International Business Legal Associates (IBLAW)

Litigation & Corporate and Commercial

Partner

Mr. Malhas has extensive experience in corporate and commercial law including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and finance, private international law and privatization and regulatory governance. Mr. Malhas also has extensive experience in assisting businesses in incorporation and structuring, and corporate regulatory matters. He was part of the team that advised Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc, the multinational pharmaceuticals group, on its acquisition of Arab Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company (APM) for a total cash consideration of $163.6 million.

Mr. Malhas was part of the team that advised the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) on the “Development of Institutional and Operating Arrangements for the Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund (JREEEF)”. He was also part of the team who advised the Electricity Regulatory Commission of Jordan (ERC) on certain aspects of the project “Technical Assistance for the Electricity Regulatory Commission” including the revision of the conditions and legal aspect of Jordan Electricity Power Company Concession Agreement.

Mr. Malhas advised the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) on several subjects including licensing, TRC role and authorities, conflicts among legislations and licenses, dispute resolution with licensees, Interconnection, and competition safeguards. He was part of the team that advised the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology on several subjects including the e-government project and the National Information Technology Center (NITC).

Prior to joining IBLAW, Mr. Malhas was deputy of the head of legal department of Munir Sukhtian Group, a diversified manufacturing, trading, marketing, distribution, service, and contracting company headquartered in Amman, Jordan.

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Jordanian BarChairman of the Conduct & Disciplinary Committee at the Jordan Basketball Foundation Part-time lecturer at the Middle East University – Amman, JordanMember at the Jordan Society for Preventing Road AccidentsPolice Friends AssociationMemeber at the Jordan Economic Forum 

LLM from the University of Birmingham; United KingdomLLB from the University of Jordan