Julie Beeton Email & Phone Number

United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Head of the ADGM Registration Authority legal team responsible for drafting and amending the ADGM commercial legislation to ensure alignment with international standards (including the Companies Regulations, Commercial Licensing Regulations, Insolvency Regulations, Employment Regulations, Real Property Regulations and Data Protection Regulations)Ongoing review, benchmarking and adoption of UAE Federal, Emirate and international laws including those relating to AML, economic substance… Show more Head of the ADGM Registration Authority legal team responsible for drafting and amending the ADGM commercial legislation to ensure alignment with international standards (including the Companies Regulations, Commercial Licensing Regulations, Insolvency Regulations, Employment Regulations, Real Property Regulations and Data Protection Regulations)Ongoing review, benchmarking and adoption of UAE Federal, Emirate and international laws including those relating to AML, economic substance, healthcare, tourism, off-plan sales, insolvency, etc.Provide ongoing legal advice to the ADGM Registration Authority on all matters relating to the ADGM’s commercial legislation including the interpretation of regulations and rules, assistance with the drafting and benchmarking of policy and drafting and review of legislative guidance Provide ongoing legal advice to the Monitoring and Enforcement Team relating to investigations, warning notices, decision notices, final notices and supervisory noticesReview of corporate/commercial agreements such as MOUs, service agreements, lease agreements, instruments of delegation, etc. Working with Abu Dhabi and Federal Government entities to establish Agreements of Cooperation and responding to requests for comment on new Emirate or Federal legislation Show less

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Advised the management team and University President on legal and contractual risk relating to corporate/commercial and employment related issuesProvided legal advice on the establishment of corporate sponsorship programs, university endowment funds, MOUs, NDAs, etc.Lecturer on IT regulation and contracts, business ethics and international business law to undergraduate and MBA studentsCo-author of three papers on data protection in the region (published by the Journal of… Show more Advised the management team and University President on legal and contractual risk relating to corporate/commercial and employment related issuesProvided legal advice on the establishment of corporate sponsorship programs, university endowment funds, MOUs, NDAs, etc.Lecturer on IT regulation and contracts, business ethics and international business law to undergraduate and MBA studentsCo-author of three papers on data protection in the region (published by the Journal of Data Protection and Privacy (https://www.henrystewartpublications.com/jdpp/v3) and Lexis Nexis)Member of the Working Group on Data Protection in the UAE Previous Member of the Sedona Conference Working Group 6 regarding data protection in the Middle East Show less

-- Taaleem (International School Owner/Operator based in Dubai) --Sole in-house counsel providing strategic and commercially-focused legal advice to the CEO, CFO and Board on all issues relating to the operation and management of 10 international schools in the UAEAdvised on large-scale corporate structuring (ADGM and onshore), real estate transactions and corporate/commercial advisory work including the review of all agreements (IT, management agreements, SPAs, etc.)… Show more -- Taaleem (International School Owner/Operator based in Dubai) --Sole in-house counsel providing strategic and commercially-focused legal advice to the CEO, CFO and Board on all issues relating to the operation and management of 10 international schools in the UAEAdvised on large-scale corporate structuring (ADGM and onshore), real estate transactions and corporate/commercial advisory work including the review of all agreements (IT, management agreements, SPAs, etc.), implementation of data protection policies and employment related issuesAdvised on company governance matters (shareholder related issues, AGM, review of AOA, etc.)Advised on disputes, managing litigation and working on compliance related issuesManaged external counsel -- Canadian Corporates and High Net Worth Individuals --Provided strategic and commercially-focused advice to individuals and corporations on Canadian immigration issues and corporate transactions Show less

Dubai

Led and negotiated new hotel deals in the Middle East and Africa (under various Marriott/Ritz Carlton brands) Advised members of the business team on a multiple jurisdictional corporate law matters including termination rights, territorial restrictions, contractual remedies, conflict of laws, operational issues, asset management and US public company related issuesNegotiated hotel management agreements and all ancillary agreementsAdvised the Marriott asset management… Show more Led and negotiated new hotel deals in the Middle East and Africa (under various Marriott/Ritz Carlton brands) Advised members of the business team on a multiple jurisdictional corporate law matters including termination rights, territorial restrictions, contractual remedies, conflict of laws, operational issues, asset management and US public company related issuesNegotiated hotel management agreements and all ancillary agreementsAdvised the Marriott asset management team on issues during and post-constructionInstructed and managed local external counsel on a variety of issues including real estate and strata lawWorked with specialists in the Marriott legal team to advise the business team on issues relating to licensing, branding, tax, anti-bribery, and corporate structuringAdvised members of the business team and on-property teams on various commercial matters Show less

London And Dubai

Acted as lead counsel for issuers (including banks and corporates across Europe and the Middle East), arrangers and dealers (including banks such as Royal Bank of Scotland, Deutsche Bank, BNP PARIBAS, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital, CALYON, Citi, Standard Chartered, UBS, Mitsubishi, Emirates NBD, National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank) on MTN stand-alone issues and programme establishments, updates and trades including drafting and negotiating the prospectus (including… Show more Acted as lead counsel for issuers (including banks and corporates across Europe and the Middle East), arrangers and dealers (including banks such as Royal Bank of Scotland, Deutsche Bank, BNP PARIBAS, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital, CALYON, Citi, Standard Chartered, UBS, Mitsubishi, Emirates NBD, National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank) on MTN stand-alone issues and programme establishments, updates and trades including drafting and negotiating the prospectus (including the business description and risk factors when acting for the issuer) and the legal agreements (e.g. programme/subscription agreements, agency agreements, procedures memoranda, guarantees, deeds, ICMA comfort letters and legal opinions) Acted as lead counsel on the establishment and update of sukuk programmes (using the ijara structure) including drafting and negotiating the prospectus and the legal agreements (e.g. trust deeds, purchase agreements, lease agreements, purchase undertakings, sale undertakings, servicing agency agreements and costs undertakings)Experience in various markets including, advising and negotiating a Ukrainian loan participation note programme, Portuguese MTN programmes and MTN/sukuk programmes in the Middle East Arranging primary and secondary listings on various exchanges including Luxembourg, London, Amsterdam and Dublin General corporate work including IPO preparation, drafting and review of various corporate/commercial agreements including leasing, licensing and purchase and sale agreements Show less

Toronto

Advised on large-scale corporate transactions and corporate/commercial advisory work Negotiated and drafted agreements for joint ventures, private placements and private company mergers, acquisitions and reorganisations in a wide variety of industries including manufacturing, engineering services, retail and entertainmentDrafted and negotiated corporate agreements including sale and purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements, joint venture agreements, non-competition… Show more Advised on large-scale corporate transactions and corporate/commercial advisory work Negotiated and drafted agreements for joint ventures, private placements and private company mergers, acquisitions and reorganisations in a wide variety of industries including manufacturing, engineering services, retail and entertainmentDrafted and negotiated corporate agreements including sale and purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements, joint venture agreements, non-competition agreements and legal opinions Advised on a wide variety of commercial matters including obtaining releases and discharging security, reviewing letters of intent and drafting licensing agreements, service agreements, distribution/supply agreements and manufacturing agreements Provided day-to-day corporate/commercial advice to the Canadian operations of leading US and international companiesActed as interim in-house counsel - advised on corporate governance matters Advised and led due diligence teams on numerous transactions Show less

Juris Doctor, Law

Bachelors, Political Science And Government