Mikhael Adib EL HACHEM
Abu Dhabi,UAE
Summary
Highly skilled professional with expertise in Microsoft Office, Power BI, and Alteryx. Demonstrates strong leadership, teamwork, and responsibility. Specialises in legal consultation, labour law, intellectual property, and representation. Committed to leveraging skills to drive organisational success and achieve career growth.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
2025
2025
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Data Privacy Officer
Alef Education Holding
03.2024 - 04.2025
- Acted as the primary contact for all legal matters in relation to data privacy and was responsible of preparing and implementing a data privacy action plan
- Prepared and conducted a customised data privacy training for all teams
- Developed guidelines and policies on data protection laws and regulations
- Developed an Artificial Intelligence ethics framework and process and co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence steering committee
Senior Legal Counsel
Alef Education Consultancy
06.2021 - 04.2025
- Worked on all legal aspects of the IPO process, ensuring compliance and strategic alignment throughout each phase
- Oversaw the legal restructuring of the group for IPO purposes and led the establishment of a new holding company in the ADGM to support this transition
- Managed communication and documentation with the SCA and ADX for IPO purposes
- Joined as a Legal Counsel and promoted from Legal Counsel to Senior Legal Counsel in less than two years
- Served as member of the Intellectual Property steering committee
- Drafted, reviewed and negotiated various types of agreements including sales, procurement, reselling, SAS and sponsorship agreements
- Led legal negotiations with governmental entities in the UAE, as well as in Morocco, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia
- Served as the primary contact for all legal aspects of RFPs with governmental and private entities
- Led several Mergers and Acquisitions through all phases and directed the due diligence process for three of them
- Amended corporate documents including the Memorandum of Association and delegation of authority, to comply with the new Commercial Companies Law
- Collaborated with the Abu Dhabi Capital Group Legal Team to establish a new entity within the group and served as the primary contact for all legal matters related to this entity
- Issued several legal opinions regarding new laws in the UAE including the Personal Data Protection Law, Copyright Law, Patent Law and Labour Law
- Amended several internal policies to reflect the requirements of the new laws issued in the UAE
- Managed IP infringements takedown requests
Interim General Counsel
Alef Education Consultancy
06.2022 - 01.2023
- Oversaw daily operations and budgeting for the Legal Department, ensuring efficient resource allocation and smooth workflow management
- Led and mentored a team of legal professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment
- Acted as the primary legal advisor to the CEO and COO, providing strategic counsel on all legal and compliance matters
- Played a key role in Alef Education’s international expansion into the USA, Indonesia, and Morocco, offering legal support on market entry, regulatory compliance, and local partnerships
- Spearheaded the digital transformation of the Legal Department, streamlining processes and enhancing operational efficiency through the adoption of legal tech tools
Legal Counsel – Senior Associate
PricewaterhouseCoopers
06.2018 - 06.2021
- Company Overview: Leading professional services firm
- Collaborated directly with various partners and teams at PwC and Strategy& on contract reviews and negotiations for consulting, reselling, auditing, subcontracting, consortium and other types of contracts
- Managed direct negotiations with governmental and private entities in the UAE and KSA
- Developed a checklist for the review of the UAE and KSA governmental consulting agreements templates
- Issued legal opinions on labour law, data protection law, the new KSA procurement law, and other legal matters
- Served as the primary contact for all legal issues in relation to data protection, working closely with the PwC’s acting Data Protection Officer
- Acted as the main contact for all contract reviews and legal issues concerning Strategy& and PwC’s major clients, including preparing and reviewing General Framework Agreements for services across the ME region
- Managed the training and supervision of new hires within the Legal Team
- Assisted with regulatory and litigation matters
- Leading professional services firm
Abed El Sater Abou Samra and Associates, ASAS Law
11.2016 - 06.2021
- Company Overview: Leading Law Firm in Lebanon, ranked by Chambers.com and winner of the CSR Law Firm of the Year Award – 2018
- Worked directly with the managing partner on FIDIC contracts, deal closings and Construction Arbitration
- Leading Law Firm in Lebanon, ranked by Chambers.com and winner of the CSR Law Firm of the Year Award – 2018
Zein Law firm
05.2016 - 11.2016
- Conducted research in the banking and corporate laws
- Worked on formal notices, minutes and summons in relation to the commercial representation, the property law and the bankruptcy
Intern
Obeid, Moudawar and Ghanem Law firm
Beirut
06.2014 - 09.2014
- Learned how to conduct legal researches in the commercial representation and in the intellectual property law
- Learned how to be responsible of some legal consultations in the trademark law and in the competition law
Education
PwC Digital Accelerator Program -
Professional masters - law of e-commerce and digital economy
University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
09.2015 - 06.2016
Masters in private law - undefined
University of Saint Joseph (USJ)
09.2014 - 06.2015
Law degree - Lebanese law
University of Saint Joseph (USJ)
09.2011 - 06.2014
Oxford Law Summer School - Financial Crisis and Policy of Response, Introduction to International Criminal Law-Business Relevant Case Studies
06.2013 - 09.2013
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Power BI
- Alteryx
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Responsibility
- Legal Consultation
- Labour Law
- Intellectual Property
- Representation
Certification
- FIP, International Association of Privacy Professionals, 2025
- CIPP/E, Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe, 2022
- CIPM, Certified Information Privacy Manager, 2022
Affiliations
- Beirut Bar Association (BBA), 2016, Present
- Governance Committee of the Internet Society – Lebanon Chapter, 07/01/20, 07/01/23, Working with the Lebanese government on amending the legal framework of the domain names in Lebanon.
- Information and Communication Technologies Centre at the Beirut Bar Association, 01/01/18, 07/01/20, Worked on several conferences and workshops regarding the data protection and collection under the Lebanese law.
Custom
- Reading (scientific and history books)
- Basketball (centre position)
- Cycling
- Chess
- Puzzle
- Traveling
Languages
English
Fluent
Arabic
Native
French
Fluent
Timeline
Data Privacy Officer
Alef Education Holding
03.2024 - 04.2025
Interim General Counsel
Alef Education Consultancy
06.2022 - 01.2023
Senior Legal Counsel
Alef Education Consultancy
06.2021 - 04.2025
Legal Counsel – Senior Associate
PricewaterhouseCoopers
06.2018 - 06.2021
Abed El Sater Abou Samra and Associates, ASAS Law
11.2016 - 06.2021
Zein Law firm
05.2016 - 11.2016
Professional masters - law of e-commerce and digital economy
University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
09.2015 - 06.2016
Masters in private law - undefined
University of Saint Joseph (USJ)
09.2014 - 06.2015
Intern
Obeid, Moudawar and Ghanem Law firm
06.2014 - 09.2014
Oxford Law Summer School - Financial Crisis and Policy of Response, Introduction to International Criminal Law-Business Relevant Case Studies
06.2013 - 09.2013
Law degree - Lebanese law
University of Saint Joseph (USJ)
09.2011 - 06.2014
PwC Digital Accelerator Program -
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