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Mr
Mansoor
Jamal Malik
Managing Partner received an LLB in 1982 from the University of Hull, UK and admitted to practice as barrister at law, Inns of Court (member of Lincolns Inn) before moving to the Sultanate of Oman in 1986. Mr. M. J. Malik specialises in international transactions involving a diverse range of clients, and projects. He has dealt with arbitration, banking, commercial, construction, international corporate and project finance, mergers and acquisitions, privatisation in the power and infrastructure sector, telecommunications and civil aviation sector, insurance, listing of companies and securities and Islamic law matters. He is a member of the Chambers of Elizabeth Appleby QC and Duncan Ouseley QC, 4/5 Gray’s Inn Square, Gray’s INN, London WC1R 5AY.
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Mr
John
Alasdair Jeffrey
Senior Solicitor, graduated from the University of Glasgow, UK in 1961. Has extensive international and local experience in all general commercial matters including transnational corporate and commercial experience in Oman where he was managing partner of the Muscat branch of Denton Wilde Sapte (formerly Fox and Gibbons) from 1989 to 2002. In UK he was a partner in the large Scottish firm Biggart Baillie and Gifford before founding Dorman Jeffrey & Co in Glasgow. He brings vast experience to the firm having acted for numerous international companies over many years. He is a Notary Public and a Government appointed attester, and a member of the Supreme Court.
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Mr
Marcus Pery
Senior Associate, graduated from Edinburgh University and the College of Law in London and Guildford. Qualified as a solicitor in England (1997) and Scotland (2005), he has diverse corporate / commercial experience specialising in financial services and transactions, banking, securities, corporate finance, projects and acquisitions and mergers. Prior to his law career Marcus served in the British Army on a short service commission.
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Mr Peter Joseph
O’Dea
Senior Associate, graduated with an LLB degree
from the University of Otago in 1979. Peter has
for many years worked on his own account and as
a Senior Associate at major New Zealand Law
firms, Simpson Grierson and Brookfields. Peter
has worked for many major clients in New Zealand
including MacQuarie Bank, the Heritage Hotel
Group and other national concerns. Peter has
extensive experience in all aspects of
commercial property, real estate, corporate
transactions and other commercial work.
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Ms
Susan M Green
Senior Associate, graduated from Queensland University of Technology, Australia in 1993 with Master of Laws from the University of Canberra in 1997, and admitted as a solicitor in England in 2001. Ms Green has extensive corporate / commercial experience having worked as a commercial solicitor for both private and public sectors in UK, and for the Federal and State Government of Australia. She specialises in major projects (PPP and PFI), IT, telecommunications, construction and others and has been involved in major projects for London Underground Limited in UK. She also has a Bachelor of Music degree.
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Mr
Faiz M. Khan
Senior Associate, graduated from the University
of Buckingham, UK with an LLB in 1982, and
received his LLM from the London School of
Economics in 1984. Mr. Khan was called to the
Bar of England and Wales in 1983 being a member
of Middle Temple and in 1991 he was admitted to
the Law Society of England as Solicitor. Prior
to legal practice, Mr. Khan worked for a bank in
the United Kingdom wherein he advised clients on
a diverse range of areas including foreign
exchange dealing, placement of funds, loans,
investments and guarantees. He has extensive
experience in banking law, civil and criminal
litigation with an emphasis on fraud. Other
areas of practice include employment and labour,
real estate, commercial contract.
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Mr
Ardeshir D. Patel
Senior Associate, graduated from University of
Bombay with an LLB in 1996, as a Solicitor of
the Bombay High Court in 1999 and as a Solicitor
of the Supreme Court of England & Wales in 2002.
Mr. Patel advises on corporate finance
transactions, securities related law and
derivatives, asset finance and corporate
structuring.
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Mr Lorenzo
Bruttomesso
Senior Associate graduated from the University
of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in 1990, with
a Post Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law from
the University of Cape Town in 2002. He
qualified as an attorney in South Africa in
1993. Mr. Bruttomesso has diverse corporate,
commercial and property law experience including
corporate mergers and acquisitions, joint
ventures, corporate structuring, franchising,
property development including township
creation.
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Mr
El Sadiq Ahmed
Khalid
Associate, graduated from University of
Alexandria, Egypt in 1983. Mr. Khalid
specialises in Litigation, Arbitration,
Commercial, Labour, Banking and Insurance Law
and deals with the company registration.
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Mr Khurshed Gandhi
Senior Associate, graduated from South Gujarat
University, India, in 1979 and passed
Solicitor’s Examination (Bombay Incorporated Law
Society) in 1983. Mr. Gandhi was previously with
Mulla & Mulla Craigie Blunt of Mumbai, and has
extensive experience in all general corporate /
commercial matters.
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Mr
Rory Gilchrist
Senior Associate dual qualified solicitor admitted
in Scotland and England with MA Degree and LLB
Diploma in legal practice from Edinburgh
University. He has extensive practical
experience in advising upon high quality
commercial and corporate matters, including
acquisitions and disposals, management buy-outs,
share buy backs, shareholder and international
joint venture agreements.
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Mr Hassan Shad
Associate, received his LL.M. from Harvard Law
School, U.S.A in 2007 and his LL.B. from the
University of the Punjab, Pakistan in 2005.
Prior to this, completed B.A. in Pre-Law
Political Science from Michigan State
University, U.S.A. In 2005, Mr. Shad interned at
the Office of President of the International
Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague for six
months, and in 2004 represented Pakistan in the
prestigious Jean-Pictet International Law
Competition held in France. At the law firm, Mr.
Shad assists Senior Associates on commercial,
corporate, and project finance matters.
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Mrs
Mehreen B Elahi
Associate, received LLB (Hons) from the University of London. Ms Elahi has joined our commercial department to assist the Senior Associates principally on corporate and commercial, banking, investment and intellectual property matters. Prior to joining our firm Ms Elahi worked in Pakistan with the prestigious law firm Cornelius Lane and Mufti.
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Mr
Jehanzeb K. Afridi
Associate, received LLB (Hons) from the University
of Hertfordshire in UK. Mr Afridi has
specialised in company law, project finance and
contract law. Prior to joining this firm, Mr
Afridi worked with Afridi, Angell & Khan legal
consultants in their offices in Karachi /
Islamabad.
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Mrs
Diana Strolla
Associate, graduated from the University of
Khartoum, Sudan. Working closely with the
enforcement section for debt recovery and
company registration department.
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Mrs.
Candida Fernandes
Associate, graduated from Mumbai University.
Working as assistant to lawyers in general
commercial matters.
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Mrs.
Zareen George
Associate, graduated from Mumbai University.
Working as assistant to lawyers in general
commercial matters.
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Mr.
Mehdi
Mohammed Al Lawati
Associate, graduated from the Philadelphia
University, Jordan. Working in general
commercial matters.
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LITIGATION/CONTENTIOUS MATTERS |
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Dr. Said
Hilal Al Busaidy
Partner,
graduated from the Al Azhar University in Egypt
with an LLB in 1979, he received his Masters in
Law from the University of Cairo, Egypt in 1981
and a Doctorate in General Law from the
University of Sorbonne, France in 1991. Dr. Al
Busaidy started his career as a legal adviser
with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in February
1, 1979 until February 13, 1984; whereafter he
was appointed as a Judge and Deputy President of
the Magistrates Court of the Sultanate of Oman
from February 14, 1984 until February 1, 1985
and elevated to the position of the President of
the Magistrates Court, Sultanate of Oman on
February 2, 1985 at which position he remained
until June 1, 2001. From June 2, 2001 Dr Al
Busaidy was made a Judge and the Deputy
President of the newly established High Court of
Oman from which position he retired on March 26,
2002. Dr. Al Busaidy has represented the
Government of Oman at various international
forums, and participated in the negotiation of
bilateral and multilateral treaties for and on
behalf of the Government of the Sultanate of
Oman.
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Mr.
Simon Ward
Senior Associate, Graduated from the University
of Waikato, New Zealand with an LLB (First Class
Honours) in 1997, before being admitted as a
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New
Zealand. Mr. Ward currently specialises in
Commercial Arbitrations, Litigation and Dispute
Resolution. He has substantial experience in a
broad range of litigation (including commercial,
regulatory, health and safety/environment,
employment and criminal) and regularly appeared
for top tier clients at all levels of Courts in
New Zealand. He has also acted as prosecution
counsel for an environmental protection agency
in New Zealand. Mr. Ward has recently lectured
in Law, part time, for the University of Waikato,
New Zealand
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Dr
Mohammed Yousef
Ibrahim Allam
Senior Associate, graduated from University of
Mansoora, Egypt in 1991 and obtained LLM in 1994.
Thereafter obtained PhD from Zagazig University in
2004. Dr Mohammed brings extensive experience to
our firm having previously worked as manager of
one of the leading firms in Egypt from 1991 to
2005. He is a member of the Egyptian Association
of Political Economy, Statistics and Legislation
and is also a member of the Arab Advocate
Association. He has a number of publications
following his research into the roles of
Substantive Law and Islamic Sharia Law. It is
worth mentioning that Dr Mohammed Yousef Ibrahim
Allam is specialised in the field of
administrative litigation and he appeared before
Administrative Courts in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and
is currently handling all administrative cases
assigned to the firm in the Sultanate of Oman.
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Mr Muawiya Ali
Salman
Associate, graduated from the Cairo University,
in 1984 and received his Post Graduate Diploma
in Law from the University of Khartoum in 1992.
Mr.Salman specialises in Insurance and labour
law related work
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Mr Atef Al
Sayed Eide
Associate, graduated from University of Zagazig,
in 1985. Mr. Eide specialises in Litigation,
Arbitration, Commercial, Labour, Banking and
Insurance Law.
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Mr Jamal bin Saif bin Khamis Al Amri
Associate, graduated from the University of
Sharjah in 2004 working in litigation matters
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Mr Yasin Swihat
Associate, graduated from the University of
Syria, in 2003. Mr. Swihat specialises in civil
and commercial enforcement matters.
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Mrs Fatin
Moosa Mahmood
Associate, graduated from Khartoum University in
1986 working in litigation matters.
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Mr Mahtasam Khalifa ‘Abdullah Al Saadi
Associate, graduated from the University of
Sharjah, UAE in 2005 working in litigation
matters.
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Mr. Khalid
Associate, graduated from the Sultan Qaboos
University Muscat, working in litigation matters
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