Mohamed is a special counsel at Moulis Legal in the corporate and commercial team. He is an accomplished executive and senior lawyer with over 26 years of international experience in governance, risk and compliance, business resilience, corporate and commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and complex issues management. He brings deep expertise developed in highly regulated, multi‑jurisdictional environments across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia Pacific and the United States. Drawing on decades of practice in these regions and deep insight into their regulatory and commercial environments, Mohamed leads Moulis Legal’s Middle East & Africa Desk.
Mohamed offers a rare blend of diverse senior in-house and private practice experience. His career spans international roles in Washington DC, Riyadh, Cairo, Baghdad, Rome, Dubai and Canberra. He has particular strength in the energy and resources sectors, having held senior positions with global organisations including Amec Foster Wheeler and General Electric. His work also includes major business crime investigations involving the US Department of Justice, the UK Serious Fraud Office, France’s Parquet National Financier, Italy’s Guardia di Finanza, and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).
In private practice, Mohamed has advised on international border disputes, large scale industrial and infrastructure projects, and substantial corporate and commercial transactions, including multi‑billion‑dollar financings and mergers and acquisitions. In 2003, during the Second Gulf War, he co‑founded the first full‑service international law firm in Baghdad, representing clients involved in Iraq’s reconstruction and investment in its private sector. He advised on numerous landmark transactions, including the first acquisition of an Iraqi private bank by a foreign financial institution, the establishment of the international banking support facility for the Trade Bank of Iraq, the launch of the country’s first mobile phone operator, the reconstruction of war‑damaged energy and power infrastructure, and the modernisation of the Iraqi Stock Exchange. Mohamed leveraged this experience over his in-house career, helping his clients successfully navigate complicated issues in difficult environments, including war zones, sanctioned countries, and post-conflict regions, and in countries such as Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Somalia, Libya, the DRC, North Korea, Mozambique and Haiti.
Mohamed brings strong governance credentials as a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia. He has served as a regulatory administrative decision maker and currently chairs the Conduct Committee of the Council of the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory and serves as a Vice Chair of the Australian Press Council. He previously served as a Councillor and Treasurer of the Law Society of the ACT, and as a member of the Board Risk and Compliance Committee of ACWA Power, a major Saudi global power and water developer. He is also an experienced data protection and privacy officer, including in data‑heavy and AI‑driven environments.
Outside of work, Mohamed is a PADI open water scuba instructor who enjoys exploring wrecks and diving with sharks. A citizen of three countries across three continents and multicultural by background, he loves traveling and experiencing new cultures.
QUALIFICATIONS
Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (admitted 1999)
Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia (admitted 2000)
Lawyer of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (admitted 2022)
Australian Legal Practitioner holding an Australian Capital Territory (ACT) unrestricted private practising certificate
Registered practitioner at the High Court of Australia (2025)
Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia
Juris Doctor (JD), Northeastern University School of Law (1999)
Master of Arts (MA), Middle East Studies, The American University in Cairo (1996)
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business Administration, The American University in Cairo (1994)
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Legal 500 GC Power List Middle East 2019 (individual)
Legal 500 GC Power List Middle East 2017 (individual)
Legal 500 GC Power List Middle East 2016 (team)
Legal 500 GC Power List Middle East 2015 (individual)
MEMBERSHIPS AND APPOINTMENTS
Vice Chair, Australian Press Council
Chair of the Conduct Committee, Council of the Law Society of the ACT
Councillor and Treasurer, Council of the Law Society of the ACT (2025)
Vice President and Member of the Audit & Risk Committee, Mental Illness Education ACT Incorporated (2021-2024)
Member of the Board Risk and Compliance Committee, ACWA Power (2016-2022)
Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia
Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals
Associate Member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
