Playing a leading position in the business by providing leadership to the legal department and legal leadership across the business
Providing proactive, in-depth, legal, business-focused advice to the business, as well as implementing initiatives and processes in order to set standards and reinforce a culture of integrity, quality, ethical behavior and responsibility across the business
Managing legal risk within the business by taking responsibility for providing legal advice to the business’s senior leadership on all legal matters affecting their individual departmental transactions
Working with departmental leadership and key stakeholders across the business in overseeing and ensuring legal compliance across the business, maintaining the business’s integrity both internally and externally (reputational risk)
Providing guidance on corporate governance, negotiating and drafting contracts, risk management, and the development of plans and policies
Taking the responsibility of providing guidance on corporate governance, negotiating and drafting contracts, risk management, and the development of plans and policies
They are also tasked with ensuring that the legal department – staff and resources – are managed effectively.
Legal Consultant - Senior Associate
Al Tamimi & Co.
Dubai
05.2014 - 01.2023
Dealing with all types of cases before the First Instance Courts, Appeal Courts and Courts of Cassation
Handling all kinds of cases, criminal, Civil and commercial disputes
Drafting memorandums and criminal complaints before the Police, Public Prosecution and the Courts
Attending Experts Meetings
Reply to all experts’ reports
File courts application, cases and complaints
Drafting Challenges to the Appeal Courts and Courts of Cassation and replying to the same
Provide legal consultancies in all fields and types of cases
Draft legal opinions in all fields and types of cases
Study laws and regulation, providing my legal opinion in the same and its constitutionality
Study court decisions issued from all court levels and the legal principles each one discussed
Working with the Litigation team and handling civil and criminal matters and working with the Financial Crime team on the ingoing and outgoing extradition requests
Handling Anti Money Laundering matters for Banks and High reputable companies and representing them before the courts and the competent authorities.
Senior Lawyer
Aljallaf & Co Advocates & Legal Consultants
Dubai
02.2014 - 05.2014
Handled cases in the following practice areas: Litigation, Dispute resolution, Maritime, Commercial, Civil, Administrative family matters, Real Estate, Aviation and Aerospace, Banking, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Commercial Property, Commercial Disputes, Construction and Energy, Corporate and Commercial, Employment and Immigration, Shipping and Insurance.
Legal Counsel - Litigation Department
Baker & McKenzie. Habib Al Mulla
Dubai
03.2012 - 01.2014
Handled cases in the following practice areas: Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Commercial Disputes
Provided high quality service and assistance to clients in a wide variety of legal practices regarding Criminal, Civil, Real Estate, Commercial and Shipping Litigation aspects.
Judge
Alexandria Court of First Instance Civil and Criminal Circuit
Alexandria
07.2010 - 03.2012
Chief Head of Kafr El Dawar City Public Prosecution
National Compliance Manager at Endeavour Group (Australian Leisure & Hospitality Group)National Compliance Manager at Endeavour Group (Australian Leisure & Hospitality Group)
Head of Centre of Expertise – People Performance & Reward at C-CARE Group (Member of CIEL Group)Head of Centre of Expertise – People Performance & Reward at C-CARE Group (Member of CIEL Group)