Leadership

Meet the Global Executive Committee

Ahmed Muen - Founder & President

Drystone Chambers

Ahmed is a barrister specialising in criminal and regulatory law. Ahmed is often instructed on cases of a serious and complex nature. Ahmed has particular expertise in financial crime having dealt with large scale money laundering cases and complex frauds often concerning millions of pounds moving across various jurisdictions. Ahmed has particular experience in dealing with hawala transfers, cross-border transactions, and cash forfeitures.

Ahmed is fluent in Arabic and has strong connections within the Arab community, having represented and advised many of them on sensitive legal issues.

Noura Abughris - Vice President

DLA Piper

Noura is a Solicitor Advocate based between London and Dubai. Her practise consists of advising on a blend of high profile international law disputes that have a diplomatic and/or a sensitive commercial aspect to them. She also regularly writes for legal publications and participates in international conferences, most notably at the ICJ in The Hague, Istanbul and Milan. She has also spoken on a panel on corporate social responsibility in the House of Lords with the UK Trade Envoy to Iraq, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

Prior to qualifying as a lawyer, Noura completed her Bachelors of Law (LL.B) at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

Noura is also the Company Secretary for the Arab Lawyers Association.

Hasan Almosoy - Chief Operating Officer

Charles Russell Speechlys

Hasan is a London-based lawyer in the Financial Services Regulation & Funds group at Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS), admitted to practise in England and Wales.

He completed a two-year training contract with CRS, which included a six-month client secondment to Morgan Stanley. Prior to commencing his training contract, Hasan spent ten months in the Funds legal team at Schroders in London.

At CRS, Hasan has authored legal articles and leads the firm’s football team. He is further involved with the firm's Saudi Arabia desk and frequently collaborates with colleagues at CRS's international offices in Dubai, Qatar and Bahrain.

Hasan is also a Board Director of the Arab Lawyers Association, serving alongside Ahmed Muen.