Abdullah Metwalli Email & Phone Number

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Responsibilities & Legal Experience:• Worked alongside senior counsel in drafting, reviewing, and amending large scale contractual agreements such as commercial and real estate memorandums of understanding, commercial partnerships, joint ventures, and investment agreements. • Reported directly to the head of consultation and independently maintained multiple client accounts from start to finish; solely handling client consultations, maintaining relations and paperwork drafting.• Directly involved in the overseeing of paperwork, drafting of settlements, and client communication pertaining to labour disputes of up to AED 2,000,000. • Drafted investment agreements for multi-national and domestic corporations worth up to a total of AED 5,000,000. • Worked alongside senior counsel to create and develop legal strategies pertaining to various types of disputes in both the pre-trial and litigation phases.• Observed DIFC court hearings and worked alongside senior legal counsel in the gathering of evidence and drafting of paperwork including witness statements for commercial matters under the jurisdiction of the DIFC Courts. • Heavily worked alongside the head of litigation and directly liaised with official bodies and governmental authorities in the gathering of evidence and drafting of paperwork for civil and criminal litigation matters in the UAE Federal Court.• Managed and trained all junior legal associates and legal interns and was tasked with overseeing their responsibilities, delegating their tasks, and approving their drafted documentation to be delivered to clients. • Drafted, reviewed, and amended thoroughly researched legal paperwork such as official company documents including memorandums of association and Share Sale Agreements centred around corporate restructuring, and governance and compliance.