Omar K. Ibrahem

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