Al's CV
Al khalil balushi
Legal | Corporate Affairs | Governance | Commercial Operations
Profile summary
Adaptable legal and corporate affairs officer with 5 years of combined experience in corporate governance, commercial operations, and GCC regional markets. Trilingual in Arabic, English, and Hindi, bringing advanced expertise in contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder management. Holds an LL.M. from the University of South Wales and an LL.B. from Sultan Qaboos University. Transitioned from operations management to legal practice, applying deep business acumen to corporate affairs. Committed to maintaining statutory compliance and delivering sound legal advisory for organizational growth.
Career highlights
Corporate Governance: Maintained governance documentation, board and shareholder resolutions, powers of attorney, and statutory records across the career.
Contract Negotiation: Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated commercial agreements, corporate legal documentation, procurement proposals, and tender submissions.
Regulatory Compliance: Served as primary point of contact with government authorities regarding commercial registrations, licensing, labour, and immigration matters.
Key skills
Professional experience
Directs the in-house legal and corporate affairs function, partnering with executive management on governance, risk mitigation, and commercial operations. Manages regulatory compliance, corporate documentation, and cross-functional collaboration with human resources, finance, and operations teams.
- Drafts, reviews, and negotiates commercial agreements, corporate legal documentation, procurement proposals, and tender submissions.
- Maintains corporate governance documentation, board and shareholder resolutions, powers of attorney, and statutory records.
- Serves as primary point of contact with government authorities regarding commercial registrations, licensing, labour, and immigration matters.
- Builds internal corporate policies including code of conduct, attendance, confidentiality, disciplinary, and remote work policies.
Defined business strategy and financial planning for multiple food and beverage ventures, steering market positioning, commercial growth, regulatory compliance, and administrative activities while executing strategic exits for established properties.
- Negotiated supplier, procurement, and commercial partnership agreements to manage operating costs and margins.
- Built operational systems spanning procurement, inventory management, customer service, quality assurance, and cost control.
- Recruited, trained, and managed operating teams, establishing performance standards and internal procedures.
Directed daily performance standards and operational planning through cross-functional coordination. Managed internal controls workflows.
- Contributed to budgeting, financial planning, and performance reporting tasks.
- Partnered with management to identify process-improvement, cost-optimisation, and service-enhancement opportunities.
Education
International Commercial Law
- Awarded June 2024 - Grade: Merit
- Relevant modules: International Commercial Law, International Trade Law, Corporate Law, International Business Transactions, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Legal Research
- Awarded November 2021 - Grade: Good
Languages
Arabic · Native
English · Fluent
Hindi · Professional