About

The M1 Group conducts its business in diversified investment opportunities in new sectors and countries across the globe. The legal department at the M1 Group arise accustomed to providing legal support to their commercial counterparts, simultaneously meeting strict deadlines while building its knowledge of the sector and jurisdiction. ‘The challenge is to invest substantial efforts and time in familiarising ourselves with new sectors, new legal environments, do the work, identify the right outside counsel and work with them and all the foregoing on many transactions simultaneously’, comments general counsel May Khalife. The M1 team of five lawyers and one non-lawyer have consistently delivered successful closures in transactions conducted in a pressurised and unfamiliar environment. Over the last two years the team has restructured the department with minimum costs to ensure that each team member is focused on certain areas allowing for a smoother delivery of services resulting in high satisfaction for team members and commercial colleagues. In conjunction the expansion of the legal team and the structure brings with it efficient use of resources with more legal services allocated to the business international focus. The team is praised in particular for its grasp of new regulations and ability to assess the impact on M1’s activities while providing the solutions to remain compliant. As an indispensable component of the Group, ‘the daily interaction of the team with senior management leads to a qualitative valuation visibility’.