Ali Awad

• Advising on the financial activities and the corresponding licenses;
• Advising on and assisting to set up financial institutions regulated by the UAE Central Bank and the Securities and Commodities Authority;
• Assisting with regulatory mandates and examinations;
• Working on structuring, negotiation and execution of complex financing transactions and security creations;
• Advising on new regulations and participating in the negotiations, benchmarking, compatibility with the enforceable legislations and drafting;
• Advising on investment products, the applicable legal regime and regulatory implications;
• Advising on structuring funds and investment vehicles including drafting and negotiating the transaction documents and licensing;
• Assisting to register foreign funds and advising on the applicable regulations;
• Reviewing transactional structures, authority matrixes, and issue capacity opinions;
• Conducting due diligence as part of restructuring or acquisition mandates;
• Advising on corporate governance, including drafting/reviewing manuals and assisting with the implementation;
• Advising on marketing of foreign investment products and cross border activities;
• Advising on wide range of securities and assisting through the creation and enforcement of such securities;
• Assisting in drafting, amending and enforcing the constitutional documents of all types of companies;
• Advising government and semi government authorities on new and existing financial products;
• Attending general meetings of different types of companies (including public and private joints stock).

Since joining Al Tamimi & Company, Ali has been involved in all areas of the banking and finance department, including:

• Setting up and assisting on continues basis commercial banks, wholesale banks, finance companies, financial investment companies, money exchange companies and representative offices (all licensed by the UAE Central Bank);
• Setting up and assisting on continues basis, the brokerage companies, investment management companies, financial consultancy companies and promotion companies (all licensed by the Securities and Commodities Authority);
• Advising on the areas of private banking, capital markets, private equity, licensing and regulatory matters;