Al Tamimi & Company

Banking and Finance

Partner

Ali is a Syrian national, having joined Al Tamimi & Company in 2002. He has extensive experience in the area of banking and finance, having acted mainly for:

Advising on the financial activities and the corresponding licenses; Advising on and assisting to set up financial institutions regulated by the UAE Central Bank and the Securities and Commodities Authority; Assisting with regulatory mandates and examinations; Working on structuring, negotiation and execution of complex financing transactions and security creations; Advising on new regulations and participating in the negotiations, benchmarking, compatibility with the enforceable legislations and drafting; Advising on investment products, the applicable legal regime and regulatory implications; Advising on structuring funds and investment vehicles including drafting and negotiating the transaction documents and licensing; Assisting to register foreign funds and advising on the applicable regulations; Reviewing transactional structures, authority matrixes, and issue capacity opinions; Conducting due diligence as part of restructuring or acquisition mandates; Advising on corporate governance, including drafting/reviewing manuals and assisting with the implementation; Advising on marketing of foreign investment products and cross border activities; Advising on wide range of securities and assisting through the creation and enforcement of such securities; Assisting in drafting, amending and enforcing the constitutional documents of all types of companies; Advising government and semi government authorities on new and existing financial products; Attending general meetings of different types of companies (including public and private joints stock).

Since joining Al Tamimi & Company, Ali has been involved in all areas of the banking and finance department, including:

Setting up and assisting on continues basis commercial banks, wholesale banks, finance companies, financial investment companies, money exchange companies and representative offices (all licensed by the UAE Central Bank); Setting up and assisting on continues basis, the brokerage companies, investment management companies, financial consultancy companies and promotion companies (all licensed by the Securities and Commodities Authority); Advising on the areas of private banking, capital markets, private equity, licensing and regulatory matters;

Arabic and English

2016 – Registered with Legal Department of Dubai Ruler’s Court

2016 – General Law

1995 – Islamic Law