 2009

Providing legal services (corporate & litigation) for individuals and companies operating in the private sector in the UAE, Gulf and the Middle East region
 Drafting contracts, agreements, and MOU related to:

- Real Estate industry (purchase and sale, land acquisition, assignment and transfer, real estate agency and exclusive broker agreement.
- Finance and international trade agreements.
- Incorporation LLC companies - shares transfer and amendments, side agreements ( management agreements).
- Sponsorship and events organization, exclusive distribution and sales agency, permanent supply
- Employment and service provider contracts.
- Translation all kind of contracts and legal documents (English / Arabic/ French)
 Negotiations (Arabic, English and French), Reconciliation and alternative dispute settlement.
 Business matching: investors, finance, contractors, brokers
 Litigation: Draw up, formulating and handling litigation cases: accounting and money recovery, Banking and credit files ( corporate and personal), stock exchange disputes, Insurance (maritime and car accidents), Real estate disputes and leasing, responsibility, compensation and liability cases, medical malpractice, patent and commercial illegal competition, criminal cases, breach of confidence, Fraud, ….
 In House Legal Advisor: Real Estate Developers - Advises related to litigation, pro active legal liability protection, compliance with local laws and new regulations ( Dubai local laws and RERA regulations), drafting legal notices to clients ( providing answers to their queries, payment reminders, consolidation and assignment approval or refusal).

- Major achievements: Al Marmooka City/ Ajman (leading negotiation of behalf of a group of 40 developers with the Government: http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090214/BUSINESS/215984900/0/NONE

Company industry:
Law Firm
Job role:
Legal

Head of legal

February 2007 - December 2007

International Arbitration Center

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

February 2007 - December 2007

Reporting to the General Secretary:
*Drafting Legal opinions and advices for the benefit of Islamic banks & financial institutions.
* legal researches and enhancement of legal practice and contracts in accordance with the AAIOFI Islamic standards.
* Implement the international and internal procedures to rule the disputes between the disputing parties (Islamic banking) who are resorting to the arbitration or reconciliation to settle their disputes
* Formulate, establish and calculate the financial schedules related to the administrative and Arbitrators fees
* Drafting all forms and agreements related to the Arbitration procedures ( Arbitration and arbitrator’s agreement, submission, notification forms, check list for standard Award) in accordance with the latest jurisprudence and practice in this filed

Company industry:
Law Firm
Job role:
Legal

Credit Agent

October 2005 - September 2006

fransabank

Beirut, Lebanon

October 2005 - September 2006

• Interview applicants for personal, and corporate loans, mortgage
• Complete credit and loan documentation, documentary credit letter (import export)
• Handling Legal forms and contracts: mortgage, mandate, agreements, LC, LG.
• Legal control and review of documents acts and deeds.
. assessing credit risk and make recommendation

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

attorney

January 1997 - April 2002

Dayeh law firm

Tripoli, Lebanon

January 1997 - April 2002

-Advise clients of their legal rights and all matters related to law practice
 Legal research, gathering evidence, negotiations.
 Clients ‘ representation and Pleading before courts (criminal and civil)
 Attend hearings and investigations (courts and prosecution)
 Draw-up legal documents as contracts and real estate transactions, incorporations.
 Seizing properties of the insolvable client's debtor
 Sharia’a rules: matrimonial cases.

Company industry:
Law Firm
Job role:
Legal

Education

University of Wollongong

September 2012

September 2012

Master's degree, Quality Management

United Arab Emirates

Cambridge university

March 2011

March 2011

Diploma, international trainor

United Arab Emirates

Hautes Etudes Commerciales HEC

July 2005

July 2005

Bachelor's degree, Business and Finance

Canada

GPA (point): 3.3 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.3 out of 4

lebanese national university

September 1996

September 1996

Bachelor's degree, law

Lebanon

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

Skills

Investment Law

Expert

Financial Law

Expert

contract drafting

Expert

Investment Law

Expert

Financial Law

Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Arabic

Expert

French

Expert

Memberships

lawyers association -lebanese BAR

member

January 1998

banking sector employees association

member

November 2006