A N A S S A L O U L A B I

GENERAL COUNSEL MIDDLE EAST

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of agreement, such as consortium agreements, project management construction agreements, joint venture agreements, service agreements, sponsorship and operation agreements, partnership agreements, consultancy agreements, shareholders agreements. Managing corporate matter such as drafting articles of association, general assembly resolution, partnership resolution, shareholders resolution Establishing and incorporating new companies in (Dubai, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) Al Khobar (Saudi Arabia), Doha (Qatar), United Kingdom and Malaysia). Overseeing legal aspects of business transactions, mergers, acquisitions and contracts. Serving as primary legal for litigation and arbitration for commercial, financial, liability and employee relations cases. Managing litigation and arbitration for any suits brought onto the company. Interpretating laws, rules and regulations related to relevant transactions and advising management on policy and procedural modifications. Evaluating potential trials and advising senior management on making settlements in major cases. Conducting legal research on matters associated with operations. Liaising with HR on different employment issues and inform them on new regulations. Stakeholder in a nuclear project KA.CARE in Saudi Arabia (144,000,000 SAR) and Barakah project in the United Arab Emirates. Stakeholder in engineering projects for NEOM (Saudi Arabia). Succeeding in finalizing long lasting litigation and achieved court decision in favor of the company 6,000,000 SAR. Succeeded in finalizing employment cases. Providing expert and strategic legal advice to management. Setting internal governance policies and manage the impact of external factors. Evaluating and weigh multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action. Anticipating issues and estimate risks strategically. Identifying proactive solutions that will eliminate or mitigate risks. Dealing with external parties (regulators, external counsel, local partners, clients). Dealing with complex, significant matters that cut across legal and related areas. Board member of MPH Saudi Arabia. Attending board and comex meetings. Keeping abreast of legislative changes.

• Succeeding in finalizing long lasting litigation and achieved court decision in favor of the company 6,000,000 SAR.
• Succeeded in finalizing employment cases.

Drafting, reviewing, read-proofing, and negotiating distribution agreements, supplier agreements, e-commerce related agreements, trademark user agreements, authorization letters, power of attorney, lease agreements, back office services agreements, management agreements, technical and consultancy agreements, loan Agreements, non-disclosure agreements, contractor agreements. Establishing and incorporating new companies (in KSA, Kuwait). Drafting articles of association, shareholders’ resolutions, board of directors’ resolutions Reviewing various corporate legal documents related to the change of directors, bank signatories, approval of accounts and dividends related to the Group Companies Re-Structuring companies. Handling SAGIA licenses, commercial registrations (CR) and trade licenses. Attending hearings before the Ministry of Labour and the Courts and preparing necessary documents and legal notes. Following up companies matters with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Chamber of Commerce & Industry, the Customs, the Amara, the Notary Public. Liaising with various local authorities (SAGIA, DED, Municipality Department, Civil Defence) Checking and reviewing any conflict between companies and employees, preparing reports with legal opinion and recommendations. Cooperating and coordinating with external Lawyers and foreign companies’ legal counsels. Reviewing and finalizing various banking and finance documents and agreements for the Group companies related to opening of new account, banking form, facility letters, corporate guarantees. Coordinating with Group Treasurer and Group Finance for finalizing all banking and finance matters.

Protected company interests and maintain best position through maintenance and revision of third party contracts. Saved over £3,000,000 in labor cost by negotiating with the authorities to create new program after lay off. Negotiated rate savings and special tariffs with local utilities resulting in average savings of £2 million per fiscal year. Developed and adapted employee contracts according to labour law Drafted, negotiated and validated different types of agreements related to the day to day business activity. Maintained full legal and regulatory compliance through control of transparency between company, agencies and shareholders. Ensured that company’s legal activities are aligned with applicable laws Advising on joint ventures, mergers, liquidations or new company registrations. Trained in-house Legal Department officers. Prepared legal actions and began proceedings to allow the company to collect receivables in excess of $450K. Maximize staff efficiency and customer service via reorganization processes, staff, and operations. Implemented time tracking for program and staff function allocation. Analyzed budget proposals, financial reports and expenditures, and develop recommendations for budget allowances.

• Saved over £3,000,000 in labor cost by negotiating with the authorities to create new program after lay off.
• Negotiated rate savings and special tariffs with local utilities resulting in average savings of £2 million per fiscal year.
• Prepared legal actions and began proceedings to allow the company to collect receivables in excess of $450K.

Increased territory sales from less than $200,000 to $550,000 within one year, exceeding quota by 12% in 2010 and 15% in 2011. Ranked as #1 sales manager (out of 12) in 2010 and 2011. Fostered a robust, sustainable network of buyers from all over Canada Optimized sales results despite previously dominant competitor advantage. Introduced new gasket lines into the market, closing sight-unseen sales of newly released products. Demonstrated an unwavering commitment to customer service, adding new customers while maintaining premium service level with existing accounts. Propelled stores to improve ranking from #25 in territory to #10 by 2010. Reduced staff turnover by 15% in 2010, benchmarking a record-setting improvement in staff. Elevated store's guest-satisfaction index from 65% to 80% within one year. Swift resolution of customer issues to preserve customer loyalty while complying with company policies. Served on special taskforce charged with turning around under-performing stores. Trained customer service representatives and managers in five struggling stores, and contributed to significant improvement of guest satisfaction and sales.

• Increased territory sales from less than $200,000 to $550,000 within one year, exceeding quota by 12% in 2010 and 15% in 2011.
• Ranked as #1 sales manager (out of 12) in 2010 and 2011.
• Reduced staff turnover by 15% in 2010, benchmarking a record-setting improvement in staff.
• Elevated store's guest-satisfaction index from 65% to 80% within one year.

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