Rasheed is a strong litigator with a thorough understanding of the legal intricacies in the region, in addition to his experience as a Judge at the Court of first Instance in Baghdad, Iraq from 1996 to 2000 and 2003 to 2004. He has successfully conducted several researches and studies on topics including:

• Contingent Liability
• Agency Agreements – terms & conditions
• Land Lease Agreements (Musataha)
• New Companies Law in the UAE
• Time bars under the UAE law

Education:

• LLM from the Higher Judicial Institute, Baghdad, Iraq
• LLB from the College of Law, Baghdad University, Iraq

Areas of practice: Civil, Real Estate, Corporate

Industry Sectors: Real Estate, Logistics, Oil & Gas

Languages: Arabic & English

Recent Cases:

• Advised a UAE based client with a large property portfolio in disputes with tenants, contractors and developers whilst drafting all contracts and agreements;
• Represented a major contracting firm in civil and criminal dispute actions worth over AED 20 million;
• Advised a large engineering consultation practice in drafting and reviewing all contracts and agreements;
• Successfully represented a real estate developer in a dispute action against a rent committee involving over 60 individual cases;
• Represented a contracting company in various dispute matters involving employees and the labour law;