Experience

Zu'bi & Partners

• Bahrain
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Mar 2009 - Present

  • Advising on commercial matters like franchises, agencies, distributions agreements, development agreements, management agreements etc. • Representing and advising clients on all forms of corporate assignments including but not limited to mergers, acquisitions, corporate restructurings, corporate governance and privatization transactions • Advising on structuring and establishment of investment funds-both conventional as well as Shariah compliant • Advising on financing transactions for major banks and financial institutions including project finance and private equity investments • Advising local and international insurance and reinsurance companies on various issues concerning the conduct of business in Bahrain • Providing advice on the establishment of investment firms and other financial institutions including licensing and regulatory issues and dealing with the Central Bank of Bahrain and other regulatory bodies • Providing advice to various local as well as international financial institutions and banks on marketing, private placement and public offerings of shares, funds, bonds and other securities in Bahrain Show less



Baker & McKenzie

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Sep 2007 - Mar 2009

  • Advised on the structuring and creation of investment funds including protected cell/segregated portfolio company funds, private equity funds and limited partnerships • Advised on corporate restructurings, private equity, mergers and acquisitions • Advised on general corporate matters and company formations • Advised on the structuring and creation of investment funds including protected cell/segregated portfolio company funds, private equity funds and limited partnerships • Advised on corporate restructurings, private equity, mergers and acquisitions • Advised on general corporate matters and company formations



Appleby

• Cayman Islands
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Associate

  • Jan 2007 - Aug 2007

  • Advised on the structuring and creation of hedge funds, segregated portfolio company funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, Shariah-compliant funds, limited partnerships • Advised on the registration and mortgage of ships at the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry • Advised on the marketing of foreign securities to the investors in the Cayman Islands • Advised on the formation of various offshore corporate structures and varied corporate and financial matters • Advised on the structuring and creation of hedge funds, segregated portfolio company funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, Shariah-compliant funds, limited partnerships • Advised on the registration and mortgage of ships at the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry • Advised on the marketing of foreign securities to the investors in the Cayman Islands • Advised on the formation of various offshore corporate structures and varied corporate and financial matters



Qays H Zu'bi Attorneys & Legal Consultants

• Bahrain
• Law Practice

• Legal Consultant

  • Mar 2005 - Jan 2007

  • Advising on commercial matters like franchises, agencies, distributions agreements, development agreements, management agreements etc. • Representing and advising clients on all forms of corporate assignments including but not limited to mergers, acquisitions, corporate restructurings, corporate governance and privatization transactions • Advising on structuring and establishment of investment funds-both conventional as well as Shariah compliant • Advising on financing transactions for major banks and financial institutions including project finance and private equity investments • Advising on various forms of Shariah compliant financing and structures • Providing advice on the establishment of investment firms and other financial institutions including licensing and regulatory issues and dealing with the Central Bank of Bahrain and other regulatory bodies • Providing advice to various local as well as international financial institutions and banks on marketing, private placement and public offerings of shares, funds, bonds and other securities in Bahrain Show less



Anwar Al-Bisher & Partners, Attorneys & Legal Consultants

• Legal Consultant

  • Jun 2003 - Feb 2005

  • Provided advice to international clients on the Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment Program, the Kuwait Offset Program and the Kuwait Free Trade Zone • Represented and advised international companies in franchise, joint venture, collaboration and agent-appointment negotiations • Provided advice on corporate structures to various international clients doing or intending to do business in India and Kuwait • Provided advice on the marketing and private placement of foreign securities in Kuwait Show less



Private Practice with a Senior Counsel

• Advocate

  • Jul 1999 - Jul 2001

  • Handled civil, criminal and corporate litigation independently • Drafted pleadings and various kinds of petitions, legal documents such as lease deeds, partnership agreements and contracts, prepared briefs and conducted extensive legal research • Conducted client interviews and mediation, negotiated settlements and handled correspondence • Handled trials in the District Court: conducted cross-examination, prepared exhibits, and attended evidence proceedings • Argued several writ petitions, bail matters, corporate and civil appeals in the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court, many of which have been reported in leading law journals Show less