Ahmed Muen - Founder & President

Drystone Chambers

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Ahmed is a barrister specialising in criminal and regulatory law. Ahmed is often instructed on cases of a serious and complex nature. Ahmed has particular expertise in financial crime having dealt with large scale money laundering cases and complex frauds often concerning millions of pounds moving across various jurisdictions. Ahmed has particular experience in dealing with hawala transfers, cross-border transactions, and cash forfeitures.

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Ahmed is fluent in Arabic and has strong connections within the Arab community, having represented and advised many of them on sensitive legal issues. 

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Noura Abughris - Vice President

DLA Piper

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Noura is a Solicitor Advocate based between London and Dubai. Her practise consists of advising on a blend of high profile international law disputes that have a diplomatic and/or a sensitive commercial aspect to them. She also regularly writes for legal publications and participates in international conferences, most notably at the ICJ in The Hague, Istanbul and Milan. She has also spoken on a panel on corporate social responsibility in the House of Lords with the UK Trade Envoy to Iraq, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.  

 

Prior to qualifying as a lawyer, Noura completed her Bachelors of Law (LL.B) at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. 

  

Noura is also the Company Secretary for the Arab Lawyers Association. 

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Hasan Almosoy - Chief Operating Officer

Charles Russell Speechlys

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Hasan is a London-based lawyer in the Financial Services Regulation & Funds group at Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS), admitted to practise in England and Wales.

 

He completed a two-year training contract with CRS, which included a six-month client secondment to Morgan Stanley. Prior to commencing his training contract, Hasan spent ten months in the Funds legal team at Schroders in London.

 

At CRS, Hasan has authored legal articles and leads the firm’s football team. He is further involved with the firm's Saudi Arabia desk and frequently collaborates with colleagues at CRS's international offices in Dubai, Qatar and Bahrain.

 

Hasan is also a Board Director of the Arab Lawyers Association, serving alongside Ahmed Muen.

 

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Sam El Jeaaidi - Treasurer

Invicta Law

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Sam is a barrister and mediator with a Master of Laws from the University of Kent. She is currently working as a Case worker at a leading regional firm, Invicta Law. Her work is predominantly in public law acting for the Local Authority, Kent County Council. She immensely enjoys her current role and aspires to complete a pupillage with a specialisation in Family law and Court of Protection.

 

Sam is passionate about various causes, including social justice, equality, family law and mental health. Whilst on the Bar course, she joined Vocalise project and acted as a mentor, whereby she delivered debating workshops to inmates in prisons across London. She has also acted pro-bono for claimants in private family law proceedings as part of the BPP Pro-Bono service.

 

Sam is multi-lingual due to her background and to having spent the majority of her childhood in Morocco. She speaks Fluent, French and Arabic and maintains strong connections with her country of origin. Sam is passionate and committed to promoting the objectives of the association. She works to promote and develop a networking platform upon which Arab lawyers are able to develop and grow.

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Dania Al-Bayati - Head Of Digital Marketing 

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​Dania is an award-winning law graduate from the University of Westminster, winning both the NMC Mentee of the Year Award as well as the Vice-Chancellor's Employability Award.

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She is a paralegal at the boutique litigation firm, Velitor Law. She has worked on substantial commercial litigation matters concerning the creation of Bitcoin such as Wright v McCormack [2021] EWHC 2671 (QB) and various Bitcoin recovery matters. She is experienced in copyright claims in relation to the creation of NFTs. Dania is particularly experienced in defamation, data protection, GDPR, international arbitration and corporate law. She has also worked on various Antiguan civil litigation matters.

Prior to joining Velitor Law, Dania worked as a paralegal at Ontier LLP in London. She also worked pro-bono at Westminster Law Clinic and North Kensington Law Centre alongside her LLB studies.

Dania is bilingual in Arabic and English. 

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Sara Saleh 

Addleshaw Goddard

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After being called to the Bar in October 2014,  Sara is an Associate within the Commercial Disputes Group in London.  Sara has a range of commercial dispute resolution experience with a particular focus on Reputation and Information Protection where her work involves both advisory work and contentious disputes.  Sara's practice also focuses on, Business Protection Litigation, Competition Disputes and Arbitration. 

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Sara has extensive experience in international litigation in the Commercial Court and was heavily involved in the following cases: Plantation Holdings (FZ) LLC v Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC [2017] EWHC 520 (Comm); Trident Australasia Pty Ltd v Versabuild LLC [2015] EWHC 1609 (Comm); Trident Australasia Pty Ltd v Versabuild LLC and Cox and others (Costs respondents) [2015] EWHC 2890 (Comm); and Mahmoud Haji Haider Abdullah (and others) v. Credit Suisse (UK) Limited and Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited [2017] EWHC 3016 (Comm). 

In January 2018 Sara moved from Skadden's Litigation Team to their White Collar Crime Team and is now working on a range of cases alleging Anti-Money Laundering, Bribery and Corruption. These cases include both domestic and multi-national financial and business crime investigations brought by a range of national and overseas agencies. 

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Yousif Alawoad

Goodwin Proctor

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Yousif trained as solicitor at Clifford Chance LLP, London. Having completed seats in Banking and Finance, Intellectual Property, Securitisation and Real Estate Finance. Yousif is now a Corporate Associate in Goodwins's Technology and Life SCiences groups, focusing on M&A, venture capital and private equity investments and exits.

 

Yousif is fluent Arabic speaker with strong commercial relationships in London, Iraq and Dubai.

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Nadya Rouben

DLA Piper

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Nadya is a Legal Director within the Commercial Litigation & International Arbitration team at DLA Piper. Her practice focuses on high-value, complex and multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes. Before being admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales, Nadya graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with an LLB (Hons) and LLM in International Business Law. She is fluent in Arabic and French.

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Switzerland Chapter

 

Yacine Rezki

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Yacine is a Swiss based lawyer with expertise in national and international taxation, administrative procedures, and criminal-economic litigation.

As the Founding Partner of Kanani / Rezki Avocats and the founder of the the Fair Trade Tax association, Yacine is committed to providing his expertise to his clients in their business affairs.

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Prior to founding his own firm, Yacine’s professional journey has taken him to some of Switzerland's most esteemed addresses. This has equipped him with the experience to handle complex national and international cases, reinforcing his reputation as a leading expert in his domain.

Yacine’s understanding of his field is complemented by his awareness of broader global and geopolitical interests, granting him a comprehensive perspective on various legal matters. He is regularly invited by several media to share his innovative fiscal ideas.

Fluent in multiple languages, including French and English, Yacine also speaks Algerian darija and fair knowledge of classic Arabic.

 

Mejid Manai

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Mejid is a Swiss LL.M. qualified in Tax and Business Law acting as a Board Member of CoRe Service. Core Service is a family office for GCC families and provides corporate, legal and real estate services.

In addition to his role at Core, Mejid is currently elected as a Judge at the Court of Prud’hommes in Geneva. He has worked as a Director of MENA region at private banks in Switzerland managing its wealth planning activity for over 11 years. He has worked at an international law firm, where he advised banks and private clients on all aspects of succession and estate planning.

Mejid is Arabic speaker and advises his clients on Sharia law questions as well.

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Mehdi Chraibi

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Mehdi is a lawyer based in Geneva. His area of practice is Immigration law, Criminal Law, Commercial law and both Public and Private International law. After he finished his studies in Political Science at the University of Geneva, Mehdi obtained a Bachelor of law and a Master in Law at the same University.

Mehdi speaks Arabic English and French.

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Lilia Benka

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Lilia is a PhD candidate in Commercial and Banking Law, specializing in ESG regulations and greenwashing. She is an experienced legal and digital counsel in corporate and international contract law, with a strong focus on supporting startups and entrepreneurs.

Fluent in French and English, with knowledge of Arabic, German, and Spanish, Lilia combines her legal expertise with a passion for innovation and the sustainable development of international business.

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