Al Tamimi & Company Appoints Eight New Partners
Al Tamimi & Company Appoints Eight New Partners
Al Tamimi & Company has announced a record eight new Partners, taking its total number of Partners to 97, across its 17 offices in 10 countries.
The promotions will take effect from 1 January 2024 and are within the firm’s Corporate Commercial, Corporate Structuring, Litigation, Transport & Insurance, Dispute Resolution, and Intellectual Property departments. These promotions underline the firm’s expertise and strength in depth and come as recognition of the new Partners’ invaluable contributions to the firm.
Samer Qudah, Managing Partner at Al Tamimi & Company, commented: “As a firm, we are committed to ensuring that our most talented lawyers receive the recognition they deserve. Becoming a Partner is a significant career milestone that requires dedication and excellence. Our new Partners have demonstrated these qualities and more, earning the respect and trust of their clients, colleagues, and peers. They have also shown their commitment to the firm’s vision, values, and culture, and to advancing our position as the leading law firm in the Middle East and North Africa.”
The newly appointed partners are:
Ahmed Hashem – Transport & Insurance (Saudi Arabia) - Ahmed Hashem is Senior Counsel at the Transport department is located in Jeddah office and heading the practice in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Prior joining Jeddah office Ahmed was a Senior Associate in Kuwait office for almost three years.
Ahmed Mahomed – Corporate Structuring (Riyadh) - Ahmed is a highly regarded corporate lawyer, with extensive experience in corporate commercial matters in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). His practice covers a number of sectors, including corporate structuring, foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures.
Hamzah Abu Hassan – Corporate Commercial (Jordan) - Hamzah Abu Hassan has over 10 years’ experience advising on private and public mergers & acquisitions, equity capital markets in addition to providing general structuring and corporate consultancies. He has advised clients on transactions across the GCC including the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain. He has particular expertise in public and private M&A and transactional work.
Mariam Sabet – Intellectual Property (Dubai) - Mariam is a member of the Intellectual Property team in the Dubai office and works on a broad range of both contentious and non-contentious IP matters. She advises both local and international clients on the protection of their IP and has assisted in building and developing their brands and copyright portfolio, through managing their IP portfolio and advising them throughout the appropriate usages and enforcement of their rights
Mohamed El Dessouky – Dispute Resolution (Dubai) - As a member at the litigation department of Al Tamimi & Company, Mohamed handles all aspects of litigation cases which vary from the initial instructions from our clients, case strategizing, collecting evidence, drafting and filing statement of claims and defense memorandum up to the follow-ups on the attendance before the UAE courts to oversee the conduct of the case so as to ensure the efficient handling of all cases.
Mohamed Negm – Dispute Resolution (Riyadh) - Mohammed has extensive experience in bankruptcy cases, banking litigation, and securities disputes. Mohammed is also well-versed in a variety of legal areas, including regulatory reform, and legislative drafting. He has a proven track record in advising clients on a wide range of corporate and dispute resolution matters, including company liquidations and the enforcement of judgments and arbitration awards.
Omar Al Humaid – Corporate Structuring (Riyadh) - Omar is a Saudi qualified lawyer, prior to joining Al Tamimi and Company Omar has completed his training with a leading international law firm. He was part of the Corporate team involved in advising national and multinational companies and foreign investors.
Yasser Madkour – Transport & Insurance (Dubai) - Yasser is a qualified attorney and has a particular interest in commercial litigation, who specializes in handling disputes and claims relating to all types of bills of lading and charter-parties, as well as the custom and insurance policy disputes. He has been involved in numerous incidents in a broad range of shipping sectors including the pollution, collisions, grounding, salvage, and general average cases.
Widely recognized for its ability to merge international expertise and legal service with native regional knowledge and insight, the recent appointments of new Partners are a testament to the exceptional capabilities and proficiency of Al Tamimi & Company’s departments and jurisdictions.
