Biography

Ali has over five years of experience advising on a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial matters. He has particular expertise in cross border mergers & acquisitions, consumer protection advisory and, corporate regulatory compliance.

Ali also specializes on data protection and privacy law matters, media and advertising matters and telecommunications regulatory advisory. He is a member of the Digital & Data (Tech| Media| Telecoms) sector group.

Prior to Joining Al Tamimi Ali has worked in New Zealand and Pakistan. Ali is a qualified Barrister & Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and is a licensed Advocate of the High Court of Pakistan. Ali has also taught contract law to first year law students in Pakistan.

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Recent Experience

  • European Automobile Manufacturer, on data protection and privacy compliance with respect to the manufacturer’s connected car services in Saudi Arabia.
  • Swiss Ed-Tech Company, advised with respect to Saudi data and privacy law compliance in relation to an online English language teaching platform.
  • UAE Cloud Service Provider, advised and negotiated on a master cloud and managed services IT contract.
  • Subsidiary of New York Listed Technology Company, advised with respect to the company’s global reduction in force and its implementation Saudi Arabia.
  • European Cloud Service Provider, advised on data localization requirements with respect to government data.
  • Singaporean Real Estate Group, advised on intragroup data transfer agreements.
  • Various Global Corporates, advised on employee related data policies.

Language(s)

English

Education

2019 – LLM Master of Law Degree, BPP University, London, United Kingdom
2016 – LLB Bachelor of Law Degree, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
2013 – B.Com (Law) Bachelor of Commerce Degree, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Admission

2022 – Advocate of the High Court, Pakistan
2017 – Barrister & Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand