OMAR NABULSI, FOUNDING PARTNER

The founding partner of the firm, Mr. Omar Nabulsi held several Government Ministerial posts, such as National Economy, Agriculture, Labour, and Development & Reconstruction. Mr. Nabulsi was also a Diplomat at the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, Cairo.

Formerly a Senator and member of the Jordanian Senate's Legal Committee, an Ambassador to the United Kingdom and to the Netherlands, and a member of the National Consultative Council, the predecessor to the current Parliament in Jordan.

Mr. Nabulsi also served as a conciliator and arbitrator on the Panel of the World Bank (ICSID), and as a chairman and member of arbitral tribunals in several international cases under the ICC Rules and UNCITRAL. He is currently a member of the Board of the Arbitration System of the Euro-Arab Chambers of Commerce. Mr. Nabulsi holds the only classification by Chambers & Partners in Jordan of a "Senior Statesman".

Mr. Nabulsi was admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association in 1979 and holds LL.B. and LL.M. degrees from Cairo University.

ZAID NABULSI, PARTNER

A partner in Nabulsi & Associates since 1995, Zaid has been involved in all matters pertaining to corporate and transactional issues for the firm's clients. His experience covers drafting of various contracts, charters of companies, shareholder and loan agreements and financing arrangements, and advising on issues related to foreign investment, company law, securities law, tax law, commercial law and employment law. Mr. Zaid Nabulsi has served as a Legal Officer in United Nations Compensation Commission (Geneva, Switzerland), where he was involved in review of claims of governments, corporations, and individuals arising out of Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait in 1990, and presentation of the same before Panels of Commissioners. Zaid has been admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association in 1994 and holds a LL.B. from the University of Southampton, and a LL.M in International Business Law from the University of London.

RAND HANNUN, PARTNER

Joined the firm in 2008. Throughout her career, she has acquired diverse and extensive legal practice in areas of trade and investment policy including customs, free zones, investment laws, international trade agreements, trade and economic policy reforms in emerging economies and legislative drafting and advocacy. In particular, Ms. Hannun has effectively participated in some of Jordan's leading reform initiatives for economic development, including Jordan's accession to the WTO, the transformation of Aqaba into a Special Economic Zone, and regulatory support to the newly established Development Zones Commission. Currently, Ms. Hannun is involved in matters of corporate, taxation, banking and finance, labor and privatization nature. Rand has been admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association in 2001 and holds a LL.B. from the University of Jordan, and a LL.M in International Business Law from the University of London.