Karim Haidar

Experience

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  BLOM BANK s.a.l.

  Dec 2016 - Jul 2017

  Retail Banking Specialist

  As a retail banking specialist, I gained endless experience with respect to negotiotaing bargains, communication skills, marketing and follow up, not to mention the fact working as a team. The multi-task role was to deliver an installment programme to merchants so that they would sell their products via the bank, selling of P.O.S (Point of Sale)machines, marketing ecommerce, and help clients aquire loans on a daily basis in order to secure the daily target. Such hard work recommended frequent follow up and visits to merchants. Show less

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  Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

  Nov 2019 - Apr 2020

  Legal Counsel

  Vis Moot is an essential practice for any future international commercial arbitrator or litigation lawyer. Throughout the time working, I had a chance to improve my research techniques, advocacy skills, and nevertheless enhance my legal knowledge.

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  University of Aberdeen

  May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Professional Arbitration Training

  As part of the LLM degree award, the professional skills programme is composed of a 2 week intensive international commercial arbitration course. It covers most aspects of arbitration from drafting an arbitral clause till rendering an award. Throughout the course a certain case will be provided to work on.Upon completion of the latter weeks, students must prepare and present an oral pleading only concerning jurisdiction.After that, students act as legal counsels and prepare the Statement of Claim and Response in matters of the given case .At last, students take the role of a Sole Arbitrator and render an award.This professional skills programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.Awarded with distinction. Show less

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  KN Legal

  Mar 2021 - Mar 2023

  Associate

  Worked in the Arbitration, Corporate and Litigation departments.

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  BLK Partners

  Mar 2023 - Sept 2024

  Associate
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  Hadef & Partners

  Sept 2024 - now

  Associate

  Engineering & Construction- Represented an employer (a leading real estate developer) against a main contractor in an onshore construction litigation case valued at circa AED 500 million. - Represented a subcontractor against a main contractor in a DIFC seated arbitration case governed by UAE laws regarding the construction of an open dome-shaped steel-framed exhibition structure.