Mohammad Alshraideh

Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution

Arbitration

Litigation

Career

ohammad Alshraideh is a seasoned legal professional with over 23 years of experience in the Middle East, renowned for his extensive expertise in commercial, banking, and Islamic finance litigation. Notably, he played a pivotal role as a partner in the dispute resolution practice at Baker Mackenzie Habib Al Mulla from January 2008 to March 2019, contributing significantly to the firm's success during his over 11-year tenure.

At Baker Mackenzie, Mohammad served as the head of the Commercial, Civil, and Banking Department, where he demonstrated exemplary leadership and legal acumen. His profound knowledge and strategic approach were particularly evident in the numerous banking litigations he handled, enhancing his qualifications and making him a standout professional in similar disputes.

Mohammad's notable achievements at Baker Mackenzie include his involvement in complex banking litigations, where he successfully navigated intricate legal matters. His experience extends to advising and representing a multitude of international clients, showcasing his prowess in the GCC and across the MENA region.

Prior to his tenure at Baker Mackenzie, Mohammad commenced his legal career in Amman, Jordan, until 2007. During this period, he actively contributed to the development of laws and legislations in Jordan, showcasing his commitment to legal advancement. His work on high-profile cases and public opinion issues with complicating factors highlighted his ability to handle cases of great value.

Mohammad's expertise extends to arbitration related to construction disputes, such as the Queen Alia International Airport dispute and King Abdullah Parks in Amman. He has also handled a diverse range of cases, including commercial maritime, compensation and tort law cases, and shipping vessels disputes under Hamburg Rules 1978, dealing with incidents of significance like the well-known "Benegas" vessel incident.

In addition to his legal practice, Mohammad has been actively involved in establishing private non-profitable organizations, associations, educational, and academic centers. His commitment to contributing to various sectors has further strengthened his skills and capabilities, enabling him to excel in complex litigations and arbitrations across different fields.

Throughout his career, Mohammad has been instrumental in laying down unique judicial precedents in contemporary fields of law, solidifying his reputation as a legal luminary with a remarkable track record. His diverse experience, coupled with his leadership at Baker Mackenzie, continues to shape his role as a distinguished legal professional in the Middle East.

BANKING:

Mohammad Alshraideh's distinguished role as a partner in the dispute resolution practice at Baker Mackenzie Habib Al Mulla, spanning over 11 years, showcased his exemplary leadership as the head of the Commercial, Civil, and Banking Department. Throughout this period, Mohammad engaged in a spectrum of banking litigations, fortifying his qualifications in handling complex disputes.

These litigations encompassed a diverse range of high-stakes matters:

Islamic-Financed Project Dispute: Mohammad oversaw a dispute involving the recovery of AED 750 million, coupled with a precautionary attachment over one of the most sophisticated technology centers in the MENA region.

Commercial Corporate Guarantee Dispute: Mohammad acted for a privately held diversified holding company facing a bank's claims of AED 90 million based on a Commercial Corporate Guarantee. The intricacies involved legal and factual challenges, leading to a counter claim of AED 500 million, citing bad faith and illegitimate side agreements.

UAE Securities Company Cases: Serving as local counsel, Mohammad managed multiple cases for a UAE securities company, addressing claims arising from investors' failure to settle their accounts.

Cross-Border Disputes for Class (A) Banks: Mohammad played a crucial role as local counsel, managing and supervising various local and international class (A) banks involved in cross-border multi-jurisdictional disputes.

Litigations Involving Al Ghosaibi Family: As a partner, Mohammad worked on litigations filed by local and foreign banks against the Al Ghosaibi Family, with a cumulative worth reaching AED nine billion.

Representation of Leading Banks: Mohammad represented several prominent banks, including Emirati Dubai National Bank, Emirates Islamic Bank, HSBC Bank, and others, in various litigations.

COMMERCIAL & CIVIL:

Mohammad worked on many disputes in the trade, commercial and corporate sector, including disputes between shareholders as well as claims for commercial companies, contracts as well as enforcement of local and foreign arbitration awards pursuant to New York Convention regarding Enforcement of Foreign Arbitration Awards, where he managed to successful get conclusive judgments in favour of the clients he represented, which were from the intermittent cases that the UAE courts upheld enforcement of arbitration awards pursuant to said New York Convention. Mohammad has represented several prominent companies in their arbitration claims internationally and locally. He managed to win many cases, regardless its complicated nature.

Mohammad also worked as a leading partner very high-profile cases including but not limited to the following matters:

Acting for Fal Petroleum on a case worth more than 5 billion dirhams against Sharjah Electricity Authority and the Government of Sharjah.

Acting for Arabtec in disputes that exceeded 3 billion AED.

Advised and handled all matters of Abu Dhabi Investment company (ADIC).

Acting for Al Razi and Ibn Khaldoun pharmacies and Khaleej Center for diagnosis, which exceeded 500 million dirhams.

Acting for The Ministry of Finance and Real Estate Emirates Petroleum Corporation and the Emirates Foundation files.

Acting for Sociedad cases that exceeded one billion AED.

Acting for the Ministry of Finance, Emirates Petroleum Corporation and the Emirates Foundation in several complicated matters.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CYBER CRIME:

Mohammad worked as a leading partner and supervisor on many intellectual properties, including registrations and prevent infringement of well-known and international trademarks as well as many cybercrime cases

CONFERENCES

Mohammad has participated in many conferences, on local, regional and international levels in arbitration in ecommerce trade, intellectual properties, construction disputes, maritime law, cybercrimes, negotiations, and alternative disputes resolutions.

MEMBERSHIPS

Mohammad is a member of the following bars and associations, Jordanian Bar Association, the Arab Bar Association, the International Bar Association, the Arab Society for the Protection of Intellectual Property and the Jordanian forum for Corporate Governance.

Professional Memberships

MEMBERSHIPS

Mohammad is a member of the following bars and associations, Jordanian Bar Association, the Arab Bar Association, the International Bar Association, the Arab Society for the Protection of Intellectual Property and the Jordanian forum for Corporate Governance.

Clients

Mohammad also worked as a leading partner very high-profile cases including but not limited to the following matters:

Acting for Fal Petroleum on a case worth more than 5 billion dirhams against Sharjah Electricity Authority and the Government of Sharjah.

Acting for Arabtec in disputes that exceeded 3 billion AED.

Advised and handled all matters of Abu Dhabi Investment company (ADIC).

Acting for Al Razi and Ibn Khaldoun pharmacies and Khaleej Center for diagnosis, which exceeded 500 million dirhams.

Acting for The Ministry of Finance and Real Estate Emirates Petroleum Corporation and the Emirates Foundation files.

Acting for Sociedad cases that exceeded one billion AED.

Acting for the Ministry of Finance, Emirates Petroleum Corporation and the Emirates Foundation in several complicated matters.

Languages Spoken

Arabic

English

Expert in these Jurisdictions

UAE

Jordan

Work Highlights

These litigations encompassed a diverse range of high-stakes matters:

Islamic-Financed Project Dispute: Mohammad oversaw a dispute involving the recovery of AED 750 million, coupled with a precautionary attachment over one of the most sophisticated technology centers in the MENA region.

Commercial Corporate Guarantee Dispute: Mohammad acted for a privately held diversified holding company facing a bank's claims of AED 90 million based on a Commercial Corporate Guarantee. The intricacies involved legal and factual challenges, leading to a counter claim of AED 500 million, citing bad faith and illegitimate side agreements.

UAE Securities Company Cases: Serving as local counsel, Mohammad managed multiple cases for a UAE securities company, addressing claims arising from investors' failure to settle their accounts.

Cross-Border Disputes for Class (A) Banks: Mohammad played a crucial role as local counsel, managing and supervising various local and international class (A) banks involved in cross-border multi-jurisdictional disputes.

Litigations Involving Al Ghosaibi Family: As a partner, Mohammad worked on litigations filed by local and foreign banks against the Al Ghosaibi Family, with a cumulative worth reaching AED nine billion.

Representation of Leading Banks: Mohammad represented several prominent banks, including Emirati Dubai National Bank, Emirates Islamic Bank, HSBC Bank, and others, in various litigations.

Industry Sector Expertise

Primecase law Firm’ litigation practice is headed by founding and managing partner Mohammad Alshraideh, who has significant experience handling commercial, civil, and banking-related disputes. The group also has specific expertise in banking and finance litigation, covering asset finance, trade finance, and insolvency disputes. It also has a broad commercial litigation offering, with particular strength in shareholders’ disputes, as well as healthcare, retail, and IP disputes.

Education

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