Legal • Provided expert and strategic legal advice to the management and the board of directors• Advised Touch for all litigations and legal disputes• Liaised with local regulatory authorities, ministry of telecommunications, and law enforcement agencies• Drafted and reviewed management communications with the ministry of telecommunications• Drafted and negotiated purchase and maintenance agreements with Touch suppliers including all 3G and 4G agreements• Drafted and negotiated agreements with service providers including voice and SMS service agreements• Drafted and negotiated lease agreements for Touch premises and mobile sites• Drafted and negotiated various agreements including insurance, co-branding and subcontracting agreements• Drafted and reviewed all user forms such as subscription application forms, domiciliation letters, irrevocable power of attorney and subscriber warning letters• Carried out formalities with all public sector entities and authorities such as ministries, commercial register and real estate register• Audited the internal revenue assurance procedures and processes applied by Touch• Legally reviewed communications campaigns and product specifications• Selected and liaised with company external legal advisors• Member of procurement Board.Leadership• Recruited and led a team of 13 legal counsels and paralegal and trained them to be focused on quality and strong ethics• Motivated staff to help the company achieve its goals and facilitated team-building sessions• Provided advisory and coaching to other team members, facilitating 
professional development • Led negotiations with key internal and external stakeholders• Led negotiations with the ministry of telecommunications • Proposed proactive solutions to mitigate legal risks and make sure the company operates within the law

• Provided legal advice to all bank's departments and branches• Led legal audit to ensure compliance with laws and regulations• Dealt with the Loan Recovery Department and studied the credit file to identify any missing or improper documentation such as loan agreement, bills, collaterals, stamps non affixed, …• Negotiated and drafted settlements and rescheduling agreements.• Liaised with the company’s external legal advisors• Reviewed and drafted bank’s standard forms, agreements, applications and reports requested by the different departments of the bank including agreements for credit and debit cards, Islamic card, Hajj card, warning letters to debtors, lease agreements, and maintenance agreements.• Drafted the banks’ mergers and acquisition contracts (Unibank S.A.L. & Moughtareb Bank S.A.L., Litex Bank S.A.L., United Bank of Lebanon S.A.L. & BLC Bank S.A.L).• Attended Boards and General Assemblies Meetings and draft related minutes.• Legally advised the bank on matters related to:o Capital increaseo Money Launderingo Fiduciary agreementso BOT agreementso Escrow Accounto Credit Insurance agreementso Arbitration• Carried out formalities with all public sectors and authorities such as ministries, commercial register, and central bank Leadership 
• Led a team of 8 legal advisors• Drafted legal department job descriptions 
• Reviewed the legal department organizational structure • Provided advisory and coaching to other team members