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ALI BAHA ALDEN ALKASIR

ALI BAHA ALDEN ALKASIR

Corporate & Litigation Senior Lawyer
Abu Dhabi

Summary

Dedicated legal professional senior lawyer offering expertise in Corporate and Litigation with history of meeting organizations, banks and law firms goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Proven success in building trusting rapport with clients and the higher managements through offering sound legal advice in clear and universal terms. Hardworking and dedicated to client advocacy.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Senior Legal Counsel

Alpha Advocates and Legal Consultants
Abu Dhabi
06.2021 - Current
  • Conducted legal research and conferred with colleagues with subject matter expertise to develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
  • Analyzed probable outcomes of cases using knowledge of legal precedents.
  • Coordinate with external firms to ensure compliance with the legislative and regulatory framework for AML and update the Ministry of Justice.
  • Drafting share/asset purchase agreements, disclosure letters, joint venture/investment agreements and ancillary corporate documents.
  • Minimized risk exposure through careful advice on business operations and strategic plans.
  • Researched and wrote contracts, agreements and proposals.
  • Interpreted laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.
  • Advise on specific higher risk or non-standard client acceptance due diligence and decisions.
  • Conduct due diligence and draft due diligence reports on legal matters with external experts.
  • Communicated with clients and collected information to research cases and prepare settlement offers.
  • Drafted motions, petitions and waivers.
  • Researched, wrote and filed motions, writs and briefs for each case.
  • Advising banks and borrowers in various finance projects including syndicated and bilateral lending, debt restructuring and project financing.
  • Developed strategies to resolve cases in client's best interest.
  • Filed timely case pleadings to meet firm deadlines.
  • Worked with management and staff to resolve pre-litigation disputes.
  • Provided legal advice to variety of small and mid-sized businesses involved in multiple types of litigation.
  • Conduct weekly business meetings for case reviews with all the lawyers and teams and to develop client relationships to be able to mine more business for the firm.
  • Apprised clients of potential risks and costs associated with each course of action.
  • Advised clients on legal matters such as commercial litigation and corporate experience including shareholder and joint venture disputes, agency/distributorship disputes, professional negligence, employment and real estate matters.
  • Conducted settlement negotiations for property case with $50 million in counterclaims.
  • Worked with legislators to assist in drafting an executive regulations of Federal Law No. 7 of the year 1999 on Pension and Social Security and its amendments legislation and enforcement procedures by offering insights as law practitioner.
  • Developing the budget in line with the overall the firm budget and the divisional strategy.

Group Legal Advisor

Al Nasser Holdings
Abu Dhabi
10.2020 - 05.2022
  • Developed compliance best practices for company.
  • Review and provide legal advice on tender documents from a legal perspective in accordance with the applicable laws, as well as, review and amend draft agreements and contracts with
    third parties to ensure compliance and protect the interests of the group.
  • Advising the Group's corporate & commercial management teams.
  • Monitored local and federal regulations to keep the group up to date with changing laws.
  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating of legal instruments / documents / written communications including but not limited to supply and procurement contracts, sale and purchase agreements, leases, default notices, minor service agreements, minor works agreements, settlement agreements, joint venture agreements and shareholder agreements, framework agreements.
  • Prepare memorandum and articles of associations, board resolutions, shareholders resolution corporate matters and establishing new companies
  • Review claims in connection with the group business activities.
  • Ensure that legal implications of business decisions are appropriately considered and that the operations are compliant with local and international legal and regulatory obligations.
  • Collaborated with human resources and external counsel to protect company from legal claims.
  • Advise the CEO and commercial teams in relation to due diligence, legal exposures and points of law for matters.
  • Offered in-house training to company personnel on relevant aspects of law.
  • Conducted legal research and conferred with colleagues with subject matter expertise to develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
  • Developed strategies to resolve cases in the group's best interest.
  • Filed timely case pleadings to meet firm deadlines.
  • Defend the group before court in oral argument by presenting facts and evidence in most favorable light.
  • Worked with management and staff to resolve pre-litigation disputes.
  • Minimized risk exposure through careful advice on business operations and strategic plans.
  • Analyzed probable outcomes of cases using knowledge of legal precedents.
  • Attended hearings as representative of corporate entities and firm clients.
  • Tracked and researched developing precedent and legislation in regulation of upstream Oil & Gas in the UAE to maintain expertise and best advise and advocate for clients.

Managing Director - Legal

LPP Global for Legal Consultancy
Fujairah
06.2019 - 09.2020
  • Develop and execute the firm's business strategies in order to attain the goals of the board and shareholders.
  • Ensure firm policies and legal guidelines are communicated all the way from the top down in the firm and that they are followed at all times.
  • Act as the public speaker and public relations representative of the firm in ways that strengthen its profile.
  • Analyze problematic situations and occurrences and provide solutions to ensure firm's survival and growth.
  • Researched and wrote contracts, agreements and proposals.
  • Researched, draft, review contracts, agreements review such as NDA's, joint ventures, MOU's, real estate contracts, sale & purchase agreements, licensing agreements, bonds, project agreements, credit agreements, labour contracts, lease, distribution, shipping, franchise and supply agreements.
  • Interpreted laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.
  • Communicated with clients and collected information to research cases and prepare settlement offers.
  • Analyzed probable outcomes of cases using knowledge of legal precedents.

Legal Manager

Mashreq Bank
Dubai
11.2015 - 05.2019
  • Advised bank on achieving statutory compliance by interpreting regulations, suggesting bank's policies on compliant work practices.
  • Researched statutes, decisions, legal articles and codes.
  • Collaborated with the Head of Legal – Corporate and Transactional Banking to establish, disseminate and implement the bank's legal policies.
  • Draft, reviews and negotiates contracts and other legal documents in order to protect bank's interests whilst simultaneously mitigating risks.
  • Provide legal protection and risk management advice to management on contract management and interpret legal information on variety of legal issues relating to various laws commercial law, civil law, penal code, law on criminal procedures and civil procedures to business units/ management.
  • Completed legal tasks and projects in a timely manner and responds to legal queries assigned by the Head of Legal.
  • Reviewed case files and reported case progress to the bank.
  • Produced legal documents such as briefs, pleadings and appeals.
  • Revised and finalized letters, briefs and memos.
  • Reviewed, edited and proofread litigation in both languages for proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
  • Directed deep research study regarding granted and gifted lands in the UAE.
  • Handled electronic court filings and coordinated court activities.
  • Developed polished motions and briefs to support litigation processes and court proceedings.
  • Assist the business in launching new products, services and processes and conducts legal and regulatory due diligence on them.
  • Analyzed deeds of trust to verify grantor, grantee, trustee and loan amounts for executive leadership.
  • Developed and managed up to hundred cyber crime cases.
  • Investigated causes and resolutions to different type of cases, reviewing damages, losses and settlement formalities.
  • Wrote and filed pleadings with civil and commercial courts on schedule to maximize case success.
  • Responsible for the adequate management of designated litigation or disputes pertaining to corporate and transactional banking between the business and its customers in the UAE and abroad.
  • Represent the bank before the Notary Public, court experts, courts, and the police to resolve matters.

Senior Legal Counsel

Emirates Advocates and Legal Consultants
Dubai
09.2013 - 10.2015
  • Developed strategies to resolve cases in client's best interest.
  • Advocated for clients before court in oral argument by presenting facts and evidence in most favorable light.
  • Ensure the reliable and timely execution of the company s day-to-day legal activities.
  • Filed timely case pleadings to meet firm deadlines.
  • Provide accurate and timely advice to the clients in a variety of legal topics such as partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance, labour law.
  • Attended hearings as representative of corporate entities and firm clients.
  • Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the clients full legal rights.
  • Keep abreast of all pertaining laws and maintain high-level working knowledge of legalities which directly or indirectly affect the firm.
  • Monitoring of litigation matters and extrajudicial claims and disputes.
  • Negotiation of settlement agreements, prevention of lawsuits, mitigation of potential disputes.
  • Review and provide legal advice on documents, ongoing cases and advise the clients according to ensure their own interests are in line with the applicable laws.

Legal Consultant

Al Morshed Advocates
Abu Dhabi
05.2008 - 08.2013
  • Consulted with attorneys on malpractice, personal injury and workers compensation claims.
  • Implemented and defended numerous trademark cease and desist actions nationwide on behalf of clients.
  • Drafted customer terms and conditions to acquire services from clients to improve legal consultation.
  • Improved Law Firm's profitability and efficiency using legal practice knowledge.
  • Consulted on legal and program issues to actively manage risks.
  • Analyses problems and develop solutions for meeting parent company's objectives.
  • Reviewed, drafted, and negotiated legal documents.
  • Supported clients to gather facts on resolving litigation, subpoenas and complaints, analyze individual disputes and conduct legal research to execute a course of action.
  • Monitored legal and regulatory developments and analyze legally with required execution.

Education

LLM - International Business Law

Leeds Beckett University
Leeds, UK
09.2022 - Current

Bachelor's of Law - Law

Damascus University
Damascus, Syria
09.2003 - 09.2007

High School Diploma -

Syrian High School
Hama, Syria
09.2002 - 09.2003

Skills

Efficient researcher

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Certification

Diploma in Intellectual Property

Timeline

LLM - International Business Law

Leeds Beckett University
09.2022 - Current

Certificate in Corporate Governance

03-2022

Senior Legal Counsel

Alpha Advocates and Legal Consultants
06.2021 - Current

Diploma in Intellectual Property

04-2021

Certificate in Fundamentals of Business Law

04-2021

Certificate in Information Governance, GDPR, Record Keeping and Caldicott Protocols

03-2021

Group Legal Advisor

Al Nasser Holdings
10.2020 - 05.2022

Managing Director - Legal

LPP Global for Legal Consultancy
06.2019 - 09.2020

Legal Manager

Mashreq Bank
11.2015 - 05.2019

Senior Legal Counsel

Emirates Advocates and Legal Consultants
09.2013 - 10.2015

Affiliate Member of Certified Law Consultants

11-2011

Legal Consultant

Al Morshed Advocates
05.2008 - 08.2013

Member of Hama Bar Association

11-2007

Bachelor's of Law - Law

Damascus University
09.2003 - 09.2007

High School Diploma -

Syrian High School
09.2002 - 09.2003

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