Biography:

Name: Mohannad Basil Bostami
Date of Birth: 20th September 1965
Address: P.O. Box 921533, Amman 111 92 Jordan
Tel Office: (+) 962 6 5670410,
Mobile: (+) 962 79 5555385
Fax Office: (+) 962 6 5697410
E-Mail: [email protected] 

Professional Experience:

July 1990 – onwards : Basil Bostami & Sons Law firm , Amman – Advocate
My area of practice is focused on company, commercial and private client work. I have undertaken high-level negotiations, mediation, arbitration and litigation for my clients. I have also worked on many business ventures in the Middle East.

• Partner in commercial conveyance dealing with all aspects of commercial conveyance including leasing, investment property and development. I have advised a number of major private companies on property acquisitions/financing and disposals and commercial leasehold matters.
• Also working in civil and commercial litigation, in particular, disputes arising from breach of contract, trust and tortious liabilities, I undertake work relating to probate and tax matters, traffic accident and insurance claims, debt collection and insolvency action .
• Advising on legal issues concerning startup joint ventures and financing agreements, antitrust and a broad range of other legal issues faced by operating business of all sizes.

Advising on intellectual property matters and E-commerce in the Middle East.

I was also involved in drafting and amending legislation in Jordan, namely the Companies Law, The Labour Law, The landlord and Tenant Law and The Illegal Income Law.

2000 Theodore Goddard Law Firm London – international Lawyer (Work Placement).

The couple my academic study of Law in England , I was selected to work for Theodore Goddard in London where I gained experience of a wide range of company and commercial transactions for private companies including mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. Attending meeting with clients and drafting a variety of agreements, including Cross Border Lease agreements, License agreements and Distribution agreements, Also involved in Intellectual property law including copyright, trademark , trade secret and licensing .

1987-1988 Basil Bostami & Sons Law firm , Amman – Probationer Received training in the following areas of law :

International Business Law, Shipping Law, Finance Law, Domestic Law. European Law.

My duties included research and case preparation, interviewing clients and writing case summaries for the conclusion of contracts, Also gained valuable experience in coordinating Discovery. Right from the beginning of my Traineeship I assisted in litigation and Mediation by visiting the Courts, arranging the procedural details and preparing briefs for hearings.

Main Clients:

Over my career so far, I have successfully been acting as Legal Counsel for some of the most prestigious companies in the private sector in Jordan:-

Representing Elba House Jordan
Acting against Sofrako, a French company
Acting for Ludwig Finish, a German company
Acting against JamBazarLama, a Turkish company
Acting for Unitours in Jordan
Acting against Feedol International Acting for G I K England
Representing Electrolux Jordan
Acting for Hanbo Jordan, a branch of a Chinese company
Representing Middle East Autek Corporation
Representing C-town Males in Jordan
Acting for Hella kg Huock & Co Germany against Al jabally asking for one million euro as a compensation for imitating there productions and there trademark.
Acting for Richard Burn Australian asking for 150 thousand US Dollars his labour rights.
Representing Osram against A1 Farouki in a commercial case of 200.000 US Dollars.
Representing Sankei industry Ltd Japan
Representing Bridgestone Tires in many cases with the sum of half million US Dollars.
The Sheraton Hotel Group in Amman Jordan
Acting on behalf of Edwin Coe, a legal firm in England and Switzerland The intercontinental Hotel Group in Amman Jordan.
Representing COZMO Center, One of the best Malls in Jordan.
Acting for SVS Holland which become Monsanto Holland BV in four cases against Jordan seeds co. asking for 17 million US Dollars.
Representing Jaguar, Rang Rover, Cars company in Jordan , Mahmoudia Motors ( Al Mahmoudia vehicle trading Co. )

Qualification

2019-2022
Charisma University USA Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Cyber Security Administration.

2021
The Wheel College Honorary Doctorate Of International Leadership In Management and Law

1998 – 1999
University Of Kent at Canterbury LL.M in International Commercial Law Grade Awarded : Merit.

Main Subjects : International Trade Law, European Contract Law, Intellectual Property Law, Banking and Finance Law, Carriage of Goods by sea, Carriage of Goods by Other Modes, Comparative Law of Obligations, International Commercial Arbitration, International Business Transaction.

LL.M Thesis “A Comparative Study of the Basic Structure Between the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 in the United Kingdom and Jordanian Copyright Law No. (14) year 1998” My LL.M thesis has been awarded with Distinction and is available for reference at the Main Lrbrary of the University Of Kent.

1988 – 1989
university of Jordan – Postgraduate in Political Science

1984 – 1987
University of Jordan LL.B in Law

1988 : Called to the Jordan Bar Association

1989 : Became a member of The Arab Society for the Protection of Intellectual Property.

1999 : Became a member of The Jordanian Intellectual Property Association.
2016: Became an international commercial arbitrator grade (C).
2017: Became an international commercial arbitrator grade (B).
2019: Became an international commercial arbitrator grade (A).
2019: Became a member of the Jordanian Arbitrators Association.

Conferences

During my career I attended substantial number of conferences worldwide

1.  European Association for lawyers and Economists Athens 2002.
2.  world Trade Law Conference – Amman 2002 .
3. A Seminar on International Arbitration held Lebanon 11/12 October 1999.
4.  Wipo Workshops for Mediators in Intellectual Property Disputes 21/24 June 1999 .
5. The Geneva Business Dialogue ICC- Geneva 23/24 September 1998.
6. on International Arbitration Practice Workshop VII – Paris 26/27 November 1996.
7. ICCA Seoul Conference 1996- Korea I0 -12 October 1996.
8. Jordan IP week – August 11-14 ,2003 .
9. The copyright in Jordan between theory and implementation .
10.  IP WEEK JORDAN 2004- August 23-25 2004 .
11.  IP WEEK JORDAN 2004- August 2005 .
12.  IP WEEK JORDAN 2004- August 23-25 2006 .
13.  IP week JORDAN 2004- August 2007 .
14. IP week JORDAN 2004- August 2009 .
15.  Modern Trends in International Commercial Arbitration 8th February 2010
16. Human rights course (Adaleh center for human rights studied ) Bristol hotel Amman -Jordan 3-6 February 2010.
17. Human rights course (Adaleh center for human rights studied ) Kempinski hotel Dead Sea March 18-20 2010.
18. Human rights course (Adaleh center for human rights studied ) Kempinski hotel Dead Sea March 25-27 2010.
19. Workshop on Electronic Commerce and Consumer Protection . Landmark hotel Amman 27the -29h” July 2010.
20. Dubai international exhibition 25 / 8 / 20I4.
21. Dubai mediation conference 14 – 15 /March 2016
22. Morocco (The Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards According to the New York Convention) l5/l7 July 2016, International Academy for Mediation and Arbitration.
23. France/ Sial international exhibition 15/19 October 2016.
24. Egypt/Cairo International Academy for Mediation and Arbitration (First Arbitration Conference (Present and Future Arab Arbitration,12/14 October 2017.
25. Morocco (Arbitration in administrative and investment contracts) 26/28 January 2018.
26. Egypt/Cairo International Academy for Mediation and Arbitration (The Second Arab Lawyers Conference) 15/17 February 2018.
27. Morocco/ (Marrakech International Conference on Justice) 2/4 April 2018.
28. Egypt/Cairo International Academy for Mediation and Arbitration (The Second Professional Arbitration Conference) 20/22/December 2018.
29. Switzerland/Geneva SCIA Swiss Chamber Arbitration Institution (The Swiss Rules Of International Arbitration) Conference 3/5 February 2019.
30. Egypt/Cairo International Academy for Mediation and Arbitration (The Third Professional Arbitration Conference) Towards a unified Arab arbitration system l2/13/September 2019.
31. Morocco/Casablanca Ben Elkaid Holding For Dispute Resolution Services and Consulting International Arbitration forum On Banking Disputes 28/29 September 2019.
32. Zoom Conference Mediation 18/20 September 2020.
33. Zoom Conference Basic Features of the New Saudi Evidence System 6/1/2022.
34.  Zoom meeting Digitization Of Litigation 24 January 2022.
35. .Zoom meeting London Academy For Training Of Arbitrators : International and foreign character of arbitration 12 February 2022.
36. Zoom Meeting The Lawyers: Arbitration is the Judgment of the International Trade 21 February 2022.
37.  Zoom Meeting ACT Conflict Resolution (The law applicable to the subject of the dispute under the Palestinian Arbitration Law) 22 February 2022.
38. Morocco / Dakhla: Journee De La Promotion et de L’investissement 12 March 2022.
39. Egypt/Cairo International Academy for Mediation and Arbitration (The Sixth Arab Lawyers Conference ) 18/19 March 2022.
40. Zoom meeting London Academy For Training Of Arbitrators (The foundations of the professional skills of arbitrators) 25 may 2022.
41. Zoom meeting London Academy For Training Of Arbitrators: Negative mediation practices 11 June 2022.
42. Zoom meeting London Academy For Training Of Arbitrators: The power of the arbitrator to combine the task of arbitration and expertise together 27 August 2022.

Additional Information

Languages : Fluent Arabic and English and good spoken French
Extensive experience of using IT: MS Office, Email and Internet User

Interests/Activities

Member of the Royal Jordanian Automobile Club since 1978
Member of the Royal Jordanian Shouting Club since 1991
Practicing Martial Arts (Taik-won-do) since 1982
Certificates and references provided upon request