Manage & supervise Legal Requirements in six jurisdictions [Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, Sudan & Syria] in a diversified field of legal practice. Manage & advise on day-to- day legal issues & cover legal enquiries of the local MD & Country Managers to assure safe & secured legal operations in the respective country.Negotiate & manage business projects & furnish them with the appropriate legal precautions - most recent liquidation in Lebanon. Drawing up all contractual… Show more Manage & supervise Legal Requirements in six jurisdictions [Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, Sudan & Syria] in a diversified field of legal practice. Manage & advise on day-to- day legal issues & cover legal enquiries of the local MD & Country Managers to assure safe & secured legal operations in the respective country.Negotiate & manage business projects & furnish them with the appropriate legal precautions - most recent liquidation in Lebanon. Drawing up all contractual agreements and undertakings that pertain to, without limitation, supply, joint ventures, agency, distributorship, lease, purchasing & packaging.Provide legal counsels to all core functions (HR, SC, CD, Finance & marketing “BB & BD” in addition to the IT in launching safely IT projects that take place with Accenture and HP Global corporationsLiaise with Global Trade Mark team in UK to protect the IP rights & Trade Marks of the business.Review labeling information of products & advice on the legality and substantiation of the brand claims.Draw challenges against competitor in case of unfair practice, IP infringement or unsupported/misleading claims.Advice on parallel trade and counterfeit/look alike cases.Follow up on the corporate secretarial work i.e BoD, AGMs, etc.Monitor relevant new legislations, rules and regulations to escalate to the business and conduct awareness sessions, if needed.Liaise with external counsels in 6 countries.Develop policies inconformity with the legal requirements and business objectives.Conduct trainings on the Company’s Code of Business Principles, Anti-trust and labor issues.Follow up on the legal team and the legal function deliverables and KPIs.Follow up on court cases with the In-house litigators and set up measurements and KPIs for their reduction and quality improvement. Show less

Draft, Review, Negotiate and Execute all forms of agreements from a legal standing point with Business Partners, assuring all policies and respective operations are in place, defending the best interest of the business.Reviewing and drafting various legal documents, letters and statements. Advise business on legal matters, liabilities and exposures to ensure legislative tools are consistently applied.Providing support to address irregularities spot in the business.Advice on HR… Show more Draft, Review, Negotiate and Execute all forms of agreements from a legal standing point with Business Partners, assuring all policies and respective operations are in place, defending the best interest of the business.Reviewing and drafting various legal documents, letters and statements. Advise business on legal matters, liabilities and exposures to ensure legislative tools are consistently applied.Providing support to address irregularities spot in the business.Advice on HR legal related matters to ensure that they comply with the applicable and relevant laws, especially labor law, protecting employees’ interests in the context of the respective laws.Update the business on the new legislations and statutes relevant to our operations and train the respective target group, if needed, drawing implications. Interpret laws, rulings and regulations and Conduct research work for legal matters.Developing and modifying policies to conform to legal requirements, laws and business objective. Ensure the proper follow up on the court cases and draw means for it’s reduction and settlement in cooperation with the team members. Show less