| Emad Tabatabaei Address: Neunlinden Str. 1, 79106 Freiburg i.Br., Germany E-mail: emad.tabatabaei@advant-nctm.com | Tel.: +49 176 7077 3789
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| Profile | |||
| · High-performing multilingual legal-project manager in various practice areas with experience at the European Association of Independent Law Firms ADVANT, as well as leading Italian and German law firms Nctm and FGvW, with a focus in corporate and commercial law o Experienced in leading small-sized teams (up to 7 individuals) and managing senior/mid-level client relationships while considering different cultural attitudes and business mentalities between Middle East and Europe like: § Flexibly developing contracts § Supportingly participating in business negotiations § Empathetically guiding dispute settlement proceedings o Giving lectures and presentations in business events | |||
| Professional Experience | Legal Adviser | 2016 – Present | |
| ADVANT European Association of Independent Law Firms | Of Counsel | 2021 – Present | |
| Nctm Studio Legale | Of Counsel (Milan Office) | 2016 – Present | |
| FGvW & Partner mbB | Rechtsanwälte | Of Counsel (Freiburg Office) | 2017 – 2021 | |
| · Point of contact for MENA region projects managing the connection between clients and relevant departments according to required practice areas, such as: o Successfully led dispute settlement procedures, e.g.: § Collected the credit (approx. € 285 k) for Turkish/Iranian client from an overseas American company in Italy § Reconciled with Iranian claimant not to sue the German client for damages (approx. € 100 k) § Revitalised a waste management project in Iran for Italian client (value approx. € 2 MM) o Advised Start-ups on incorporation, investments agreements, negotiation with accelerators, IP issues, etc., e.g.: § Head of legal affairs of Sponix Tech LLC o Legally supervised projects in renewable energy, including photovoltaic power plants and waste management projects, e.g.: § More for the Planet o Organised and managed several fruitful business travel operations to Iran and Lebanon o Incorporated companies in Italy and Germany o Registered trademarks and designs in EUIPO o Drafted legal memos on re-imposing the U.S. comprehensive sanctions on Iran o Drafted Due-Diligence-Reports related to the Iran-sanctions o Drafted agreements for brokerage, trade, share purchase, etc. | |||
| Education | |||
| Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg | Master of Laws (LL.M.) | 10.2006 – 2010 | |
| · Dissertation title: Freedom of Expression and Religion in the Field of Criminal Law; A Comparative Legal Analysis Using the Example of Germany and Iran · Overall grade: summa cum laude | |||
| Publications (selected) | |||
| · The Chapter (in English): The Effects of the JCPOA and Subsequent US Withdrawal on Iranian Law; co-writer: F. Manteghi; in: Rule of Law in the Contemporary Iran, University of Cambridge | (Forthcoming) 2023 | ||
| · Chapter (in Italian): Protection of Property and Foreign Investment under The Laws Of the Islamic Republic of Iran; co-writer: S. H. Tabatabaei & E. Gandini; in: Iranian Commercial Law, Wolters Kluwer | 2023 | ||
| · Article (in Persian): The Potential interactions of Sharia and Modern Criminal Law in a Legal System in: Criminal Law Development in the Muslim-Majority Countries in the Light of Interaction between Shari’a and Law, University of Tehran | 2021 | ||
| · Chapter (in German): SUFISM – The Most Important Historical Appearance of the Internal Side of the Islamic Revelation; in: Philosophy of Religion Annual, Volume 16 | 2017 | ||
