
Thomas F. Forsch
Of Counsel
Office 3401, Zone A
Aspect Tower, The Executives Towers
Business Bay, Dubai | U.A.E.
Offices: Dubai, Paris
Areas of Concentration
- Cross-cultural contracts, especially:
- Review,
- Negotiation,
- Drafting,
- Amendment,
- Enforcement
- In-house Legal Services
- Setting-up of in-house legal departments
- Legal department management
- Restructuring
- Cross-cultural dispute resolution
- Government Procurement & Public Tenders in the Middle East
- Investment Protection
- Technology Transfer
- Intellectual Property
- Corporate & Corporate Finance
He is listed for commercial, corporate and M&A in The Legal 500 in Egypt.
Bar Exam
- 1994: Germany (2. jur. Staatsexamen, Ministry of Justice, Hesse)
- 1995: France (Aptitude à la profession d’Avocat, Ecole des Avocats, Dijon)
Career
- MIDEAST Law, since 2015
- HalVent Beratungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany), CEO, July 2014 to date
- HalVent Limited (UAE), Managing Director, 2012 to date
- du (Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC, Dubai), Vice President – Legal Operations, 2006-2012
- Andreas Neocleous & Co, (Limassol, Cyprus), Senior Legal Consultant (2004-2005)
- Acker Choquette – Thomas Forsch (Dubai; independent, legal cooperation), Legal Consultant, 2002-2004
- Galadari & Associates, Dubai, Legal Consultant, 2001-2002
- Al Suwaidi & Company, Dubai, Legal Consultant, 1999-2001
- Alem & Associates, Dubai/Beirut (Lebanon), Legal Consultant, 1997-1999
- Law Office of Emil Epp, Strasbourg (France), Advocate, 1996-1997
- Fingerhut, Karg, Maul, Dresden (Germany), Advocate, 1995-1996
- Law Office of Fritz Ranke, Paris, Advocate, 1994-1995
- University of Burgundy, Faculty of Law, Dijon (France), Lecturer, 1990-1991
Education
- Leadership, Global MBA Program, Manchester Business School, 2010-2011
- University Exam (1. Staatsexamen), Ministry of Justice, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, 1994
Professional Activities & Memberships
- The Economic Council, Germany (Wirtschaftsrat der CDU, e.V.)
- Europa Union (integrated in the Union of European Federalists), Head of the EU-Middle East resort in Hanau (Germany)
- The Taxpayers Association (Bund der Steuerzahler), Hesse, Germany
- The German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft), Frankfurt, Germany
Languages
English, German and French