Dr Abdelrahman Mohamed Elnafie is a senior Advocate and Legal Consultant and advises on dispute resolution, commercial law, tax, corporate law, employment and HR. He worked as a Legal Consultant in the Sudan Attorney General, Formerly headed the Legal Department at Tadamon Islamic Bank in Sudan and worked as a Senior Partner in the international Law Firm Dentons. He performs mainstream corporate and commercial work, including real estate, privatisation and project work involving the drafting of commercial transaction documents both in English and Arabic. He was a senior Oman law adviser to Dentons' legal team, which provides consultancy services to the Government of the Sultanate of Oman in relation to the privatisation of Oman Electricity and Desalinated Water Sector. He was the advisor to Oman Government working closely with the World Bank Group in the project of promulgation of a new Foreign Investment Law to replace existing Law. He also advises banks, companies and individuals on dispute resolution, litigation and arbitration under ICC, UNCITRAL, ICSID, GCC and ad hoc arbitrations. He has been practising law in Sudan, Oman and internationally since 1981, and has arguably the most comprehensive knowledge of the commercial laws (as they are applied and interpreted by Courts) existing among lawyers practising in the field today
General Advocacy
Direct Way of Justice
Legal advise and guidance
Corporate Lawsuits
capital market and companies business
Protecting Business
employment
Experience
Undertaking all necessary steps and drafting all documents for the incorporation of various companies. .Wide experience of commercial law matters. Significant experience of assisting high net worth individuals in succession management/structuring of assets in accordance with Law and Shari’ah principles. Has been senior litigation lawyer in the international law firm – Dentons’ for more than three decades, and has personally handled more than 1000 commercial cases, 40 tax cases, 40 arbitration cases, a great number of labour disputes, and a number of high profile criminal cases, in addition to his overall supervision of a huge team of Litigators and Corporate Lawyers.
Wide experience in Agriculture and Irrigation Laws and regulations derived from his work as Legal Consultant of the Sudan Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. Wide experience in banking law, including Islamic banking transactions derived from his work as a attorney and legal advisor for various Banks in Oman and also as head of legal department in Tadamon Islamic Bank in Sudan. Acts as an expert in Oman law before international courts, e.g. Manchester County Court in August 2003, London Court in 2000, Paris Arbitral Tribunal in 2000, and Arbitration Panel under Islamic Corporation organisation, etc.
Books
Author of first book on Rules of Commercial Agencies under Oman Law
Author of the first book on the subject of commercial agencies under Oman Law. The book was published by Sultan Qaboos University, and is being used as a text book by students studying Oman Law, and by post graduate students
Author of another text book on Legislative Policies and Laws regulating Foreign Investment in the Sultanate of Oman
The book was published by Al Nahda Publication House in Egypt in 2018