Haya Moubaydeen > Safwan Moubaydeen Law Firm in association with Dentons > Amman, Jordan > Lawyer Profile

Safwan Moubaydeen Law Firm in association with Dentons
EMMAR TOWERS, BUILDING B-12TH FLOOR
ZAHRAN STREET, P.O.BOX 926442
AMMAN 11190
Jordan

Work Department

Corporate, Employment and Labor

Position

Haya Moubaydeen is a senior associate in the Corporate and Commercial practice in Dentons’ Amman office. She has eight years’ experience advising and representing national and international clients across a broad range of sectors including corporate and commercial, projects and infrastructure, telecommunications, dispute resolution and labor. Her legal services have a focus on contractual, regulatory, finance and investment matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, regulatory compliance, negotiation and review of various legal agreements and preparation of legal due diligence reports, particularly in connection with commercial arrangements.

Haya also supports the Dentons Doha office and leads on matters including regulatory, telecommunications projects, agency and distribution queries, employment and acquisitions.

Haya was highlighted as a “Rising Star” for the corporate, commercial and M&A guide in Legal 500 2023 and 2024. She is a member of the Dentons CSR Committee representing Jordan, and devotes significant time to pro bono and CSR activities. She was selected as the Middle East volunteer for the Greece Collaborative Pro Bono Project which encompassed travel to the island of Lesvos in Greece to advise with regards to family reunification cases and to assist with asylum interview preparations. The Collaborative Project has received awards for “Innovation in Social Responsibility” at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards Europe, and for “CSR Innovation (Multi-Firm)” at the Legal Innovation Awards.

Career

  • Agence Française de Développement: Advising on various developmental projects in Jordan, including providing advice in regards to the project agreements and transaction documentation, negotiations, client representation, reviewing financing, on-lending and credit facility agreements, and providing legal opinions on transaction closures.
  • Lesaffre: Advising the world’s largest producer of yeast products on a number of corporate, commercial, employment, regulatory and tax matters in Jordan.
  • SITA B.V: Advising this multinational company providing IT and telecoms services to the air transport industry on all commercial and corporate matters, including providing consultancy services to the daily operations of both entities in Jordan, employment and labour law issues, permits, licences, approvals, lease contracts, and, most recently, corporate restructuring.
  • THALES DIS Middle East FZ LLC: Advising this world leader in digital security on the operations of its foreign operating branch established for the implementation of the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology smart ID-card programme and other related projects.

Languages

Arabic, English

Memberships

Jordanian Bar Association (JBA)

Education

Duke University, 2014, LL.M.

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 2013, LLB

Lawyer Rankings

Jordan > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Rising stars)

Haya Moubaydeen – Safwan Moubaydeen Law Firm in association with Dentons

The team at Safwan Moubaydeen Law Firm in association with Dentons regularly advises multinational commercial companies and major banks on regulatory and compliance issues. The firm leverages Denton’s broader international network to handle multi-jurisdictional transactions within multiple sectors, ranging from finance and energy to infrastructure and aviation. Managing partner Safwan Moubaydeen is a trusted advisor to a number of public and private corporations and stands out for his extensive knowledge of Qatari law. He is supported by Ala’ George Musleh, who regularly handles instructions within the energy sector, specifically renewables, power generation and oil and gas matters. Senior associate Haya Moubaydeen is a key name to note.

Jordan > Projects and energy

The ‘top-notch’ projects and energy team at Safwan Moubaydeen Law Firm in association with Dentons is ‘highly professional, with in-depth knowledge of the local business environment and provides flexible innovative solutions while complying with regulatory controls and avoiding risks’. Managing partner Safwan Moubaydeen and Ala’ George Musleh lead a department which utilises the firm’s extensive international network to assist clients with major cross-border projects. Senior associate Haya Moubaydeen is a key practitioner.