MANAGING PARTNER
(212) 725-3846 ext. 102
Concentrations:
- Civil and Commercial Litigation
- Islamic Estate Planning and Islamic Finance
- Domestic and International Commercial transactions and Litigations
- International Trade and Investment
- Corporate: Profit and Not For Profit Establishments and Operations
Commissioner:
- Appointed by Mayor Bloomberg to serve as a Commissioner on the NYC Human Rights Commission
- Enforce New York City Human Rights Law
- Approve the Administrative Law Judges’ Decisions
- Propose Amendments to the NYC Human Rights Law
Adjunct Professor:
- Adjunct Professor at Fordham University School of Law
- Will teach Islamic Finance course in Fall 2011 semester
Admissions:
- New York,
- Southern District of New York,
- Eastern District of New York,
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit,
- Court of International Trade,
- Algerian Bar,
Services & Accomplishments:
- Successfully litigated high profile cases (i.e. Diallo v. City of New York, et al. and Shqeirat v. US Airways Group, Inc. et al.)
- Advises various business clients on corporate and commercial matters
- Handles Islamic Estate Planning and Trusts with assets exceeding $20 million
- Counsels corporations on international investment and regulatory issues
- Handles complex multidistrict litigation (MDL) in cases such as In re 9/11 Litigation
Previous Legal Experience:
- Attorney, Shearman & Sterling, International Commercial Arbitration
- Attorney, Anderson, Kill & Olick, Insurance and Environmental Litigation
Education:
- Tlemcen University, Algeria, Bachelor of Law
1985
Honors: Granted governmental fellowship to pursue graduate studies - Cambridge and Warwick University, LLM., International Investment and Trade Law
1989 - Fordham Law School, LLM., International Trade and Business Law
1995
Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Barry Hawk Price (Highest Cumulative average)
Languages:
- Fluent in French, Arabic and English
Lectures, Seminars & Judgeships:
- Trains foreign lawyers on common law, international contracts and enforcement mechanisms
- Serves as presiding judge in Moot Court Competitions in law schools
- Lectures at domestic and international conferences on international trade, contracts and enforcement mechanisms
Awards & Honors:
- Queens Borough President, Citation of Honor in Recognition of Commitment to Equal Treatment for All People and Being the First Muslim and Arab Commissioner of the NYC Human Rights Commission, May 2007
- Brooklyn Borough President, Professional Achievements and Activism Awards, May 2007
- New York City Council, Professional Achievements and Activism Awards, May 2007
- New York State Senate, Outstanding Citizen Award for Service to the Community and the City of New York, May 2007
- Muslim American Society, Outstanding Service Award to the Muslim Community in Queens, May 2007
- New York Law Journal, featured as ‘Lawyers as Leaders in their Community and New York City,’ May 2003
- Awarded the Barry Hawk Antitrust and Trade Law Prize for the highest Cumulative average at the Fordham LLM in International Trade and Business Law, May 1995