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• Increased the group’s income by leveraging on disputed business cases to position the group on a strong negotiating stance.
• Brought the Distressed M&A deal relating to Famar Lyon Pharmaceutical Plant to a successful conclusion by managing the Due Diligence process and eliminating all legal, cultural and personal deal breakers.
• Acted as member of the Group Executive Board and Credit Committee.
• Restructured the whole group by optimizing corporate taxation and succession planning.
• Increased group’s profits by successfully concluding manufacturing, marketing and distribution deals.
• Effectively ensured successful patent registration by articulating adequate Patent Claims in order to showcase prior art relating to medical device inventions and setting appropriate registration strategy in line with the corporate market strategy and in compliance with EPC regulations.
• Ensured smooth legal and contractual transfer of technology relating to Licensed Patents and Intellectual Property rights of Biotechnology inventions in compliance with PCT and UPSTO regulations.
• Successfully settled pending partnership/JV files that were draining the group through negative equities and losses.
• Aligned all pharmacovigilance, data protection and transparency contracts to group’s interests in compliance with applicable laws.
• Advised on tax structures optimizations in coordination with the Group’s auditors.

• Established the litigation strategies in collaboration with the external law firms in the various business cases of the group.
• Assisted Aramex Group in all corporate matters including re-structuring, transfer of businesses, capitalization, incorporation of new entities/JV.
• Improved cost effectiveness by reshuffling the group’s Global Insurance Policy and sub-policies.
• Enhanced group’s liability protection by introducing the appropriate Professional Indemnity Insurance.
• Ensured maximal contractual liability protection.
• Established franchised businesses in several countries in compliance with local laws.
• Optimized liability and insurance protection related to Information Fort LLC’s Record Management business.

• Ensured smooth and timely setting up of operations and legal back-up in Malaysia’s then estimated 1.1 billion USD catalyst mixed used city building Medini Iskandar construction project identified to spur growth in south Malaysia.
• Reshuffled the whole contractual development documentation of Aktau city building project in Kazakhstan.
• Prepared and administered all development contracts.
• Prepared and negotiated land sales and land lease agreements in coordination with local lawyers and sales managers.
• Ensured vital coordination on daily basis with top management and projects teams within heavy time zone constraints.
• Coordinated and aligned works between local and international law firms on worldwide projects to reach the desired development objectives and processes.