Curriculum Vitae
Prior to founding OKI Law, I worked in-house for a hedge fund – until the great rescission hit and the fund collapsed. While short lived, that experience gave me great insight on what businesses are looking for from their outside counsel. I bring that experience when I provide general counsel services to clients. After leaving the hedge fund, I then opened up my firm and focused my practice on commercial litigation and general counsel services.
A few years later, I closed my practice down to go into public service and clerk for the Honorable Jonathan Goodman in the Southern District of Florida. I clerked for over 2 years. The experience gave me insight on how to better effectively advocate for clients.
After clerking, I founded OKI Law in 2015.
Education
University of Miami School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
- Honors: Order of the Coif; Dean’s List; CALI Awards in Property and International Law
- Law Review: Associate Editor, University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
- Moot Court: Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
Dickinson College, B.A.
Publications
- Co-Authored “Arbitrating at the Crossroads of East-West: An Overview of Prominent Arab National Arbitrational Laws,” in ABA-International Litigation Quarterly (Summer 2008)
- Omar K. Ibrahem “Unchartered Waters: The Kishenganga River Project Dispute and Arbitration Under the Indus Waters Treaty,” in International Litigation Quarterly (Winter 2011)
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- District of Columbia
- District Court, Southern District of Florida
- District Court, Northern District of Florida (pending)
- District Court, Middle District of Florida (pending)
- Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Languages
- English
- Arabic
- Spanish (in progress)
Community Involvement
- Middle East Update Editor for International Litigation Quarterly (2012-Present);
- Florida Bar International Law Section Executive Committee Member
- Assistant Editor for International Litigation Quarterly (2013-2015);
- Florida Bar International Law Section Willem C. Vis. Pre-Moot Chair (2012)
- Florida Bar International Law Section International Litigation and Arbitration Conference Committee Member (2009-2012);
- Florida Muslim Bar Association, Vice President (2016-present)
Clerkships
Hon. Jonathan Goodman
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Associations
- International Law Section of the Florida Bar
- Dade County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Business Law Section of the Florida Bar
- Florida Muslim Bar Association
- Miami International Arbitration Society
- Federal Bar Association