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A multilingual lawyer that is responsible for ‘managing all aspects of the legal function as part of the risk management division’ at Mashreq Bank, Fadi Mudarres, in his role as senior vice president and general counsel, is recommended as one of the premier in-house lawyers in the United Arab Emirates. Based in Dubai, Mudarres provides the Mashreq Bank with comprehensive legal advice across all its business lines, including the management of complex litigation across various jurisdictions and ensuring there are templates and procedures related to asset recovery. Mudarres is well in sync with the needs and risk profile of the Bank having worked at one of the UAE’s most important institutions – it was listed by Forbes as one of the top 100 companies in the Arab world – for almost a decade. He is also a member of the UAE Banking Federation legal committee enabling him to contribute to the discussion of the wider conversations taking place with regards to the specific factors that pose threats to the Bank and its operations.