Head of Corporate & Governance
Ahmed Tahboub is a seasoned lawyer and arbitrator with more than thirty years of experience in corporate work, commercial law and arbitration, and an accredited arbitrator with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
Profile
Ahmed Tahboub is a seasoned lawyer and arbitrator with more than thirty years of experience across the Middle East in corporate work, commercial law and arbitration. Highly respected, with a proven track record of success, he is a valuable asset to any organization seeking legal advice or representation in the Middle East.
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws, Damascus University.
- Master's degree in international trade law, Brigham Young University.
- Fluent in Arabic, English and French.
Areas of Expertise
- Advising public- and private-sector corporate clients, including on the most suitable operating and development models for their organizations.
- Assisting with the registration of companies, branches and regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia and in more than sixteen other countries.
- Reviewing and negotiating contracts and agreements, including merger and acquisition agreements and partnership agreements.
- International legal representation in line with global standards; he has represented a number of local and foreign companies in multiple judicial and arbitral jurisdictions.
- Corporate governance, including developing operating and governance frameworks within companies and ensuring that they are constituted and operated in compliance with their governing laws and regulations.
- Helping clients understand and comply with their tax implications locally and internationally, and advising on tax planning and financial management.
- Legal management of a number of investments in Jordan, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
- Analyzing the regulations governing industrial cities and special zones, and aligning business operations with investment and tax legislation in exempt zones.
- Developing public-sector and mixed-sector institutions, including updating the internal regulations and sector-specific legislation governing their operations for a workforce of more than one hundred thousand employees.
Memberships & Accreditations
- Member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and of the Jordan Bar Association.
- Accredited arbitrator with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
Notable Work
- Acted as counsel on several acquisitions, including Orange's acquisition of MobileCom in Jordan, INVESTBANK's acquisition of Jordan Facilities Company, Ram Medical Group's acquisition of a medical laboratory and a drug-research laboratory, and the acquisition of Wabka in Saudi Arabia.
- From 1996 to 2013, managed the Inter-corporate Support Program, which involved establishing and developing companies across several sectors in the UAE, Jordan and Germany.
- Expansion of Al Rajhi Bank's operations and services through its branches in Jordan.
- Provided legal advice and legal research and investigation reports to a number of hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and public and private institutions in Jordan and Egypt.
- Represented and advised numerous international and Arab companies, and prepared and developed project agreements for civil and urban development with the Greater Amman Municipality.
- Reviewed financing agreements and loan, finance and participation contracts for a large number of capital projects, ranging from syndicated bank loans and treasury bonds to investment partnerships with international consortia.
