Ahmed M. Salman Dawood
Ahmed M. Salman Dawood is the Founder and Managing partner of BHC, leading the firm’s Corporate, Commercial and Intellectual Property practice. Mr. Dawood specializes in commercial and financial affairs related to Iraq, particularly trade and foreign investment, public private partnerships, public procurement, licensing, and contracting. Mr. Dawood holds a Juris Doctor and a Masters in Commercial Law from Al-Nahrain University in Iraq, as well as a Master of Laws in International Legal Studies from American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. Mr. Dawood speaks fluent Arabic and English and he has been a licensed member of the Iraqi Bar Association since 1998. His clients have included major U.S. and international entities such as the World Bank, for which he coordinated the Iraq Doing Business Report in 2010.
Office Telephone: +1 (703) 539 0134
Email: Ahmed.Dawood@bhc-iq.com
Office location: Washington, D.C. and Baghdad, Iraq
Dr. Abduljabbar M. Al-Hayani
Dr. Abduljabbar M. Al-Hayani, BHC’s Law Practice Director, leads the firm’s Trade and Foreign Direct Investment practice. Dr. Al-Hayani specializes in Iraqi investment law, including investment licensing and investment disputes. He holds a Juris Doctor, a Masters in Public Law and a Doctorate in Public Law from Al-Nahrain University in Baghdad, and he speaks fluent Arabic and English. Dr. Al-Hayani is a member of the Iraqi Bar Association and, in prior to joining BHC, he worked as an attorney for the legal department of Iraq’s National Investment Commission and as a lecturing professor at the Al-Mamon University.
Office Telephone: +1 (202) 540 9916
Email: abduljabbar.hayani@gmail.com
Office location: Washington, D.C., USA
Rasha M. Nadeem
Rasha M. Nadeem, BHC’s General Counsel, leads the firm’s Banking, Securities and Insurance practice. Mrs. Nadeem specializes in trade and foreign investment, privatization, public procurement, licensing, and contracting. She holds a Juris Doctor from Al-Nahrain University in Baghdad and speaks fluent Arabic and English. She is a member of the Iraqi Bar Association and prior to joining BHC, she worked as an attorney for law firms in Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. Mrs. Nadeem has also worked with the Iraqi Commercial Attaché in Washington, D.C., Grant Thornton, LLP, and Ideal Innovations, Inc.
Office Telephone: +1 (571) 606 6432
Email: rasha.nadeem@bhciq.com
Office location: Washington, D.C., USA
Donna Robinson
Donna Robinson, BHC’s Senior International Legal Advisor, leads the firm’s Corporate Social Responsibility Practice and manages the firm’s international projects. Ms. Robinson specializes in international investment, international arbitration, and international human rights law. She holds a Master of Laws in International Law from American University Washington College of Law, a cum laude Juris Doctor from Florida A&M University College of Law, and a Bachelors in Anthropology from the University of Central Florida. Ms. Robinson is a licensed member of the Georgia State Bar and the Florida State Bar. Prior to joining BHC, she worked for the World Bank International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Ghana.
Office Telephone: +1 (404) 919 0344
Email: donna.robinson@bhciq.com
Office location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Daowd Al-Mula
Mr. Daowd Al-Mula is the Financial Services and Compliance Director, and he supervises the financial and technical aspects of the firms’ projects. Prior to joining BHC, Mr. Dawood gained many years of management and supervisory experience positions. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from Cleveland State University, where he majored in accounting with a focus on corporate tax and international accounting. Mr. Dawood is fluent in Arabic and English.
Office Telephone: +1 (315) 272 8285
Email: daowd.almula@bhciq.com
Office location: Washington, D.C., USA