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Legal Leaders in MENA
As we witness the evolution of the regulatory landscape across the MENA region, it was timely for us to investigate and lift the lid, on what is keeping the region’s legal decision-makers awake at night.
Our first-of-its-kind report titled Legal Leaders in MENA is out now! It captures the views of 700 legal decision-makers across nine countries and 13 industry sectors in MENA, as well as in-depth interviews with experts from key sectors such as financial services and education to name a few, which revealed the emerging risks and priorities challenging the legal sector across the region.
Read the full report and share your feedback with us at legalleaders@tamimi.com.
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Aida Al Jahdhami
Associate
Biography
Aida is an Associate in the Innovation & Patents and Intellectual Property practices.
Aida assists and advises clients on the protection of their patents, industrial designs, and trademarks by registering them at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. She drafts oppositions related to the infringement of trademarks, statements of appeals, legal notices, dealing with customs matter, handling trademark litigation advisory and advising on Competition Law and copyright laws in Oman.
Aida also has vast experience in corporate commercial and restructuring matters across a range of sectors many of which are cross border. Aida possesses experience in corporate governance, mergers and acquisition, advising and conducting restructuring at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and incorporation of entities such as limited liability companies, joint ventures and closed joint stock companies in Oman. Aida also possess experience in advising on some aspects of the healthcare system in Oman and holds a good relationship with the Ministry of Health.
Prior to joining Al Tamimi & Company, Aida worked with leading international firms both in London and in Muscat. Having qualified in the Omani jurisdiction, Aida is admitted before the Omani courts and has right of audience before the primary court.
Recent Experience
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- Handles patent and industrial design filing & prosecution in Oman.
- Advises on regulatory matters in relation to healthcare, including pharma, related innovations in Oman;
- Representing an elite English Service Centre in respect of a breach of its trademark by an English institution based in Oman.
- Representing MBC Action on trademark infringement opposition.
- Advising Bank Muscat SAOG on a potential copyright infringement case.
- Advising an international food service company on the custom procedures and practice of importing edible oils in Oman and on the regulations of edible oils such as rice bran and coconut oil in Oman.
- Assisting in advising a Qatari investor on its acquisition of 100% of an Omani distributor of consumer electronics.
- Assisting Aster DM healthcare on the acquisition of a hospital in Oman.
- Assisting in advising an upstream E&P company on its multi-million dollar acquisition of assets in the Khazzan and Mukhaizna gas fields in Oman.
- Assisting in Advising a Singaporean listed company on its joint venture in relation to the Duqum refinery project.
- Advising Japan Tobacco International on potential impact of illegal trade during coronavirus pandemic.
Language(s)
- Arabic
- English
Education
2017 – LLB (Law), University of Kent
2015 – Bachelor of Liberal Arts Major in Economics, The University of Michigan-Dearborn
Admission
2020 – Primary court lawyer in Oman
Practice(s)
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