Of Counsel – International Arbitration & Litigation, Corporate & Commercialaws.younus@bgpconsult.com
Aws is a third-generation lawyer with more than 30 years of legal experience across the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and the wider Middle East. He advises corporations, financial institutions, investors, entrepreneurs and private clients on corporate and commercial law, international arbitration, construction, real estate, banking and finance, regulatory compliance and complex cross-border matters. Aws has substantial experience acting as counsel in proceedings before the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) and other dispute resolution forums, in commercial, construction and real estate disputes — covering arbitration strategy, procedural submissions, negotiations, expert coordination and enforcement. He also advises on corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, employment and regulatory compliance, and has extensive experience preparing and negotiating complex bilingual commercial documentation in Arabic and English.
Before joining BGP Consulting, Aws held senior legal and executive positions, including Head of Legal Affairs at Tanmiyat Real Estate Company and Senior Partner at Prestige Advocates & Legal Consultants. Earlier in his career he worked with Meyer-Reumann Legal Consultants in Dubai, advising international clients including Mercedes-Benz, Lufthansa and Siemens, and served as Legal Consultant to the Embassies of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Switzerland in Iraq. Over his career he has built and led multidisciplinary legal teams serving clients across the UAE and the wider region.
Aws is a licensed Legal Consultant with the Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department (Reg. No. L-01662), authorised to practise without restrictions on areas of specialisation, and holds active Part I, active provisional Part II, and active Draftsman registrations with the DIFC Courts. Aws is also a member of the Iraqi Bar Association.
