HIBATOULLAH HATOUM PARTNER

T: +90 850 333 86 60
M: info@mgc.com.tr
A: Büyükdere Cad, Astoria No:127 D:B Blok 5. Kat, 34394 Şişli/İstanbul

About Hibatoullah HATOUM

Hibatoullah HATOUM is a performance-focused professional consultant and effective advisor. Hibatoullah Hatoum, a partner of MGC Legal firm, graduated from the International Choueifat SABIS School of Life Sciences in 2005, studied at the University of Lebanon, Faculty of Law, and graduated in 2009. Hibatoullah Hatoum is fluent in English, Arabic, and French.

Hibatoullah HATOUM’s Experience and Career

Strong communication is one of the most important skills of Hibatoullah HATOUM, who has more than seven years of experience in the public and legal sectors. In addition, she is one of the qualified consultants of the MGC Legal family with her solution-oriented correct decisions. Prior to joining MGC Legal in 2022, Hibatoullah HATOUM served as Head of Administrative and Legal Affairs at Lebanon Electricity from 2014 to 2021.

A few of Hibatoullah HATOUM‘s during her service in Lebanon can be listed as follows:

• Communicate with many international banks such as Citi Bank, Goldman, and Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan, Standard Charters, and Barclays to get the best pricing and decide the strategy for hedging transactions.
• Preparing long-form approval letters for the project.
• Seeking legal advice from the Ministry of Justice Legislation and Advisory Committee.
• Communicate regarding amendments to the decisions taken in order to serve the interests of the Council of Ministers.
• Collaborating with lawyers on labor litigation, collection orders, foreclosures, and issuance of contracts.
• Preparing legal opinions on contracts.
• Reducing management costs by 30% by negotiating pricing and fees while maintaining and improving services.
• Identifying legal gaps in English contracts, making the contract more appropriate.
• Providing all necessary information and documents.
• Negotiating contracts with contractors.
• Taking part in several committees tasked with overseeing the work of service providers, such as bill collection, BOQ enforcement, maintenance, connection, and disconnection orders.
• Preparing legal opinion.
• Negotiating with contractors to improve services along with obtaining the best prices on O&M projects.
• Drafting an Accession Agreement and negotiating pricing and fees.
• Negotiating and providing legal advice with contractors on legal provisions related to the Power Ships Project.
• Preparing Power Plant Contracts. Giving legal opinions on legal provisions.

Hibatoullah HATOUM’s Areas of Expertise

Hibatoullah HATOUM, who is highly skilled in teamwork and interpersonal communication, focusing mostly on international contracts and immigration, is a specialist in legal management, legal services, contract drafting, negotiation, Microsoft Office, negotiation, leadership, problem and conflict resolution, decision making and contract writing.

Hibatoullah HATOUM‘s areas of expertise include:

• Legal Consultancy,
• Corporate Law,
• Legal Case Analysis,
• Commercial Bankruptcy Cases,
• Employment,
• Legal Research,
• Contract Management,
• Real Estate and Property Lawsuits,
• Invoice Expiration Statuses,
• Policies and Legal Documents.