Odai Mismar

Odai Mismar is a Senior Associate at Al Tamimi & Company in Sharjah, UAE, where he has been an associate in the Corporate Team since 2014. His practice focuses on Corporate Law, including UAE corporate laws and regulations, regulatory strategies and compliance.

Odai counsels clients on companies' formation, restructuring and closing down for different types of entities, including limited liability companies, branches of foreign and local companies, free zone entities and offshore companies, specifically in the Northern Emirates.

His recent experience includes advising a major investment group in the natural resources field in Ras Al Khaimah on restructuring options and implementation, including creating the holding company, transferring assets and obtaining approvals from the SCA and relevant authorities. He also advised a leading investment group based in DIFC on the corporate structure and the acquisition of a factory in Ajman, and introduced a new legal interpretation regarding the ownership of a one-person company to allow 100% ownership by a free zone entity.

He advised lenders in a major Fujairah Independent Power Project with a focus on the legal framework relating to the project company and the provision of guarantees. He also worked on the sale of the Al Zahra Hospital Group in Sharjah for USD 572 million. He holds a Master's degree in Commercial Law from the University of Derby and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Jordan, and was admitted to the Jordanian Bar Association in 2014.