SOLOMON OKEDARA
Solomon Okedara, Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, is a practicing legal Practitioner and Researcher with over fifteen (15) years post-call experience and expertise in litigation and non-litigious areas of practice. Solomon has a special bias for Human Rights (specially focusing on Freedom of Expression), Data Protection & Privacy, Digital Identity, Access to Internet and Online Expressions. Solomon is a partner at Solomon Okedara & CO (a firm of Barristers and Solicitors) and co-founded Digital Rights Lawyers Initiative-a not for profit NGO that focuses on promotion and protection of digital rights through Litigation, Advocacy, Research and Training (LART). Solomon is a strategic litigation lawyer with a robust interest and proven expertise in Freedom of Expression and Digital Rights litigation. He currently serves as a Legal Researcher with Columbia University i
UZAIR AHMAD ZEHGEER
Uzair Ahmad Zehgeer, is a seasoned legal professional with over 11 years of in-house and private practice experience across the Middle East, India and USA. With his immaculate academic record, he has demonstrated an exhaustive understanding of compliance and corporate commercial legal issues across various sectors including logistics, aviation, telecommunication and financial services. During his legal journey, he has managed key and high value commercial negotiations, cross border litigations and arbitrations, labor disputes, establishment of entities and corporate restructuring projects including high value mergers & acquisitions. He is presently working as a Senior Legal Counsel-II for FedEx Express Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa, based out of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates and is responsible for providing wide range of legal, compliance and regulatory support to differ
NESİM NEDİM MORHAYİM
Mr. Morhayim is one of the three Founding Partners of BATI Lawyers & Advisers located in İstanbul, Turkey and he specializes in international commercial law, unfair competition, contracts law, aviation law, intellectual property, internet law and he is also a registered trademark & patent attorney. Throughout his professional experience, Morhayim has been consulting and representing local and multinational companies in a variety of industries such as IT, steel, paper, medical products, health imaging, supplements, commodities, HR, aviation, etc. He gained extensive experience representing leading multinational and local companies in numerous contracting and litigation matters both in Turkey and abroad. He also serves in the board of directors of a variety of associations and foundations. Holding his license granted by the Ministry of Justice, Nesim Nedim Morhayim is a professional mediat
ETRUS TAN CHEN HEE
With the strong belief that young age is not the obstacle of being excellent and being a lawyer is a calling, Etrus Tan has consistently performed excellently during his journey as a litigation lawyer after being called as an advocate and solicitor of High Court of Malaya from year 2018 till to date. He has successfully obtained decisions in favour of his clients in almost every case that he handles. Due to his excellent performance, leadership, and talents in litigation, he was made a junior partner of Messrs Esther Ong Tengku Saiful & Sree during his first year of practicing in 2018 to head the Litigation Department of the firm. In 2019, he was also promoted as managing partner of the firm. He is one of the mentors for ELM Insights which is an initiative by Malaysian law students for the development and learning purpose of Malaysian Law Students. Recently, Etrus Tan has also been liste
NADIM ELIAS EL HAJ
Nadim El Haj is the General Counsel/Head of Legal and Ex-Co. Member at Abu Dhabi National Hotels, UAE. He is a result driven and strategic thinker with a demonstrated history in launching and turning around businesses in the Real Estate Development, Hospitality, Retail, TMT and Education industries. He has in-depth expertise in negotiating and closing mega transactions, including the structuring, development and acquisition of prime/trophy hospitality projects, real estate developments, retail, TMT and education projects in the MENA Region and on an international scale. Nadim was ranked by “The Legal 500” as one of the most influential in-house counsels in the Middle East in recognition of his major successes during his tenure at ADNH including the steering of the negotiation and closing of AED 2.2 B acquisition of 5 EMAAR hotels in Downtown Burj Khalifa in a record 3 months’ time and wa
ESTHER ONG HUI CHUEN
Esther is a lawyer of 26 years legal standing and also the Senior Partner of Messrs. Esther Ong Tengku Saiful & Sree (ETS). Her primary areas of practice are in intellectual property, conveyancing, corporate matters, franchising, civil and corporate litigation. Her experience includes a variety of tort matters including and not limited to defamation and negligence cases and family disputes. Esther always had a passion for the development of franchise businesses. She even provides advice on the setting up of a franchise business, creating a master franchise, sub-franchise, registration of franchise with the relevant authorities, etc. She has successfully assisted entrepreneurs to expand their businesses into a franchise group that has grown throughout Malaysia and overseas. She is also empanelled as an arbitrator and adjudicator with the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (MIArb). H
Dr. YASSER ABO ISMAIL
Dr. Yasser Abo Ismail, is an International legal counsel, an experienced leader and a true business partner, who believes in influencing and partnering with executive leaders to accelerate global business goals and build a culture of integrity. He is an expert in providing business friendly and effective solutions to manage and mitigate legal, business and operational risks arising from various commercial contracts, competition and antitrust related matters, data protection, corporate transactions, divestitures, acquisitions, post-acquisition integration, business restructuring, labour relations, product manufacturing, business disruption, crisis management, trade sanctions, fraud and ethics investigations. Throughout his career and academic journey in Egypt, France, Saudi and UAE with top tier multinational organisations such as Ernst & Young, PepsiCo, Eaton and currently Schindler, he
MAJDOULINE SCHEIT
Majdouline Scheit is a qualified Senior Associate Lawyer with almost eleven years of experience in various legal areas encompassing corporate, commercial, labor, intellectual property, energy law and dispute resolution. Majdouline followed a Doctorate Formation at the “Université Libre de Bruxelles” in International Maritime Law and human rights. She earned a PhD in Energy & Environmental Law and dispute resolution related to the joint development maritime zone from the Lebanese Doctorate School of Law and Political Science. She currently teaches Energy and Environmental Law at the University of Phoenicia in Lebanon. She is also recognized for providing in-house legal support and guidance across corporate transactional law, commercial contracts and matters pertaining to compliance and regulations.
Dr. G.V. RAO
Dr. G. VENKATESH RAO is a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India with 34 years of practice. His areas of specialization are Litigation, Legal Advice, Govt and academics, in the field of Constitutional, Law, Taxation, International Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, and Cyber Laws, Telecom, Economic offenses, Shipping and Banking. Dr.Rao started his career, as a Counsel, at the office of the Attorney General for India for 5 yrs. He has also been associated with numerous, domestic and international universities, public policy institutions, U.N and other global bodies, for academic and faculty contribution. He has been an office-bearer of prestigious organizations like, Global Policy insights London, World Peace Congress, Nakhon Nayok Thailand, of which he was Vice President as also for Global Education Law Forum (GELF) Amsterdam. Dr.G.V.Rao has an LL.D from Commonweal
VIVIAN KUAN HUI XIAN
Vivian Kuan is currently a Partner and Head of Litigation at Nik Hussain & Partners, a law firm based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her current practice areas are focused on banking, civil, and commercial disputes involving the breach of director duties, breach of fiduciary relationship, company and shareholder disputes, minority oppression, breach of trust, construction claims, commercial judicial review, and debt recovery actions. Vivian also enjoys taking up speaking engagements on current legal issues with the state bar, law schools, universities and radio broadcasts. She was awarded Women Lawyer of the Year in the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Malaysia Law Awards 2020. She was also shortlisted as Young Lawyer of the Year 2020. She is currently a member of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association. She is also the immediate past Chairperson of the Kuala Lumpur Young Lawyers Committee (KLYLC).
