Omer Ali Abdelrahman

Dr Omer Ali had been practicing law since 1980 both inside and outside Sudan, in a variety of fields within the legal consultancy profession. With this diversified legal experience, he is specialized in corporate and commercial law in his professional as well as academic career, a specialization on the back of a solid general legal practice, which cover areas such as company law, law of contract, insurance law, banking law, law of finance, intellectual property, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, energy law, mining law, telecommunications, international trade and arbitration. His practice outside Sudan was diversified: as a legal advisor in a lawyers' firm in Saudi Arabia, and as in-house legal counsel for a family-owned conglomerate with businesses in several countries.

1. August 2005 to present, Advocate and Legal Consultant, Commissioner for Oaths, Khartoum, Sudan.

2. August 1994 to July 2005: In-house legal counsel, Hayel Saeed Anam Group (HSA) of Yemen, based in London, the U.K.

3. August 1992 to July 1994: In-house legal counsel, HSA Group, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

4. December 1983 to July 1992: Legal Advisor, Law Firm of Dr. Abdulla Al-Amoudi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (In association with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, U.S.A).

5. March 1981 to November 1983: Legal Advisor, Attorney General's Chamber, Khartoum, seconded to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Khartoum, Sudan.

6. August 1980 to February 1981: Trainee Lawyer, Law Firm of Adham, Abuelreash & Co., Khartoum, Sudan.

Academic Experience

1- Teaching the subject of Law of Contract to students of High Diploma in Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, University of Khartoum (for academic years 2010 – 2013).

2- Teaching the subject of Law of Contract to students of LLB, Faculty of Law, University of Khartoum (for the academic years 2013 - 2015).

3- External Examiner for students for the Master of Laws (LLM) and PhD degrees, Faculty of Law, University of Khartoum.

Sudan Bar Association