Manager Legal
Resume:
Eddie “Iyad” Salah
Houston, Texas 77094
Mobile: +1-832-***-**** - Email: *******@*******.***
PROFILE
Accomplished, broad-based corporate legal counsel with significant experience handling a wide range of corporate and commercial matters with expert ethics and legal and compliance background. Worked for Fortune 500 energy companies handling a variety of international commercial transactions.
Expert background in the legal systems and practice in the Middle East region including Egypt, Jordan, and the Gulf Region. Extensive experience with oil and gas, tenders, compliance, due diligence on third parties, AML/BSA & terrorism financing, US Patriot Act, OFAC sanctions, US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other significant international AML and anti-corruption laws. Additional background working on matters related to US Anti-Boycott Law, Trade Controls, Antitrust and Competition Laws.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Oil & Gas
Tenders
Banking & Finance
Trade Compliance, Sanctions
Anti-bribery, AML, Due Diligence
Litigation, Investigations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Western Union Financial Services – Detroit, Michigan
Senior Compliance Officer, AML Compliance (2018-Present)
Colorado based Western Union is an American financial services and communication company. It has one of the largest and most advanced compliance teams in the world. As compliance counsel I advise the business on AML and counter-terrorism financing, sanctions, bribery, consumer protection and fraud. I handle AML investigations, conduct interviews, prepare and report findings.
NBL Energy, Inc - Houston, Texas
Independent Legal & Compliance Consultant (Nov 2018)
Worked with Noble’s compliance team on a legal due diligence project in the EUMEA region.
ACTA NON VERBA – Oakland, California
Volunteer (2018) - Home-based position
Provided Arabic-English legal translations to assist the non-profit organization with their projects in the United States.
United Nations Institute for Training & Research (UNITAR) - Geneva-Switzerland
Energy Lawyer-Traineeship Program (October 2017- April 2018)
Worked on designing and developing an energy law training course to be offered to government officials, diplomats and the private sector in least developed countries. The course, once offered, will focus on energy law/renewable energy law, climate change and sustainable development.
MORAE Global / Pool of Competence - Zurich, Switzerland
Independent Consultant (May 2015 – October 2017)
www.moraeglobal.comActed for major banks and companies in Switzerland on several legal compliance projects including international investigations and litigation in the Egypt, China, Switzerland and the United States. Services were provided under the umbrella of the US based legal and compliance consultancy solutions provider Morae Global/ Clutch Group, Zurich based Swiss FTS and the Geneva based Pool of Competence.
Key Areas of responsibilities:
AML & Terrorist financing
US and International Sanctions
Due Diligence
Anti-Bribery
Investigations
Contracts, Document Review & E–Discovery
Regulatory Compliance
Risk Mitigation
Baker Hughes Inc., a GE Company (NYSE: BHGE) - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Director, Legal and Compliance – Middle East (May 2009 – September 2013)
Senior Contracts Counsel – Middle East and Asia-Pacific (April 2008 – May 2009)
Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. (BHGE), a Fortune 500 company, is a leading supplier of oilfield services, products, technology and systems to the worldwide oil and gas industry with over 33,000 employees in more than 80 countries (at the time I left BHGE (then BHI) in 2013 it had nearly 60,000 employees).
I led Baker Hughes’s legal and compliance department in the Middle East and was an active member of the regional leadership team. This position was among the senior roles in their Legal & Compliance functions. Direct oversight and management responsibilities of a legal and compliance team consisting of 3 attorneys, based in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Egypt. At the time I left Baker Hughes in September 2013 and moved back to Europe with my family, their Middle East operations had nearly 5,000 employees in more than 12 countries with major operations in Egypt, Iraq, UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Al-Futtaim Group (www.alfuttaim.com) – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Legal Manager (June 2006 – April 2008)
In house attorney with a 15-attorney legal department at a large conglomerate operating in the United Arab Emirates. The Group employs over 44,000 people and operates eight divisions comprising automotive (Toyota, Volvo, Honda), electronics, insurance, services, real estate, retail, industries, and overseas (including but not limited to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt, Singapore).
Served as a Legal Manager and was responsible for the Group’s corporate, commercial, contracts, intellectual property (IP) registration. In-house practice also involved contract drafting, review and negotiation and managing a variety of commercial litigation matters including contract and employment disputes, IP litigation, and other general commercial litigation.
Munir Sukhtian Group (MSG - www.sukhtian.com) – Amman, Jordan
Legal Counsel (June 2001 – June 2004)
In-house attorney at 10-attorney legal department at MSG which is an industrial conglomerate offering trading, manufacturing and contracting services for pharmaceuticals, agriculture, communication, electro-mechanical, and civil contracting industry.
Served as a legal counsel and was responsible for contract drafting, reviewing and negotiation, corporate, commercial and commercial litigation matters. In-house practice also involved pharmaceutical law, commercial representation and business set-up.
Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB- www.jkb.com) – Amman, Jordan
Legal Counsel (June 1999 – May 2001)
In house attorney within a legal department at Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB) which consisted of 15 attorneys. JKB is a public shareholding company and a major player in the Jordanian banking system.
Served as a legal counsel and was responsible for contractual, legal and compliance matters including contract drafting, review and negotiation, litigation, document review and due diligence. The in-house role also involved advising on banking law and regulations, insurance, financial fraud and anti-money Laundering (AML) matters.
Inam Abdel-Hadi Law Office, Amman-Jordan
Associate (1997-1999)
Trainee Lawyer (1995-1997)
Associate with Amman based Inam Abdelhadi Law office, a small law firm with 10 lawyers and with diversified domestic and regional practice. Practice focused on contracts, corporate set ups, joint ventures, commercial, IP, banking, finance, insurance and commercial litigation.
EDUCATION
Zurich University, Law School – Zurich, Switzerland
Advanced course in International Banking, Finance and Insurance Law (2017 – 2018)
Technical University Berlin (TU Berlin) – Berlin, Germany
LLM European & International Energy Law
Master of Business Law (2016 – present)
Boston University, Law School – Boston, Massachusetts
Certificate, Transnational Legal Practice (2014)
University of Aberdeen, Law School – Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Masters of Law, International Commercial Law (2006)
University of Yarmouk – Irbid, Jordan
Bachelor’s Degree in Law (1995)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Bar Memberships and Certifications
Member, Jordan Bar Association (Bar # 5631)
Solicitor Candidate, Law Society of England & Wales (SRA# 607491)
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) Certification (Expected Q2 2019)
Languages
English (fluent)
Arabic (native)
German (intermediate)
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