The Qatar Financial Centre Authority’s (QFCA) chief legal officer Nasser al-Taweel has been listed on the Legal 500 GC power list: Middle East, which recognises an array of the most influential and innovative in-house legal teams working in the region.
He has extensive experience of both Qatari law and English law, and was one of the first Qataris to qualify as a solicitor in the Senior Courts of England and Wales.
In his current role at the QFC, al-Taweel heads a department of lawyers from various countries with extensive backgrounds and ensures that the QFC adopts and adheres to best internationally accepted practices in governance compliance.
“The (QFC legal) department has worked tirelessly to revamp and implement a working method based around being closer to the business and the industry, understanding their needs and focusing on the quality of work produced rather than quantity.
It is this great work the team has undertaken that has helped elevate our department and make us award winning,” he said.
Earlier this year, the legal department at the QFC won an award for the Middle East legal department of the year (government department, agency or public body).
In 2016, the team received an industry award as Qatar legal department of the year (small team).
The QFC’s legal department provides a comprehensive set of in-house legal services and is at the centre of the strategic development, enhancement and advocacy of the QFC’s legal environment.