Nidal Sliman Email & Phone Number

Mclean, Va

• Managing document review projects, including project staffing, security, facilities, and technology needs.• Ensuring that reviews are completed on time and within budget utilizing qualified internal or vendor staff that is available, trained, and productive.• Coordinating project communication.• Training teams of other attorneys on the substantive legal issues relevant to each project.• Assisting KLDiscovery recruiters and HR personnel in selecting appropriate candidates for projects.• Monitoring teams’ progress, providing client-facing reporting, and ensuring quality work product from start to finish.• Ensuring coordination of facility & logistic considerations for each project.• Validating payroll and time utilization at regular intervals.

Mclean, Va

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

New York City & Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Conducted a study for the World Bank’s International Trade Unit on the Bank’s Trade Facilitation Projects in Fragile and Conflict States (FCS) between 2004 and 2014. The research and analysis covered approximately 130 projects in 34 countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, with the objective of identifying areas of interventions and challenges faced by trade-related projects in FCS, and ways to overcome such challenges in the design and implementation of future projects. - Reviewed, edited and drafted sections about legal and regulatory reforms in various World Bank reports, including investment climate assessments and economic country memorandums.

- Designed and supervised all activities carried out under the Policy Reform Component consisting of World Trade Organization (WTO) and Business-Enabling Environment (BEE) reforms. - Prepared and implemented detailed work plans and budgets to achieve project objectives.- Led and mentored a team of professionals, and exercised technical oversight of staff, short term consultants and subcontractors.- Exercised project and contract management responsibilities, including technical oversight over a grants program for civil society, non-governmental organizations, and private sector, in compliance with contract provisions and USAID regulations. - Maintained active and productive communications with USAID, government officials, field-office staff, international donors, and the home office. I monitored and evaluated impact of project activities. - Authored progress reports, memoranda, and conducted effective presentations.- Provided quality legal and policy advice to several ministries, government agencies, private sector institutions, and the National Task Force on the WTO on policy, legislative, regulatory, procedural, institutional and administrative reforms needed in order to comply with international trade law and best practices.- Drafted and reviewed primary and implementing legislation and regulations, and provided legal and policy advice, including in the areas of international trade law, WTO accession, rule of law and transparency legislation and practices, and World Bank Doing Business Indicators.- Facilitated public-private dialogues on all aspects of the proposed reforms, and supported capacity-building activities, including institutional reforms.- Designed workshops and conducted legal training on matters related to legislative policy and drafting.- Designed and supervised the implementation of awareness-raising campaigns, including brochures, booklets, and radio and TV ads. - Assisted proposal teams working on pursuing new business opportunities.

- Reviewed and analyzed Palestinian legislation concerning the protection of cultural heritage, and compared it with international law and best practices. - Prepared Draft Cultural Heritage Protection Laws in line with UNESCO conventions.- Conducted consultations with UNESCO Ramallah Office, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, and the Ministry of Culture on the Draft Laws.- Facilitated public-private dialogues on the Draft Laws. - Presented the Draft Laws, and collected feedback from stakeholders.- Revised Draft Laws and Legislative Memorandums based on feedback from stakeholders, and submitted to UNESCO and the Palestinian Authority.

- Managed the Claims File (previously the Compensation File) at the Negotiations Support Unit (NSU), which was funded by several international donors including the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DfID). The Project was administered by Adam Smith International (ASI) until 2010 and since then through UNDP contracts. - Provided legal and policy advice to negotiators and official counterparts on matters pertaining to permanent status negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, including public international law, state responsibility for human rights violations, damages to cultural and property rights, right to self-determination, sovereignty over natural resources, international water and environmental law, international criminal and humanitarian law, and conflict resolution. - Planned distinct legal and policy research and analysis projects to meet the needs of negotiators and other counterparts. - Drafted terms of reference for research projects carried out by external consultants, monitored the interim outputs of the consultants and ensured that the final products meet the content needs and quality standards of the NSU. - Communicated the conclusions of the research and its implications to the negotiators, relevant ministries and institutions, and international diplomats, government officials and policymakers, and secured authorization for changes in official policies or further work by the NSU, through both written documents and oral presentations. -- Authored legal text intended to form the basis of a future agreement on permanent status, which accurately reflects negotiations positions and conforms to standards and principles of international law. - Captured all research outputs, policy decisions and negotiation strategies relevant to the Claims File in a single document, and ensured coherence of work with negotiation positions developed for other files and informed advisors of significant developments within the Claims File.

- Managed the Claims File (a.k.a. - Compensation File) at the Negotiations Support Unit (NSU), which was funded by several international donors including the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DfID). The Project was administered by Adam Smith International (ASI) until 2010 and since then through UNDP contracts. - Provided legal and policy advice to negotiators and official counterparts on matters pertaining to permanent status negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, including public international law, state responsibility for human rights violations, damages to cultural and property rights, right to self-determination, sovereignty over natural resources, international water and environmental law, international criminal and humanitarian law, and conflict resolution. - Planned distinct legal and policy research and analysis projects to meet the needs of negotiators and other counterparts. - Drafted terms of reference for research projects carried out by external consultants, monitored the interim outputs of the consultants and ensured that the final products meet the content needs and quality standards of the NSU. - Communicated the conclusions of the research and its implications to the negotiators, relevant ministries and institutions, and international diplomats, government officials and policymakers, and secured authorization for changes in official policies or further work by the NSU, through both written documents and oral presentations. - - Authored legal text intended to form the basis of a future agreement on permanent status, which accurately reflects negotiations positions and conforms to standards and principles of international law. - Captured all research outputs, policy decisions and negotiation strategies relevant to the Claims File in a single document, and ensured coherence of work with negotiation positions developed for other files and informed advisors of significant developments within the Claims File.

- Developed and implemented joint domestic and international legal, communications, and advocacy strategies to achieve RFK laureates’ social change goals. Laureates’ geographic locations covered the United States, Morocco, Western Sahara, and Sudan. - Developed coalitions with advocacy groups and NGOs, and enhanced their effectiveness. - Produced campaign, advocacy, legal, and press strategies, aimed at raising public awareness around the social changes goals of RFK human rights laureates. - Expanded the tool set being used by the laureates, and contributed to the capacity and effectiveness of the RFK laureates. - Initiated and led comprehensive legal research projects to support the laureates’ strategies.- Developed and implemented advocacy campaigns at UN, US administration and Congress levels.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Conducted research and analysis of international, regional, and domestic legal and economic issues pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process for former World Bank President, James D. Wolfensohn in preparation for his appointment as the Quartet Special Envoy to the Middle East Peace Process.

Notre Dame, In

Researched the constitutions of the countries of the world and analyzed their treatments of the right to property, and the right to water.

Nazareth & Jerusalem

- Managed and directed the Firm’s office in Jerusalem.- Represented ecclesiastical, local, international, and NGO clients.- Advised clients in their day-to-day operations and long term strategies.- Provided legal support for complex projects.- Drafted, reviewed, negotiated and finalized transactional documents, including complex contracts involving domestic and international business transactions.- Authored legal briefs and correspondence.- Handled litigation in various courts. - Provided legal advice to members of Parliament (The Knesset), NGOs, local and international relief and human rights organizations, on legal and policy matters, including petitions before the Supreme Court of Israel on behalf of Knesset members.- Worked pro bono on human rights cases and matters of constitutional significance.

Jerusalem

- Handled general public inquiries, and conducted research and analysis on Parliamentary and Committee related issues.- Drafted Parliamentary questions, motions, and bills.- Provided briefings to the Member on Parliamentary and Committee issues.

J.S.D., International Law, Summa Cum Laude

Certificate, Multiculturalism And International Law

Certificate, The International Criminal Court

Certificate, Foundations Of American Law & Legal Education

Master Of Laws (Llm), International Business, Trade, And Tax Law

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), Law