Yara Almously

Biography

Yara is an Associate in Al Tamimi & Company’s Banking & Finance practice. She is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut. Yara also earned an LLM in Strategic Marketing from Imperial College London, as well as the GDL, LPC, and an LLM in Commercial Legal Practice from BPP University London.

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Recent Experience

• Supported the establishment of multiple entities in the DIFC across various DFSA Prudential Categories
• Supported regulatory due diligence processes on several authorized firms in the DIFC and has supported the regulatory approval processes for change for international institutions
• Advised and drafted prenuptial and divorce agreements for clients.
• Supported clients throughout the entire divorce and prenuptial litigation process
• Managed inheritance planning and family wealth for clients
• Successfully set up foundations for client’s future family planning
• Successfully assisted various clients in multi-million dollar income tax and withholding tax disputes before the Qatari Court of Appeal, and acted for various multinational corporations in ongoing disputes before the Court of Cassation
• Advised a prominent state-owned multinational media enterprise on the withholding tax implications of its worldwide operations
• Advised a world-leading Silicon Valley tech company on withholding tax considerations applicable to its operations across the Middle East and North Africa, including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Morocco, Qatar, and Kuwait