Alaa Mroueh

Associate, Private Clients Department

Biography

Alaa has over 5 years of expertise in corporate and commercial law, and has gained valuable experience in numerous practice areas. He has developed skills in mergers and acquisitions, banking, construction, and litigation..

Alaa advises corporate, governmental and HNW clients in leading projects and transactions across the region on a wide range of legal matters, including regulatory compliance, corporate structuring and in particular the establishment of DIFC foundations, governmental authority projects, M&A, family business succession planning, dispute resolution and corporate law.

He is a member of the firm’s Healthcare and Family Business & Private Wealth practice groups.

Alaa holds an LLM in Business Law and a bachelor’s degree in public law from Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon. He is fluent in Arabic, French, and English and is a member of the Beirut Bar Association and the Legal Affairs Department in Dubai.

Recent Experience

At Al Tamimi & Co, Alaa has been involved in several high-profile and complex projects, such as:
Worked on projects implementing laws for the establishment of governmental authorities.
Contributed to the drafting of legislation for legislative bodies, governmental authority restructuring and the establishment of free zones.
Assisted in a high-stakes project in Dubai, focusing on the enhancement of legislative landscape to incentivize FDI and economic development within the Emirate
Advised local and federal entities on laws to be amended, cancelled, repealed or introduced on federal and local levels.
Acted as lead coordinator for a healthcare project involving the establishment of a public corporation. Assisted in the drafting of documents related to the corporate governance including by-laws and terms of references for committees, advised on business component transfers. Acted as part of the team advising the corporation on projects / scopes related to various aspects including real estate, employment, intellectual property, commercial.
Collaborated with healthcare authorities in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the Northern Emirates on licensing queries for health facilities and scientific offices.
Conducted due diligence for oil and gas company acquisitions, facilitating transaction completion through documentation drafting.
Provided advisory services for family offices and family foundations.
Drafted various corporate agreements to support business operations.
Advised on structures in mainland and offshore.
Advised multinational companies on shareholders’ disputes and facilitated amicable settlements.
Assisted in commercial, real estate, construction, and civil disputes. Drafted statements of claim, memos, conducted legal research and attended expertise hearings.

Language(s)

Arabic
English
French

Education

2017 LLM in Business Law, Saint Joseph University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences – Beirut, Lebanon
2013 Bachelor Degree in Public Law, Saint Joseph University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences – Beirut, Lebanon