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Mohamed S. Alhammadi, a U.A.E. national, joined Kalbian Hagerty in 2005. After working at our headquarters in Washington, D.C., Mr. Alhammadi was seconded to our branch office in Abu Dhabi. Mr. Alhammadi is a Legal Consultant with our Middle East/North Africa Practice Group.
Mr. Alhammadi assists our attorneys in providing legal counsel to Emirati companies and institutions on business law issues confronting their daily operations. Such issues include the evaluation of investment opportunities in the Gulf. He also assists with advising clients regarding U.A.E. laws applicable to choice of legal entity (including free zone entity formation), mergers and acquisitions, private placements and related securities matters, investment banking transactions, exit strategy development and implementation, and "best practices" policies and implementation company-wide.
While working at our Washington, D.C. headquarters, Mr. Alhammadi worked on a broad variety of legal matters including but not limited to commercial transactions and contracts, Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act issues, criminal law and employment law.
Prior to joining our Firm, Mr. Alhammadi worked at the U.A.E. Ministry of Justice, Legislation and Governmental Disputes Department, reviewing proposed statutes and laws and representing the U.A.E. government in cases before the U.A.E. Supreme Court and Appellate Courts.
Mr. Alhammadi is a Doctoral candidate for the Science of Juris Doctor (S.J.D.) degree at Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., the highest degree a lawyer can achieve. In May 2005, he received his Masters of Law degree (L.L.M.), graduating with Honors from Valparaiso University School of Law, Indiana, specializing in Criminal law and International Human Rights. In 1998, Mr. Alhammadi received his Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) from the United Arab Emirates University in Sharia and Secular Law, graduating cum laude and was awarded the University’s Excellence Award and the
Rashid Honor Award for graduating first in his Class. He also obtained his Judicial Certificate from the Judicial Training and Studies Institute in Abu Dhabi in 1998. | 