SAM ZAHY Keller, TX 76244 | 804-245-6875 | [email protected] PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND AFFILIATIONS • Licensed Attorney to Practice Law in Egypt, May 1994 • Licensed Arbitrator for Contract and Corporate Disputes, Center for International Arbitration, October 2011 • Special Legal Consultant, D.C. Bar, March 2015 o Notable Work: Provided legal expertise on Egyptian law in civil and divorce courts in Canada • Plan to sit for the Texas Bar Examination, February 2023 EDUCATION International Business Management Institute Certificate in International Law, September 2020 SMU Dedman School of Law Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Comparative and International Law, May 2020 • Relevant Coursework: Citizenship and Immigration Law & Oil and Gas Negotiations Online Dallas, TX Summer Certificate in Business Law & Leadership, Robert B. Rowling Center for Business Law & Leadership, August 2020 Assiut University, Faculty of Law Master’s in Contracts Disputes, October 2012 Cairo University, Faculty of Law Bachelor of Laws (J.D. equivalent), May 1994 Assiut, Egypt Cairo, Egypt Giza, Egypt Zahy and Associates PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Attorney, October 1994 – Present ● Responsible for reviewing all real estate documents firm-wide, including sale, purchase, lease, and lease-to-buy contracts ● Conduct research, analyze documents, engage in discovery, and evaluate civil and criminal cases regarding tax evasion, antitrust, labor relations, insurance contracts, financial transactions, embezzlement, and fraud ● Oversee, mentor, and revise the work of junior associates ● Notable Work: o Lead investigator for multiple cases about financial transactions and proper recording of client personal information by financial institutions o Acted as Arbitrator in civil contracts disputes concerning purchase and sale contracts o Represented clients in contract negotiations concerning all types of transactions Global Legal Research Center of the Law Library of Congress Washington, D.C. Legal Research Associate in the Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Division, March 2016 – June 2016 ● Assisted with a special project concerning laws and regulations related to combating sexual and gender- based violence in Egypt ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • U.S. Citizenship • Arabic (Native); English (Fluent, written and spoken) • Industry Knowledge: Immigration Law; USCIS; Homeland Security; and Citizenship • Interests include reading, watching soccer, and traveling