BridgePoint Law

Raya has over 14 years of comprehensive legal experience, with a strong focus on corporate, commercial and banking laws. Her expertise extends to intellectual property, insurance, labor laws, governance, and shareholders affairs. Throughout her career, Raya has served as the head of legal Advisory Unit in two leading banks in Syria. Her experience includes drafting and negotiating complex contracts, incorporating companies, and supporting major M&A and capital increase transactions. Raya holds a Master’s degree in Business Law from the Higher Institute of Business Administration (HIBA), and a Bachelor degree in Law from Damascus University. She is also a Certified Islamic Banker, accredited by the General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI) in Bahrain, further enhancing her qualifications in the field of Islamic finance.

Wassim has over 15 years of extensive experience in the structuring and restructuring of entities and businesses for clients in the Gulf and the broader Middle East region. Wassim has diverse experience advising major companies on a wide range of issues, including M&A transactions, legal due diligence, joint ventures, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, agency law issues, regulatory affairs, e-commerce, electronic transactions, privacy, data protection and other IT law-related issues. Wassim is also an experienced litigator with a complete understanding of the United Arab Emirate legal and judicial systems. He has drafted numerous court pleadings in complex civil and commercial matters.

Liné is specialized in FinTech, RegTech, SupTech, Defi and various forms of virtual assets, including cryptocurrencies and NFT’s. In addition, Liné is also head of the Anti-Money Laundering compliance at BridgePoint and a member of ACAMS. Along with the corporate team, she manages the formation of new companies in the UAE’s mainland and free zones including DIFC & ADGM, as well as the compliance and maintenance of existing companies, liaising with government departments, drafting legal notices, memorandums and company policies. Liné holds a Bachelors in Law from the Middlesex University Dubai and is certified in FinTech from Harvard Business School.