Senior Vice President - Legal Counsel
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Lead legal structuring and execution of complex transactions, providing strategic legal advice, managing risks, and engaging stakeholders in real estate development.
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Strategic Transactions & Deal Execution
- Lead legal structuring and execution of joint ventures, partnerships and strategic investments across Aldar's real estate portfolio, including hotels, schools, retail malls and office assets.
- Drive negotiation of high-value, non-standard and complex strategic legal agreements, ensuring efficient execution and alignment with Aldar's commercial objectives.
- Provide legal leadership on complex deal structures and transaction strategies, advising on optimal structuring to maximise value and manage exposure.
- Ensure effective legal positioning in multi-party, cross-border and cross-functional transactions.
- Support execution of strategic business growth initiatives, including large-scale acquisitions, divestments and group-level structuring projects.
- Oversee documentation for leasing transactions across Aldar's diversified portfolio, including tenant management, renewals and enforcement.
- Review, negotiate and lead on property management agreements, facilities management contracts, licences and service agreements.
- Apply specialist knowledge of hotel and school management agreements and franchise agreements to advise on complex sector-specific transactions.
Legal Advisory & Risk Management
- Provide authoritative, commercially oriented legal advice on high-complexity and business-critical matters across the Development business.
- Lead identification and mitigation of legal risks in strategic matters, ensuring appropriate contractual protections and deal safeguards are embedded in all transactions.
- Support business teams in structuring innovative and non-standard solutions, balancing risk management with commercial growth objectives.
- Guide the business on legal compliance, applicable regulatory frameworks and internal governance requirements.
- Oversee legal input into risk and commercial decision-making, including escalated and contentious matters.
- Support development of legal standards and best-practice frameworks for complex transactions within the Development business.
Stakeholder Engagement & External Management
- Engage directly with senior leadership and key stakeholders (including Commercial, Finance, Treasury, Tax and Strategy) coordinating legal inputs across transactions.
- Lead interactions with strategic partners, investors and counterparties, representing Aldar's legal position in high-level negotiations.
- Appoint and manage external law firms, provide clear legal instructions and manage associated spend within budget.
Team & Process
- Allocate work across the team and mentor members on structuring, negotiation and deal execution, building internal expertise.
- Propose and drive continuous improvement in transaction execution processes, legal templates and tools.
- Maintain current knowledge of relevant legal developments in the UAE and key international jurisdictions applicable to Aldar's activities.
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