SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL
QATAR PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY QAPCO QSC
Total years of experience :39 years, 11 Months
Senior Legal Counsel at Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) QSC, Doha Qatar. QAPCO is the leading petrochemical company in the region owned by Government of Qatar.
• Reviewed contractual documents and tender documents
• Prepared QAPCO and Qatofin Company Board Charter
• Interviewed and appointed many international premier legal firms for QAPCO
• Lead Business transformation program with AT Kearney
• Global employees transfer/termination of QAPCO Global Representative Offices
• Advised many legal opinion to QAPCO on day to day queries and issues.
• Attended many meetings with QP, Tasweeq, MUNTAJAT, QPPC, QATOFIN, major international law firms DLA Piper, Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, Herbert Smith Free Hills, White & Case etc.
• Attended many meetings with various service providers for QAPCO including contract negotiations and finalization of agreements.
I am the Leader and focal point with respect to closure of all 28 Global Marketing Network ("GMN") Representative Offices ("RO") of QAPCO in various countries in the globe. This was done due to the Emiree Decree Law No 11 of 2012 whereby all the marketing operations of Regulated Products were transferred to the newly incorporated Qatar Government owned Qatar Chemical & Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company (MUNTAJAT).
I managed the Closure of the GMN RO’s by leading and coordinating various departments in QAPCO, MUNTAJAT and RO's in each Country. I managed engagement of lawyers, consultants for the same, conducted meetings, teleconferences, advises, plan of action, financial budget plans, proper reporting etc relating to the closure.
Transfer/termination of employees, their ESB, ex gratia and other payments, Lease transfer/termination/novation, sale of property and assets, utility services termination/transfer, regulatory clearances, license/registration/de-registration, tax clearance, routine liaison with the appointed external law firms, legal and Tax consultants in each country.
Closure of overseas offices was a major assignment in QAPCO and I managed the closure with utmost efficiency for the benefit of QAPCO and without any major issues worldwide.
In addition to closure, reviewed all sorts of documents, tenders, contracts etc. for QAPCO, QATOFIN, Al Sejeel Project in Ras Laffan, QPPC, Business Transformation Program with co-ordination of AT Kearney, attended meetings in QP, Muntajat and dealt with all legal services as Legal department is the final authority of approval before management signature at QAPCO
Worked as Senior Legal Counsel at International Counsel Bureau (ICB), Kuwait, a reputed International Law Firm in the State of Kuwait for 9 years.
Advised various types of oil, gas, petrochemical, commercial, international Contracts, Commercial Laws, other contracts, Arbitration (LCIA, ICC etc), Legal Review of all types of documents, Agreements, Tender Documents, Contracts, Review & Drafting of all kind of legal and commercial documents;
Conducted Legal Due Diligence on companies and Real Property Due Diligence on properties belonging to companies;
Advised, many matters of clients in Kuwait and worldwide including EQUATE Petrochemical Company, TKOC, TKSC, EMC, Kuwait Catalyst Company (KCC), KUFPEC, HEISCO (Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Company), KAFCO (Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company), PCIC (Petroleum Coke Industries Company), United Aviation, Kharafi National, VIVA, Saudi Telecom Company (STC), GUST (Gulf University), AAYAN, HYUNDAI Engineering Company, AH Al Sagar and Brother’s Company, AREF Investment Company, AREF Group, CGGC China, DEH (Development Enterprises Holding Company), GDC (Gulf Dredging Company), Khaled Y Al Fulaij, Euromar, KDC (Kuwait Drilling Company), GDH (Gulf Development House), Gulf Web (INCUB), Kuwait Energy, TWC (Technology World Company) etc.
Upto 2004 worked as Lawyer/Advocate/Attorney/ at High Court and various other Courts in India dealing with civil, criminal, labor, administration, banking and many other branches of law more than 13 years, with Court, litigations, drafting etc, Legal consultant, legal Advisor for various banks, Companies, business organizations and Institutions for more than 12 years in India.
Lawyer at High Court and various other Courts in India dealing with civil, criminal, labor, administration, banking, corporate, and many other branches of law more than 13 years, with litigations, drafting etc, Also worked as Legal consultant, legal Advisor for various banks, Companies, business organizations and Institutions for more than 10 years in India.
• Adjudicating officer (quasi-judicial position) for the claims of banks, financial institutions, employees and other institutions;
• Drafting, vetting and examination of agreements, pleadings, and other legal documents;
• Appearing before courts, tribunals and arbitrators;
• Due diligence analysis of corporate revival or restructuring proposals;
• Instruct and coordinate with the external counsels and accountants;
• Compliance to all statutory, and regulatory requirements for the companies under liquidation;
• Prosecution on non-compliance of corporate laws, and cases of misfeasance by directors of companies;
• Liaison with other regulators/departments, and also with international agencies;
• Enforcement/execution of court orders and decrees, realization of debts and recovery of assets;
• Preparation of data for answering of parliamentary questions, comments on new statutes / rules
• Administration and management of the office;
• Presiding over statutory meetings with directors of companies and officials of banks; and inter-se bidding meetings;
• All matters connected with sale by tender of movable and immovable property of companies in liquidation;
• Appointed as Court Commissioner and Amicus Curie in many litigations and disputes.
• Areas of specialization: corporate laws, banking & insurance laws, contracts, labor & industrial laws, excise & customs laws, property laws, anti-corruption laws, food adulteration laws, narcotic laws, criminal law and economic offences matters;
• Appeared before various courts/tribunals including the Supreme Court of India
5 years working experience as Administrative Assistant in Peoples Action for Development Kerala, Trivandrum, under Rural Development Department of Government of Kerala, India from 1985 to 1990, dealing with drafting & reviewing documents, administering office, public relations, management workshops, project management etc
Worked as Contract Works Supervisor and Manager including HR, Salary, Purchase, etc.
