Legal Counsel
Middle East Alliance Legal Consultancy LLC.
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :23 years, 0 أشهر
Draft and review different types of contracts such as distribution agreements, lease agreements, sales, supply, recruitment, subcontracts, NDA, MOU, Team agreements, Collaboration agreements and Joint venture agreements,
-In addition, taking part in legal research required for issuance of legal opinions, providing legal advice in the corporate and commercial sectors, providing legal advisory services to companies in various areas, including Real estate law, Insurance law, Labor law, & Intellectual properties.
-Advising corporate clients on Corporate Governance, Policies, Companies' restructuring, Activities, and business strategies, along with contract negotiations and compliance.
-Delivered legal advice in public, federal and corporate law, executed administrative proceedings through governmental bodies.
- Drove legal counsel before federal, administrative, and civil courts with regulated sectors across public procurement, healthcare, technology, Managed over Corporate, Compliance and Finance.
- Effected organizational structure through optimizing internal processes, arranged case assignments and wrote defended allegations.
- Via MEALF, I have been worked as a Legal Adviser Secondee for Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (“CERT”)” a subsidiary of HCT “Higher College of Technology “on 2021till date.
http://www.kico.ae/
• Draft and review different types of contracts such as Distribution agreements, lease agreements, sales, supply, recruitment, service level agreements, subcontracts, NDA, MOU and Joint venture agreement well as the franchise agreements of new locations for (KICO), subsidiaries and sister companies. In addition, taking part in legal research required for issuance of legal opinions, providing legal advice to the operation team and stakeholders.
• I provided the necessary guidance to my MD and concerned departments with regard to all legal issues and ensured compliance with Securities & Commodities Authority regulations, Abu Dhabi Stock Market and applicable government laws and regulations.
• I provided the legal support to MD and all the group in regards to all policy, strategy and regulation aspects and ensure all relevant policies, regulations, and strategies are developed in accordance with local and federal legal guidelines;.
• I followed up the company's collections and I was the secretary of the collection committee and managed the collection department in the company and worked out the collection policy and procedures.
• I provided the MD with the means to achieve strategic goals through performing legal analysis of laws, policies, and regulations; conducting legal research;
• I have been provided the Interpreted advice to the MD and the entire group on all existing laws, decrees, and legislations relevant to Company;
• I have been determined the feasibility of litigation and coordinating with legal firms by providing all required briefs, arguments, testimonies and attended experts sessions for successful legal action.
• I have been Co-coordinated with law firms in resolving any legal disputes and ensure the protection of Company rights upon request of the company; Co-coordinating all legal activities;
• I handle all litigation cases and disputes for our company activities “Tenancy cases” in front of Sharjah, Ajman and RAK court.
• I attend big criminal case above AED 50, 000, 000/- on behalf of our company in front of RAK court expert.
• I assist our company activities and business in compliance with all various legal requirements.
& As a Board Secretary;
• Responsible for organizing and assisting in Board Meetings, Board Sub Committees, Annual General Meetings and Extraordinary General Meetings.
• Preparing the meeting agenda with the Chairman / Vice Chairman and the relevant senior board of directors members.
• Issuing notice of meetings and agenda to directors, committee members and shareholders, circulating papers /discussion packs to Board and sub-committees; marking attendance; recording and maintaining minutes of meetings and circular resolutions; ensuring that voting rights are exercised correctly;
• I have been drafted the company's annual corporate governance and disclosures.
• Assist in due diligence matters
• Ensure that the Company complies with its governing Articles of Association.
• Review the Company's Articles of Association and any by-laws as required ensuring their continued adequacy and relevance, and providing recommendations to the Board on necessary revisions.
Act on behalf of the company before UAE legal entities and ensure that the organization is achieving its annual operating plan within legal framework and with minimum legal risk and with its contractual partners and other third parties.
• Negotiate contract terms as support for other functions when required which includes meeting with third parties and conducting contract negotiation sessions with them in order to reach final versions of contracts agreeable to the company and its contractual partners.
• Make sure all contracts comply with Company policies and work with the CEO to achieve his aim.
• Maintain the legal rights of the company and its employees.
• Review contracts and agreements held between the company and other external parties.
• Follow-up on all the legal cases related to the company.
• Prepare legal documents agreements such as loans, guarantees and technical assistance contracts.
• Contribute in solutions for administrative issues and disputes.
• Drafting contracts, advice and memorandums in a traditional Libyan law firm, which assists foreign and local investors in various fields such as banking, construction, manufacturing, maritime. This included work for various recognized international clients occasionally in collaboration with globally renowned law firms such as Baker & McKenzie Vienna and London.
• My legal experiences encompass a wide spectrum that includes dispute resolution, legal consultation, corporate law, intellectual property rights, contracts and registration procedures.
• I provided our clients with consultations across several fields including Civil Law, Commercial Law, Commercial Agency Law, Investment Law, Commercial Companies, Labor Law.
• I was in charge of giving advice to local and foreign companies, writing the final version of all contracts. Negotiation and discussion of agency and commercial contracts, contracts for formation of companies of all types, handling legal matters with governmental entities, assisting in liaising with external legal counsels, following-up with external legal counsels and third party lawyers. Left the country due to the Arab Revolutions.
I updated my information and my experiences in litigations and I put my hands on the new laws and amendments in Egypt, as I handle the most important issues in the office for German University in Egypt, Al Majd TV channels arbitrations and executions in KSA and Egypt.
• Representing our law firm in all Courts unless Supreme Courts especially the Economical Court.
• Prepare lawsuits for cases - as plaintiff or defendant & drafting of defense pleadings & legal memos in all aspects of civil & commercial suites on behalf of the law firm.
• Represent the law firm before all judicial and semi-judicial bodies.
• Attending investigations before public prosecution and court hearings of criminal cases.
• Reviewing and preparing legal documents for the criminal cases.
• Drafting court memos and legal notice.
• Registration of Trade Marks.
• Handling the commercial litigation, civil and labour cases.
• Representing clients in commercial and labour lawsuits before governmental authorities.
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• Reviewing and drafting contracts and providing legal interpretation of laws and decrees
• I handled legal matters with governmental entities, assisting in liaising with external legal counsels, following-up with external legal counsels and third party lawyers.
• Conducting legal researchers in various branches of law on local and international legal issues.
• Reviewing and negotiating agreements, e.g. distributorship agreements, license agreements, agencies agreements.
• Establishing companies and other legal entities, work draft, revise and review the work of writing the final version of all contracts and agreements for establishing JVC & JVSC companies, like the article of corporations, associations.
http://www.orientunbtakaful.ae/
•Handle and follow up legal cases referred by other departments as assigned by my technical manager.
•Prepare lawsuits for cases - as plaintiff or defendant &- Drafting of defense pleadings & legal memos in all aspects of insurance suites- on behalf of the Company.
•Represent the company before semi-judicial bodies.
•Consult and coordinate with external Lawyers on legal matters of the Company.
•Drafting of Motor, workmen's compensation, Fire, Marine and Aviation, none Marine& medical, Male practice and Liability & Life Policies & review contracts of the Company.
•Represent the Company from a legal perspective in all matters under negotiation with client or counter-parties (including government and regulatory bodies).
•Handle investigation of issues related to staff, violation of Executive Regulations, Labor Law.
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• Drafting and handling registration of commercial agency agreement, Trademarks and Patents.
• Drafting and handling objections and oppositions, appeals against registration of trademarks in front of dispute committee in the ministry of economy and commerce.
• I handle procedures of registration of different types of Companies (100% local Company, partnership company, L.L.C. companies, Public Sharing companies and foreign company) before local and federal government authorities.
Bachelor Academic degree, Faculty of law, Ain Shams University, 1995
Highlights: Commercial real estate Intellectual property Insurance law
