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Hamza Sukkar

Hamza Sukkar

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Sanctions and Financial crime Advisor

  • Education

    • Brunel University London

      2014 - 2015
      Master of Laws (LLM) Commercial Law Good

      Modules: UK Corporate 1& 2EU Competition Law Theory of International Financial RegulationPractice of International Financial Regulation (AIFMD) Practice of International ArbitrationIslamic Finance Internet LawDissertation: Shareholders role in merger and acquisition in Middle East with comparison to UK legislation.

    • Damascus University

      2005 - 2011
      Bachelor's degree Civil Law Good

      Damascus University is the oldest Law school in the Middle East, established at the end of the 19th century, located in the heart of Damascus the oldest capital in the world. In Damascus University we studied the Syrian law, the Syrian law derived from the French Civil Law and Islamic Shari'a, my studies in Damascus University focused on Commercial, Civil and Criminal Law, also course related to Real estate Regulation and Family law.

  • Experience

    • Law Firm of Hassan Mahassni in association with Dechert LLP

      Feb 2012 - Jul 2012
      Trainee

      - Assisting senior associate in establish foreign companies in Saudi Arabia in choosing the appropriate investment structure. - Drafting contracts, memorandum and other legal documents. - preparing client files summaries or senior associate.

    • Hammad & Al-Mehdar in alliance with Simmons & Simmons

      Dec 2012 - Aug 2013
      Corporate Paralegal

      - Reviewed legal documents including but not limited to; distribution agreement, technology term sheets, arbitration pleadings. - Prepared legal Due Diligence reports in relation to corporate restructuring activities. - Draft legal opinions in relation to several transactions for high profit clients. - Draft legal opinions providing strategic advice in relation to several commercial cases. - Attended clients meeting with supervising attorney.

    • Dechert LLP

      Apr 2015 - May 2018

      • Financial Crime Paralegal/ CFE

        May 2015 - May 2018

      • Paralegal/ Document reviewer

        Apr 2015 - May 2015

    • Exiger

      Jun 2018 - Apr 2021
      Analyst

      Working on major sanctions reviews of global banks, and undertaking investigations for clients’ files in relation to direct and indirect sanctions’ exposure. With main focus on the International sanctions, I work on advising clients about the recent developments of the International sanctions and US secondary sanctions.

    • MUFG

      Apr 2021 - Sept 2022
      AVP Financial Crime

    • EBRD

      Sept 2022 - now
      Sanctions Advisor

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Fraud Examiner CFE

      Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
      Mar 2017

    • Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMLS)

      ACAMS