Senior Attorney Legal Counsel

Kamel Kouwatli

Senior Attorney

Nationality: British

Tel : +44-740*******

Email: ********@*****.***

LLM, Master of International Commercial Law, University of Wales. License En Droit, Beirut, Lebanon.

Registered Legal Counsel at DIFC Courts since June 2013. Senior Attorney at FTI Consulting, London.

Personal Profile:

Senior Attorney with 15 years experience in commercial law and commercial arbitration, financial law, construction, telecom, pharmaceutical and international trade at London City Law firms and American firms including senior associate positions at two Big4 assignments. Extensive UK, Middle East and Gulf experience. Excellent communication, Analytical, organizational, and negotiation experience. Keen eye for detail, ability to meet deadlines and hit significant targets. Research Papers:

● Banking Law “Duties & Liabilities of banks under UCP Rules: Non-payment against conforming documents”

● Maritime Law “Deviation of ship and its major Impact on rights and duties of carrier under contract of carriage”

Languages: English (Native), Arabic (Native), and French(Business level) Career History:

Senior Attorney

Dubai International Financial Centre Courts Dubai 06-2013/ Present

● Advising numerous commercial, contractual, rental and employment disputes as referred by DIFC Senior Attorney

FTI Consulting London

01-2023/ Present

● Working with a selected team of financial lawyers in a major EU tax evasion and tax fraud.

● The work involves inspecting various types (for the specification of rights and liabilities) of financial transactions and trades performed by a group of traders in collaboration with a major financial institution.

● Checking contacts, and financial statements for the evaluation of a UK insurance and reinsurance company with offices and subsidiaries overseas.

● Building a definition of unjustified stocks trading of reviewed contracts in the light of Cum-Ex regulations.

Risk-Advisory Consultant

Deloitte LLP

08-2020/ 12-2022 London

● Worked with a chosen team of legal professionals in an acquisition of a major European industrial entity by an EU based industrial entity.

● The work involved inspection of three years communications, sale contracts, transport contracts, and review of negotiations leading to the transition finalization.

● Defined principles of justified acquisition of entities shares in compliance with EU Antitrust regulations.

● Senior Attorney in a financial dispute between a top US financial group and customers regarding FX and Derivatives trades for the value of several hundreds of Millions USD. Due to case-sensitivity the project included review of documents and communications exchanged between parties for a period of 10 years.

● Built a comprehensive understanding of financial products trades, defining roles and responsibilities of disputed parties’ officers.

● Team member of a selected group of legal professionals in a potential dispute between top US and EU pharmaceutical brands.

● Project included checking a total of 1.5M Documents.

● Defined patent rights of parties within the disputed time frame. Senior Legal Counsel

Raedas Consulting

01-2019/ 03-2020 London

● Checked details of International Arbitration financial case between Telecom company and international partners in a 810 M USD dispute.

● Investigated more than 52,000 documents including financial statements, contracts and policies(including services, employment, rent, and sale contracts), in addition to various internal and external communications(including letters, emails, legal memos).

● Prepared reports and notes before submission to the international arbitration centre. Senior Attorney

Morrison & Foerster

02-2018 /11-2018 London

● Investigated suspected corrupt/fraudulent activities between a Middle Eastern entity and a large management consultancy for possible breaches of the FCPA (US) and the Anti Bribery Act (UK 2010).

● Pursued lines of enquiry in respect of key individuals’ emails, messaging, telephone calls and other documentary evidence.

● Designed key word search strategy, and organized material for investigation based on particular date ranges, locations, projects and departments. Senior Attorney

Integreon Managed Solutions

05-2013/ 01-2018 London

Integreon is a global provider of award-winning legal, document, business and research support solutions to leading law firms, corporate legal departments, corporate marketing and strategy groups, financial institutions and professional services firms

● Conducted AML investigation involving top USA sales brands.

● Project covered identifying legal risk Systematic collation and tracking of information to identify and report on trend contribution, maintaining and developing working practices.

● Trained and advised new members of the team on best practices in order to achieve best results, maintaining time effectiveness to meet scheduled deadlines.

● Worked with Senior Associates and Partners at Mischon De Reya law firm in 2.2 Billion USD dispute between Societe Generale and LIA.

● Built comprehensive understanding of various international jurisdictions, suggesting solutions and follow-up of cases.

● Projects included reviewing a huge number of documents in English, French, and Arabic using e-discovery platforms: Relativity and Clearwell.

● Case resulted in an out-of-court settlement at 938 M Euros

● Conducted global due diligence investigation, being responsible for the Middle East and North Africa as part of a client's global project in 65 countries.

● Developed a comprehensive understanding of businesses' corporate structure and liaised with individuals in order to monitor their compliance with anti-bribery and corruption international legislation, particularly UK Anti- Bribery Act 2010, and US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

Legal Expert

The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply

03-2012 /04-2013 Lincolnshire

CIPS is the largest professional body for procurement in the world. It represents and promotes expertise and capability for procurement practitioners in both the public and private sectors.

● Advised CIPS project at L'institut Des Finances in Beirut, Lebanon.

● The project devised a number of training courses and training programs in Beirut, Lebanon.

● Reviewed Institute of Finance Introduction to Public Procurement Law, advising on legal training as part of module development.

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