In-House Congress Middle East, Dubai 2018

On February 21, The Address Dubai Mall played host to the first In-House Community gathering in our 20th year, the 12th annual Middle East In-House Congress, Dubai.

The plenary themes the Community will address for the year ahead were given their first airing, namely, ‘Women in Law: Women in In-House’: a discussion regarding mentorship and meaningful careers; and ‘The Path to Excellence – How to benchmark the in-house team’s evolution?’. The discussions were moderated by Sadiq Jafar, managing partner, Dubai, Hadef & Partners with vital contributions from Deepa Tharmaraj, senior legal director, Dell EMC; Lena El Malak, lead commercial attorney, Microsoft

Gulf FZ; Ghada Qaisi Audi, general counsel, Seddiqi Holding; Rima Mrad, partner, BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates; Bree Miechel, partner, Reed Smith; Mark Anderson, director – Middle East, Turkey and Africa, Taylor Root.

The day also included engaging presentations and workshops on areas as varied as India Investment; the Life Cycle of a Tech Venture; Going Beyond the Basics to Design the Contract Your Business Needs; the Introduction and Implementation of VAT in the Gulf; Offshore Corporate Structuring in the Digital Era; the New FIDIC Forms; Dispute Resolution Essentials; the Arbitration Minefield; and Family Businesses: the Next Generation.