zienab Galal, Legal Counsel

zienab Galal

Legal Counsel

Aspire Zone Foundationand its SBUs ( Aspetar Hospital – Aspire Academy – Aspire Logistics )

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Diploma, International Business Law
Experience
13 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 8 Months

Legal Counsel at Aspire Zone Foundationand its SBUs ( Aspetar Hospital – Aspire Academy – Aspire Logistics )
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since August 2012

* Provide accurate legal advice to managers & staff and ensure that decisions taken are legally correct.
* Draft & review complex legal documents on various matter. ensuring that these are legally sound to ensure that the org. interests are safeguarded.
* Provide legal review, negotiation of all types of contracts & legal documents related business activities including service agreements, letters of intent, MOU's, leases, licenses & bid/tender procedures & documents
*Draft legal opinion where legal clarification is required by management to facilitate decision making
* Assist with the implementation & monitoring of compliance with AZF & its subsidiaries policies and procedures including internal investigations.
* Carry out research & maintain an awareness of developments in the legal field & Qatar laws relevant to AZF & its subsidiaries, including reviewing and reporting on the implications of any new legislation &any legally complex issues to ensure that AZF & its subsidiaries have full information about the legal implication of any decisions
* Provide support to the HR on hiring and termination of employees & general compliance with applicable laws
*Review & analyze contractual & operational risk & reports on same to the CLA.
* Draft legal and commercial documents related to complex matters including joint bidding agreements, JV, consortium agreement, legal notifications & early termination documents.
* Key Performance Indicator Championship
* Audit the legal polices & practices of the Org. & ensure that the Org. objectives & standards are met

Legal & Institutional Analyst at Engineering Consultants Group
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 2009 to May 2010

*Assist in drafting corporate & construction contracts.
* Translate reports, laws and contracts from Arabic to English and vice verse. Working on Terms of reference.
*Briefing contracts and cases.
* Drafting legal opinions.
* Writing legal reports.
* Giving Legal advice.
* Legal research.
* Writing office memoranda.
* Corporate: Hold Legal Due Diligence
 Analyze the legal aspects of an entity.
 Minimize the risk to the company throughout investment deals.
 Identify which transactions require due diligence.
 Advise the board of directors on the risks and opportunities of a contemplated transaction.
* Amending and drafting articles of incorporation.
* Responsible for the legal advises & contracts in GCC countries where the company has other branches (UAE - Qatar - KSA - Kuwait), and also in Syria and Sudan.

Legal Assistant at Al Mashoura Law Firm
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2008 to October 2009

• Enhances attorney effectiveness by developing case information, evidence, and settlement options; tracking cases; supporting attorney's trial proceedings whether concerned Law in Egypt or other countries in the Gulf.
• Translate reports, laws and contracts & legal researches from Arabic to English and vice versa.
• Advise and assist on legal matters in connection with the office activities.
• Assist with ensuring that the conforms to statutory requirements and that any areas of action or improvement are highlighted in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Produce relevant reports.
• Conduct research on legal issues for the legal team

Education

Diploma, International Business Law
  • at University of London
  • May 2016

Still Studying.

Bachelor's degree, Faculty of Law-English Department
  • at Ain Shams University
  • June 2008

Specialties & Skills

Contractual Disputes
Litigation Support
Legal Advice
Legal Writing
Laserfishe Program
Critical Thinking
Time Management
Research Skills
analyze contractual and operational risk

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Problem Solving & creative Thinking (Training)
Training Institute:
Aspire Zone Foundation
Date Attended:
December 2014
Duration:
8 hours
Commercialization of Intellectual Property (Training)
Training Institute:
European Patent Academy
Date Attended:
November 2014
Duration:
8 hours
(Training)
Oral Advocacy, Legal Analysis & Research, Negotiation, Legal Drafting, Drafting of Contracts, Moot A (Training)
Training Institute:
American Bar Association, and Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration.
Date Attended:
September 2009
Internship. (Training)
Training Institute:
Gemsa Petroleum Company (Gempetco)
Date Attended:
August 2006
Drafting Legal Contracts in English language (Training)
Training Institute:
The Center of Legal and Economic studies-Faculty of Law - Ain Shams University.
Date Attended:
October 2009
Internship (Training)
Training Institute:
Belayim Petroleum Company (Petrobel)
Date Attended:
July 2005