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A Chicago-trained lawyer and cum laude graduate of a top US law school (where he achieved a top 5% ranking and Dean\u2019s Honor List for 6 consecutive semesters), Mr. Ahmed launched his career in 2002 at Jenner &amp; Block, a 400+ lawyer Chicago-based firm ranked by The American Lawyer as one of the top 5 litigation and top 20 elite firms in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u2023\u00a0Named in the Legal 500 (2012), a renowned global ranking of attorneys worldwide, in relation to advising on complex business transactions and providing \u201cstate-of-the-art legal advice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2023\u00a0Named in\u00a0<em>Forbes, CNBC, Zawya, Reuters,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Yahoo! Finance<\/em>\u00a0upon joining the UAE affiliate of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (an AmLaw 100 New York firm).<\/p>\n<p>\u2023\u00a0Quoted in Islamic Finance News, and has represented leading UAE-based institutions including Tamweel PJSC, First Gulf Bank, Deutsche Gulf Finance (DGF), Amlak Finance, Noor Islamic Bank, and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank. He has also acquired broader Gulf experience, including by working directly at DGF\u2019s headquarters in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>\u2023\u00a0Accumulated significant litigation and arbitration experience in the United States and UAE, including before various arbitration panels such as the International Chamber of Commerce, Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center, Dubai International Arbitration Centre, International Trade Commission, and the American Arbitration Association.<\/p>\n<p>\u2023\u00a0Presented at numerous conferences in the United States, UAE, and abroad, including presenting on finance matters at international conferences sponsored and attended by leading institutions including Al Baraka Bank, Ernst &amp; Young, and HSBC.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Commercial\/Corporate Transactional Matters\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2023\u00a0Counsel to various consulting, technology, and software companies in connection with commercial\/corporate matters, consulting services, cross-border licensing, distribution agreements, and\/or intellectual property matters (including trademark and copyright)<\/p>\n<p>\u2023\u00a0Extensive experience in advising entrepreneurs\/start-ups, including advising on choice of entity and entity formation, and preparing requisite and ancillary contracts\/documents, including organizational\/corporate documentation, employment agreements, commercial agreements, joint venture agreements, etc.<\/p>\n<p>\u2023\u00a0Advising Deutsche Gulf Finance (a joint venture Islamic finance company between Deutsche Bank AG\u2019s Riyadh Branch and a group of Saudi investors led by Fahad Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Rajhi) in connection with corporate and Saudi regulatory compliance, finance facilities, and commercial relationships<\/p>\n<p>\u2023\u00a0Advising Tamweel PJSC and Amlak Finance, two of the largest UAE Islamic mortgage finance companies, on finance facilities including Islamic \u201cmortgage\u201d\/leasing arrangements (<em>ijara<\/em>) and\/or partnership facilities (<em>musharaka<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>\u2023\u00a0Advising on and co-drafting founding statute for the creation of the World Islamic Finance Institute (WIFI), a global Islamic finance organization established by entities including Ernst &amp; 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