Experience

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  Microsoft

  • Director, Public Policy Campaigns

    • Apr 2023 - Present

  • Government Affairs Lead - MEA

    • Apr 2021 - Jul 2023

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  Governance House

  • Beirut District, Lebanon

  • Partner, Jurist.

    • Jun 2018 - Apr 2021
    • Beirut District, Lebanon

    In this role, I support and provide strategic advice to Governance House clients and partners on governance (corporate and social), risk management and compliance matters related to their operations in the Levant.

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  Yahoo

  • United States
  • Technology, Information and Internet
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Associate General Counsel

    • May 2014 - May 2018

    Leading legal support to the Yahoo EMEA Monetisation team, and general counsel for Italy, Spain and Middle East & North Africa: - Supporting launch, compliance and management of programmatic and native advertising marketplaces in EMEA: product compliance reviews, drafting and negotiating supporting agreements, and advising on ad policy, data exchange and privacy matters; - Lead commercial counsel to the UK Commercial team advising on advertising terms and conditions, advertising policies, ethics and compliance matters, and relations and agreements with partners; - Advising on advertising guidelines in Europe, Middle East and Africa and drafting external and internal policy documents and putting together relevant processes; - Lead commercial counsel on commercial and advertising syndication agreements, and advertising reseller agreements in EMEA; - Acting as general counsel, advising on a wide spectrum of corporate and commercial issues in Italy, Spain and MENA; and - Putting together user friendly processes, simplifying agreements and providing trainings to commercial teams on legal and contractual aspects, advertising policies and ethics and compliance matters.

  • Legal Director (Middle East & Africa)

    • Nov 2010 - May 2014

    Led legal support to the Sales teams in the UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Jordan and other reseller markets in the Middle East and North Africa covering a wide spectrum of responsibilities including: - Drafting and negotiating advertising and commercial contracts and putting in place relevant processes; - Advising on legal implications of advertising policies, content marketing offerings, and structuring supporting agreements; - Advising on setting up, corporate license renewals and HR and employment matters; and - Participating in public policy and business and human rights program initiatives in the region.

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  DLA Piper

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Legal Consultant

    • Nov 2008 - Dec 2010
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Legal Consultant in the Project and Finance Group: - Advised regional and multinational financial institutions, construction companies, tourism projects groups, and real estate development companies on Islamic finance, conventional project financing and trade financing structures in the Middle East and North Africa region. - Seconded to Dubai Bank's Legal Department to support on property finance, information technology, regulatory and treasury matters.

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  Khasawneh & Associates (In association with Eversheds KSLG)

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Legal Consultant

    • Nov 2005 - Nov 2007
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Legal Consultant in the Technology and Media Department focused primarily on the registration and enforcement of intellectual property rights, technology products compliance, media commercial contracts, and corporate matters, in the Middle East and North Africa region.