Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Financial services regulatory lawyer with extensive experience across fintech, virtual assets and data privacy, advising international and regional clients on complex regulatory frameworks in the UAE, DIFC, ADGM, Saudi Arabia, and the broader GCC. - Trusted advisor to leading global fintech and virtual asset firms on market entry and expansion, delivering end-to-end regulatory support including product structuring, licensing, strategic regulatory engagement with regulators such as CBUAE, DFSA, FSRA, SAMA. Supporting clients also on data protection advisory, commercial contracting, and navigating compliance and enforcement risks. - Proven track record of advising across a wide spectrum of financial products and services, including retail payments, stored value solutions, open banking, remittances and money transmission, embedded finance, lending, BNPL, digital lending and credit operations, and stablecoin-based payment models.
- Led the legal function, managing a team of 3 lawyers. - Handled verticals such as fintech, regulatory engagement, corporate commercial laws (structuring and investments), commercial contracts, e-commerce, gaming, employment, litigation, intellectual property registrations, product & feature launches, corporate compliance & litigation. - Advised on broad regulatory projects, compliance, anti-money laundering and licensing requirements. - Reported directly to the founders, acted as C-suite advisor.