Al Tamimi & Company

Intellectual Property

Partner

Mariam is a Fulbright Scholar and Partner in the Dubai office and a member of the Competition and Antitrust as well as the Intellectual Property practice.

She specializes in antitrust and regulatory aspects of global M&A transactions covering the Middle East and handles complex multijurisdictional competition matters and has advised leading companies in a broad range of sectors.  She advised numerous international and local clients covering various aspects of the UAE Competition Law including without limitation: (i) restrictive agreements; (ii) abuse of dominant positions; and (iii) merger controls and approvals; (iv) retail pricing guidelines; and (v) guidelines in dealing with competitors and various other materials related to UAE Competition Law compliance.

Furthermore, Mariam has a vast experience working on broad range of both contentious and non-contentious IP matters.  She advises local and international clients on the protection of their IP and has assisted in building and developing their brands and copyright portfolio, through managing their IP portfolio and advising them throughout the appropriate usages and enforcement of their rights. Mariam’s particular strength is her ability to manage complex cross-jurisdictional IP disputes and has extensive experience in devising optimal litigation strategies for international clients particularly those arising out of contractual disputes. Mariam has extensive experience in handling domain name disputes and online infringements in various sectors.

Mariam was recognized by Asian Legal Business among the top 15 female practitioners in Asia.

She has built an impressive global network and is a member of the IBA-Merger Control working group and Anti-Trust section of the ABA. Mariam has been invited to speak in IBA’s prestigious anti-trust/competition conference in Florence this September 2024 and will be representing Middle East and Africa.

In addition, Mariam advises on consumer protection matters and advised clients on warranty regulations, product recalls and supplier/manufacturer obligations. In addition, Mariam successfully defended a major international travel company from a consumer protection complaint.

Arabic, English and French

2002 – Advocate in Egypt

2001 – Bachelor of Laws, Cairo University in affiliation with Sorbonne University, Paris I

2005 – LL.M. in Intellectual Property & Technology (Top 10%), Franklin Pierce Law Centre New Hampshire