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Find out moreThe first Law Update of 2024 is here, and our first focus of the year spotlights Healthcare and Lifesciences, a sector that is undergoing significant growth and development across the MENA region.
Our focus provides an insight into some of the most important regulatory updates across the region, such as the UAE’s groundbreaking law on the use of human genome, Kuwait’s resolution on nuclear and radioactive materials, the new regulations for healthcare services in Qatar, Egypt’s healthcare regulatory framework, and the impact of the Saudi Civil Transactions Law on the healthcare and life sciences sector … and there is so much more!
Beyond the healthcare pages our lawyers share with you multi-sector insights where you will discover articles on Dubai’s DIFC regulatory framework for startups, Bahrain’s commercial agencies law, and we also shed light on Kuwaiti civil code and the advantages of setting up a joint stock company in Saudi Arabia.
Read the full editionMargaret McKenzie is an Associate in the Corporate Commercial Department at Al Tamimi & Company in Kuwait. Ms. McKenzie counsels Kuwaiti and international corporate clients on a variety of issues. Her practice ranges from international transactions to local corporate, commercial, and employment law matters. She advises clients on a variety of issues including data protection, defense contracting, healthcare, privacy, e-commerce, and labour issues. She provides a range of legal advice to companies including reviewing their online policies and advising on data breaches. She also drafts and reviews employment contracts, advises on end of service benefits, HR policies, and considerations for employment of expatriate and Kuwaiti nationals. A US qualified attorney, Ms. McKenzie utilises her experience to advise local Kuwaiti and international clients to achieve the best possible outcome for their business.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. McKenzie worked as a legal researcher for the Natural Resource Governance Institute, where she researched local laws and advised on Kuwait and Bahrain’s resource governance. Additionally, Ms. McKenzie worked as a judicial extern in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and drafted legal opinions. She worked on the legal and policy response to the Puerto Rico earthquake as a student attorney. Prior to law school, Ms. McKenzie worked in international development living and working in Jordan and the United States. Ms. McKenzie is a certified mediator and has successfully mediated disputes in universities as well as in small claims courts in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
2019 – Juris Doctor, State University of New York, Buffalo
2016 – Master of Arts in Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University
2010 – Bachelor of Arts (Honours) & International Study Certificate, Queen’s University, Canada (With study at International Study Centre, Herstmonceux Castle)
State Bar of New Mexico
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