Lulwa Alzain

Senior Associate
Manama
About

Lulwa is an experienced senior associate in the area of corporate, with a primary focus on mergers and acquisitions, company formation, restructuring and regulatory compliance. In addition, she has experience in several areas including FinTech, intellectual property and employment.

Lulwa has knowledge and understanding of local and regional laws and the regulatory framework in Bahrain and the wider Middle East, whereby she provides a high level standard of legal services to local, regional and international clients.

Areas of FocusCorporate
Professional QualificationsAdvocate certified by the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs, Bahrain

EXPERIENCE

  • Assisted and advised a leading UK educational provider on a potential acquisition of a school and pre-school in Bahrain.
  • Assisted and advised a regional company on its exit strategy to a number of its portfolio companies. This includes drafting and advising on the share sale and purchase agreement, shareholder agreement along with relevant documentation until completion of the transaction.
  • Advised and negotiated a settlement agreement on behalf of a leading family investment company against their joint venture partner in KSA. This included drafting a settlement agreement and assisted in advising them on the acquisition of the joint venture's stake in the company.
  • Assisted and advised a number of investment companies on the regulatory framework for asset tokenization in Bahrain.
  • Assisted and guided global fintech companies in the establishment of their operations in Bahrain, as well as carrying out the necessary documentation and fulfilling the legal requirements for their local presence for obtaining specialized licenses, such as payment service provider and crypto service provider licenses.
  • Assisted and advised a number of clients with respect to implementation of data protection framework in accordance with the Bahrain personal data protection law and its implementing regulations. This includes creating gap analysis, reviewing privacy policies and related policies.
Languages
  • English
  • Arabic
Education
  • SOAS, University of London, LLM, 2015
  • University of Kent, LLB (Hons), 2014

Publications

  • "Competition Law in the Kingdom of Bahrain", 2020
  • "Use of Electronic Signatures and Electronic Records in the Kingdom of Bahrain", 2020
  • "Bahrain: Amendments to the companies law", 2020
  • "Bahrain: Ultimate Beneficial Owner and Economic Substance Return", 2020

Additional Qualifications

Certificate in Law and Islamic Jurisprudence by the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Bahrain

My latest insights

Publication

Bahrain: Ultimate Beneficial Owner and Economic Substance Return

15 December 2020 .4 minute read

Publication

Bahrain: Amendments to the companies law

7 October 2020 .25 minute read

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+973 17550891
(Work, Manama)