Our legal experts at your service during the legal clinic

Time: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Abdulaziz AlrashdiPartnerArbitration & Dispute Resolution, Litigation

Mundhir AlbarwaniPartnerBanking & Finance, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions and Litigation

Abdelmuneem El RufaaiSenior AssociateArbitration & Dispute Resolution, Banking &Finance, Litigation

Ahmed Al TaherSenior AssociateBanking & Finance, Commercial, Insurance & Reinsurance

Haitham Al NaabiAssociateLitigation

Omar AlkharoosiAssociateLitigation

Arsalan TariqSenior AssociateBanking & Finance, Commercial, Corporate. Mergers & Acquisitions and Real Estate

Mohammed AlghazaliAssociateLitigation

Noor AmbusaidiAssociateCorporate and Mergers& Acquisitions

Catherine JaskiewiczAssociateCorporate and Mergers& Acquisitions

Mundhir Al RasbiAssociateCommercial and Litigation

“Legal Clinic” One on one legal consultations

Time: 9:00 – 10:30

A tailored workshop for SME on actionable know-how of legal operation for their business. How to build a successful relationship between the employer and employee, the critical requirements of having legally binding and sound employee contracts. The essentials of having contracts drafted between SMEs, suppliers and vendors for succeeding in a business. Why and how foundation must be carefully built by having a clear understanding of contract clauses. Covering key issues of contracts with a specific reference to Oman.

As IP law in the Middle East is not straightforward and requires advice from people on the ground who have native knowledge of the technicalities involved and a grasp of what can be a rapidly changing environment. The workshop will help you understand protect and promote your ideas, inventions and trade marks as your intellectual property becomes more of an asset than ever before. It will also cover the applicable laws governing IP. It will also cover how to effectively protect and utilize a brand.

Catherine JaskiewiczAssociate

Catherine is an Associate with eight years of experience in the Middle East and GCC region and she currently

works in the corporate department of our Muscat office in the Sultanate of Oman. Catherine focuses her practice on corporate and commercial law. In Oman, she has advised various public agencies and private entities on drafting and negotiating engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts, design and engineering consultancy agreements, and she has assisted several governmental and semi-governmental clients with contracts standarization projects. Catherine also advises overseas companies on foreign direct

investment laws, local and cross border M&A’s, distribution, franchising, agency, and administration procedures that can have an impact on setting up operations in Oman. Catherine’s practice and expertise extends to advising on various labour law and immigration related issues.

Prior to joining BSA Catherine practiced for 5 years at an international law firm based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and in Muscat, Oman. Before moving to the Gulf region, she worked as a legal advisor to private sector companies, providing commercial and international law advice and dealing with contractual negotiations in Poland, Syria and Jordan. Catherine holds an LL.M. from Jagiellonian University and is a doctoral candidate at the Institute of Law of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Workshop on “Legal Challenges for SMEs”

Zubair SEC in collaboration with Law firm BSA, invites SMEsto an open workshop and complimentary legal advice.

Free Legal Advice

Tuesday, 15 January 20199:00 am – 4:00 pm

Bait Al Zubair, Muscat

info@zubairsec.org

in collaboration with152019JAN