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Howrey Kamal

Senior Counsel
Regulatory & Government Advisory
  • Howrey is a Senior Counsel in the firm's Regulatory & Government Advisory Practice.

    Howrey advises public and private sector clients on a wide range of regulatory, compliance, and commercial matters, including the interpretation and development of legislative frameworks across various sectors. His practice includes advising on tax matters, international treaties, and regulatory issues relating to trade and commercial laws. He has significant experience drafting legislation, including federal laws and ministerial decisions, for government clients in both Arabic and English. His work further includes drafting a variety of commercial instruments, such as contracts, settlement agreements, service agreements, and security documents, as well as advising clients across various sectors, including energy (oil and gas) and financial services, on regulatory compliance.

    In addition to his advisory work, Howrey has represented clients in high-value and complex litigation, including Islamic and conventional banking disputes, bankruptcy matters, local and cross-border enforcement proceedings.

    Before joining Hadef & Partners, Howrey was part of a magic circle law firm in the UK, where he advised on corporate law, commercial transactions, cross-border disputes, compliance, tax and regulatory investigations.

    Howrey is admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB Honours) and Legal Practice Course (LPC) from the University of Huddersfield, and an LLM in Legal and Political Philosophy from the University of York. He is fluent in Arabic and English.

    Admissions

    • Solicitor, England & Wales
    Languages
    English
    Arabic
    • Drafted a wide range of tax legislation for government clients in both Arabic and English as well as implementing decisions.
    • Advised Drake & Scull International PJSC in a landmark emergency restructuring under the UAE Bankruptcy Law.
    • Advised KBBO Group on its bankruptcy restructuring application in Abu Dhabi.
    • Represented one of the largest UAE banks in a debt claim of AED 2.4 billion in the bankruptcy of the Arabtec Group, including undertaking various enforcement actions on securities and debt claims.
    • Enforced a Dutch bankruptcy judgment in Abu Dhabi, marking a first-of-its-kind enforcement.
    • Advised on a US$3.8 billion transaction between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) for the development of a first-of-its-kind subsea transmission network in the MENA region.
    • Advised on the enforcement of security valued at AED 28 million in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Languages
English
Arabic