Legal Counsel - Regional
BRF Foods GmbH Dubai Branch
Total years of experience :9 years, 11 Months
BRF is a publicly listed company and is one of the leading global producers and exporters of quality food.
Responsibilities: Managing the legal demands for the GCC region (UAE, KSA, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait) as part of the International Legal Department.
Achievements:
• Received merit letters and an award for the international legal department training competition.
• Successfully work with the international legal team for the cross-border transactions.
• Lead the contract management process as per the corporate norm and policies.
• Monitor compliance with the regulatory and legislative requirements.
• Advise on strategy, provide legal and contracting services.
• Liaison with external lawyers and advise various internal departments such as procurement, finance, sales, HR, tax, compliance, trade marketing, commercial, IT etc.
• Conduct training on legal matters.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, legal letters and sponsorship agreements for domestic and international transactions throughout the supply chain for multiple jurisdictions.
• Support the team with litigation, legal risk management and corporate governance.
• Evaluate the global implications of the relevant laws in GCC, Türkiye, Europe, U.S, etc.
• Effectively utilize Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing (SAP).
• Formulated the shareholder’s manual.
Xerox is a Fortune 500, multi-billion dollar business and a leader in innovation, technology and automation space.
Responsibilities: Solely manage Xerox Emirates’ legal portfolio for the UAE and report directly to the CFO. Lead the legal division’s initiative to identify areas for process optimization and minimize legal and commercial exposure.
Impressive career achievements such as ‘Star Award for Q4 2019’ awarded by Xerox Emirates L.L.C.
Achievements:
• Identification of legal/business risks involved in contracts
• Advisory role to the CFO and other senior stakeholders on legal matters
• Maintain high level of legal and procedural compliance
• Liaison with the global and regional teams for global framework agreements pertaining to strategic Xerox partners/customers
• Formulate effective internal documentation procedures and agreement templates for internal and external compliance
• Draft and review legal documents including NDAs, policies, lease contracts, software agreements, subcontracting/partnership agreements, tax waiver forms
• Manage complex legal caseloads pertaining to legal contracting, commercial risk management and compliance
• Negotiate the legal terms and conditions of the business with internal and external parties in order to eliminate the legal repercussions
• Actively support in issuing legal notices to delinquent customers and aid the finance team with customer aging debt cases
Agility is a publicly traded global and is a leading provider of supply chain services and logistics.
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Commercial OfficerCommercial Officer
Agility · Full-timeAgility · Full-time
May 2017 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr 8 mosMay 2017 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos
DubaiDubai
Agility is a publicly traded global and is a leading provider of supply chain services and logistics.
Responsibilities: Tasked with providing legal and compliance support and interfacing with negotiators. Responsibilities include safeguarding commercial viability, ensuring negotiated legal contractual framework and compliance with local and international regulatory framework.
Achievements:
• Assisted the legal and commercial team with contract review, negotiations and finalization of contracts with clients, suppliers, and other third parties. Negotiated directly with third parties from time to time
• Effectively formulated a contract tracker mechanism
• Supported the internal departments with DDQ/RFI/RFQ submissions
• Successfully aided the stakeholders with various projects and helped the team in acquiring management approvals.
• Strategically drafted and reviewed legal documents such as service agreements, MOUs, LOIs, Addenda, Change Orders, and NDAs
• Commercial Risk Management
• Revised the legal document under the supervision of the commercial manager and the general counsel
• Proofread legal documents
Responsibilities: Preplaced in the final semester of law school and supported the team with various legal cases.
Achievements:
• Legal drafting, case briefing for senior lawyers and intensive legal research for ongoing cases
• Supported the Supreme Court counsel with real estate, property matters, employment disputes and debt recovery cases
• Assisted the senior counsel in the representation of various clients in the courts and tribunals
Revised the legislation draft and prepared a briefing note to the business on charitable
collections and donations in the UAE
• Drafted the Emergency Response Plan and presented on “Trademarks Licensing in the UAE
and Passing Off in English Law”
• Prepared formal documents for legalization and execution
• Revised a high-profile code share agreement and developed comments
• Assisted the senior legal counsel on a contentious social media matter, reviewed positions and
prepared advice
• Drafted a trademark license and presented on “Intellectual Property Rights and Copyright
Infringements in the UAE”
• Aided the general counsel with litigation projects and competition matters
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