Senior Legal Counsel
Gulf center for foodstuffs
Total years of experience :16 years, 6 Months
Oversee all legal maters related to GCFS and provide the necessary legal advice that ensures the Company and its member entites are in full compliance with applicable laws, regulations and effectve agreements.
Act as the primary source of legal information for GCFS.
Draft, review and assist in negotationg contracts and agreements to serve the best interests of GCFS and ensure enforceability of terms and condtions including agreements related to intellectual property, sponsorships, partnerships, service contracts, employment offers and contracts, etc.
Act as the Secretary of GCFS Board of Directors and manage its affairs including arranging meeting invitations, recordimg minutes of meetings, drafting and issuing board resolutions, preparing members' appointment and termination decisions, and all other relevant board management activites.
Oversee the maintenance of legal registration documents of GCFS and ensure they always remain valid.
Guide the legal registration process for new entiteses associated with GCFS including establishing new entites, spinning off or dissolving existing entites, acquiring existing entites, etc.
Advise on compliance of GCFS with Qatari Law and any other applicable laws to mitigate any risk of legal action against the GCFS resulting from breach or violation of laws and other legally binding terms. Under the supervision of the Chairman, identify the level of confidentiality of data, contracts and agreements, and ensure that GCFS documents are kept in safe places and are accessible to authorized employees only. Represent GCFS, in agreement with the Chairman, in meetings with other external entites, such as governmental authorites, NGOs, private organizations, etc.
Adhere to a consistent schedule of hearings, court appearances, and case-related conferences. Represent the company in legal proceedings such as trials and administrative boards.
Consult with clients on legal best practices. Prepare case file documents ( defendant and respondent statements), pleadings, appeals, motions and other submissions in dispute. Work with the legal team to compile comprehensive trial briefs.
Created Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the legal department. Identify and recommend new strategies for creating high level of performance in the department and enhancing productivity targets.
Draft various contracts agreements, including franchise agreements, rental and lease agreements, FIDIC agreements, and others.
-Provide legal advice to management and other departments within the company.
-Draft, review and negotiate contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure the negotiations, executions or terminations of any contracts/agreements are in compliance with the company’s business practice, policy & procedures, and with the applicable laws.
-Represent the company in various legal proceedings and meetings.
-Negotiate with third parties on legal matter related to the organization or its affiliates and subsidiaries.
-Lead the department and act as the lead for all external parties with respect to legal matters of the organization.
-Assist the management in developing the medium to long-term vision.
-Deal with different governmental bodies; supervised and followed up and obtained the legal documentations, various licenses and certificates.
-Build and manage relationships with external Law firms in order to pursue legal cases for and against the organization to protect organizational interest.
-Conduct legal research by utilizing various resources and select the relevant material to analyze the legal information.
-Review strategic plans from a legal perspective and provided appropriate direction and guidance.
-Represent the company before court and other governmental bodies.
-In depth knowledge in corporate and common law, contracts, commercial agencies, new entities (legal documents and registration), labor law, consumer protection law, Intellectual property rights laws, Tax law, Due Diligence, Arbitration, and bankruptcy etc.
-Draft all legal and court documents (defendant and respondent) statements, pleadings and other submissions in disputes related to Penal Law, breach of contracts, labour, companies, trademarks, construction, Tenancy, Insurance, tenders process, drafting policies and procedures all kinds of suits, notes, and legal research etc.
Key Achievements
- Drafted and reviewed various transaction contracts, including Fidic Construction contracts, purchase and sale agreements, joint venture agreements, confidentiality agreements, vendor agreements and others.
-Obtained various licenses and formed numerous business entities.
-Contributed in solutions of complex legal issues and disputes, saved organizations money and protected rights.
-Managed a high-volume case load and obtained favorable settlements for 90% of cases.
-Handled more than 20 trials and helped my employer to recover more than 30 million in settlements.
Oversee all legal maters related to NC and provide the necessary legal advice that ensures the Company and its member entites are in full compliance with applicable laws, regulations and effectve agreements.
Act as the primary source of legal information for NC.
Draft, review and assist in negotationg contracts and agreements to serve the best interests of NC and ensure enforceability of terms and condtions including agreements related to intellectual property, sponsorships, partnerships, service contracts, employment offers and contracts, etc.
Act as the Secretary of NC Board of Directors and manage its affairs including arranging meeting invitations, recordimg minutes of meetings, drafting and issuing board resolutions, preparing members' appointment and termination decisions, and all other relevant board management activites.
Oversee the maintenance of legal registration documents of NC and ensure they always remain valid.
Guide the legal registration process for new entiteses associated with NC including establishing new entites, spinning off or dissolving existing entites, acquiring existing entites, etc.
Advise on compliance of NC with Qatari Law and any other applicable laws to mitigate any risk of legal action against the NC resulting from breach or violation of laws and other legally binding terms. Under the supervision of the Chairman, identify the level of confidentiality of data, contracts and agreements, and ensure that NC documents are kept in safe places and are accessible to authorized employees only. Represent NC, in agreement with the Chairman, in meetings with other external entites, such as governmental authorites, NGOs, private organizations, etc.
Adhere to a consistent schedule of hearings, court appearances, and case-related conferences. Represent the company in legal proceedings such as trials and administrative boards.
Consult with clients on legal best practices. Prepare case file documents ( defendant and respondent statements), pleadings, appeals, motions and other submissions in dispute. Work with the legal team to compile comprehensive trial briefs.
Created Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the legal department. Identify and recommend new strategies for creating high level of performance in the department and enhancing productivity targets.
Draft various contracts agreements, including franchise agreements, rental and lease agreements, FIDIC agreements, and others.
-Rendered legal opinion and advice and solutions for complex legal structures to domestic and international clients on the various branches of Saudi Laws, this include corporate law, contracts, arbitration, labour, family, Insurance, Maritime, financial and banking transactions, Companies, Foreign Investment, Intellectual property violation, consumer protection, Agency, real-estate, Lease, civil and Criminal.
-Drafted, reviewed building and construction contracts for a number of contractors, subcontractors, public corporation and private companies and advised on contracts of engineering, procurement, and installation and prepared the statements of claim and memoranda of defense in the litigation arising therefrom.
-Assisted in research and drafting of replies for Arbitration cases.
-Advised businesses on the impact, interpretation and implementation of new policies and legislation.
-Prepared a wide variety of contracts and agreements.
-Drafted Legal reports, legal memorandum, and other Legal documents for companies.
-Had extensive experience in the field of registration of real estate, establishing companies of all kinds, and drafting the framework agreements for companies.
-Handled all legal and court documents ranging from pleadings, motions, appellate briefs, opinion letters, contracts and others.
-Developed and maintained the internal legal department.
-Offered counsel on a variety of legal issues.
-Performed pre-litigation work to minimize risks and maximize legal rights.
-Provided legal advice and guidance to Hospital personnel on all legal issues including litigation, insurance, insurance procurement and coverage; contracts, patient issues
including advanced directives, patient rights and grievances; workers' compensation, employment practice liability and other employee related matters.
-Worked on a Variety of cases that covered the following: labor, employment, misdemeanor and violation issues.
-Interpreted the Employee Relations Manual and any other legal provisions.
-Participated and assisted in formulating and drafting rules and policies of all Hospital activities.
-Represented the Hospital in legal matters that may be conducted inside the Kingdom.
-Provided legal opinion in legal questions raised by Hospital departments.
-Handled all types of law suits under supervision of the mentor. i.e. prepared the memoranda, attended court hearings, performed all necessary actions in order to achieve the desired judgment or to impugn until the last degree of the judicial system.
-Represented clients before the different courts levels.
-Provided legal advice to the clients.
-Had Experience in the establishment of companies of various kinds, as well as dealing with the commercial register, the Chamber of Commerce and other government bodies.
-Worked on private legal matters, investigations and legal writing reports.
-Drafted contracts.
-Translated all relevant documents of Banque Du Caire in preparation of the Due Diligence for the sale deal of the bank.
-Assisted in the drafting and amending of legal document.
-Performed substantive legal work, and conducted legal research.
-Assisted at hearings, arbitration, mediation, administrative proceedings, closings, and trials.
-Represented clients in the court.
-Assisted in preparation of dockets, writs, defense memoranda, appeals and e-mails to clients.
Bachelor's degree in law ( LLB)