Achievements
Winning a number of high value commercial arbitration cases totalling in excess of $20m
Heading Saudia legal team in its biggest operating lease transaction of 50 aircraft from IAFC Company.ar
Heading Saudia legal team in its transaction of operating lease of 50 aircraft from Ministry of Finance.
Reviewing and finalizing purchase agreements with Boing for B777 and B787.
Professional membership
Appointed as a committee member for the following departments within the Saudi Arabian Airline:
Foreign Lawyers Selection Committee,( Chairman)
Bids Awarding Committee, (Participant).
Bids Opening Committee.
Private Jets Operations and Maintenance Committee.
Privatization Committees
IT Master Plan Committee - responsible for contract drafting and negotiations with major IT companies such as WIPRO, TATA, SAP ARABIA, SABRE, IBM, and AMADEUS for Saudia IT MASTER PLAN totaling over SAR1Billion.
Sup committee - Contract drafting and negotiations for property investments.
Aircrafts leasing committee - All Saudia leased Aircrafts, both wet lease and operating lease.
Representing Saudia in committees regarding global agreements between all Arab Carriers and other international companies.
Representing Saudia in Arbitration in international cases in The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
International Arbitrator in The American Council of law, Arbitration, & Human Rights.
Expert At Drafting International Contract in The American Council of law, Arbitration, & Human Rights.
Overview
Hashim A. Koshak is a highly dynamic Corporate Lawyer with over 25 years of experience gained within the aviation and airline industry,representing, coordinating and overseeing organisational legalities ranging from; contract negotiation, international legal representation, compliance, prosecution, defense, arbitration and acquisitions. Possessing a wealth of knowledge and skills through dealing with a multitude of legal issues, and matters both nationally and internationally representing major organisational transactions, ensuring legal resolution to all matters and mitigating organisational risk, working for the best interest of the company, creating preventative processes and procedures to ensure compliance across the board. A true believer in personal and professional development to enable growth.
Education
1986 – 1991 King Abul Aziz University
Bachelor of Law
Professional Executive Master from The American Council Of Law, Arbitration, and Human Rights.
Courses and Seminars
2007 Aircraft Acquisition and Financing, IATA Geneva.
2001 International Air Law for Lawyers, IATA Geneva.
2001 Legal Aspects of Aircraft Financing, IATA Geneva.
2001 Aircraft Purchase Contracts and Operating Leases, IATA Geneva
2001 Diploma in Air Law IATA, Montreal
2000 Airline Contract Law IATA, Geneva
2000 Airline Contract Law IATA, Geneva
1996 Negotiation with difficult people, Harvard Law school – Metastases, Boston USA
1994 Contract Procedure , Aramco – Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Competencies
- Contract Negotiation
- Drafting agreements
- Prosecution and defence
- Drafting Policies & Procedures.
- Arbitration
- International Law
- Resolutions
- Implementing Legal policy