Experience:
KPMG, Tax intern, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Oct 2023-Jan 2024
• Gained knowledge on the Kuwaiti tax laws, practice of the KTA
• Assisted in preparing draft tax declarations and ensuring tax compliance
• Drafted memorandums advising on optimal tax ownership structures
Financial Law Center Radboud University, Student Assistant, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Dec 2022- Jul 2023
• Assisted with research in financial/banking law
• Edited and formatted publications for academic journals
• Attended EFL conferences discussing developments on green finance & crypto-assets
Loudtable, Executive Assistant, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Mar 2022- Aug 2022
• Digitized the filing and signing system as well as other processes in the company
• Drafted commercial terms and MoUs for review by the legal team
SEB Banka, Sanction Screening Specialist (Legal/Compliance), Riga, Latvia
Sept 2021-Dec 2021
• Screened payments and customers against various sanction lists
• Investigated and escalated suspicious transactions
• Performed KYC/AML related controls for SEB Group
Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Competition, Team Member, Washington, USA
Sept 2020 - Apr 2021
• Progressed to the White & Case advanced rounds
• Recognized as the 110th best oralist from a total of 500 oralists.
Wefaq Consultancy, Intern, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Feb 2021-May 2021
• Conducted preliminary legal research for on-going cases
• Worked on the KDIPA initiative and research the relevant laws
Willem C. Vis International Commercial and Arbitration Moot Competition, Team Member, Vienna, Austria; Sept 2019 – Mar 2020
• Developed astute knowledge on international commercial and arbitration Law
• Awarded Best oralist at the Minsk pre-moot 2020
American Chamber of Commerce Intern, Riga, Latvia
Feb 2020 – Mar 2020
• Participated in event organization, social media publications and management.
Education:
Radboud University, L.L.M Business Law (cum laude)
Riga Graduate School of Law, L.L.B Law and Business (with merit)
Skills:
COMPETENCES: • Legal writing, research and analysis • Public speaking •Tax and contract law
LANGUAGES: • English: fluent • French: lower intermediate • Arabic: beginner
