Adwa Aljebreen

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Adwa joined the intellectual property and technology team in March 2022 and is based in the firm's Riyadh office. 

Prior to joining Clyde & Co, Adwa spent five years working in the legal department at a telecommunications and technology service provider in Saudi Arabia, where she was a member of the company's Specialist Development Program as a technology, media & telecommunications (TMT) specialist. Adwa also led the digital transformation strategy for the company’s legal department and advised on areas including commercial contracts, mergers & acquisitions, and litigation. 

Adwa also has prior experience of working with another international law firm in the UK having been seconded to the TMT department of the firm's Manchester office. 

Adwa is a qualified lawyer in Saudi Arabia, graduated from King Saud University and has completed certifications in data law, cyber law from London School of Economics (LSE), and obtained the capital markets certificate (CME-1).

Experience

• Advising one of the world’s largest internet companies on various matters of Saudi law, including the legality of increasing consumer subscription prices by notice and the regulation of cloud service providers.
• Advising a risk management, insurance brokerage and advisory company on the application of various data-related laws in Saudi Arabia.
• Supporting the litigation team on handling cybercrime issues such as offensive social media messages. 
• Preparing a legal study and opinion on alleged breach of one of the most valuable trade marks in the Middle East. 
• Supporting the team that led a unique secondary public offering in the Middle East with a total offering size of SAR 12 billion (approx. USD 3.2 billion).
• Supporting the acquisition process for one of the largest tech companies in the region.
• Advising on the formation of a SAR 59 billion (approx. USD 15 billion) IoT joint venture.
• Leading the digital transformation team for the legal department of a leading regional telecommunications operator. 
• Advising on legal aspects of a blockchain deployment business case. 
• Leading the internal IP auditing team of a leading regional telecommunications operator.