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  • "Foreign Company Stock Option Plans and Employees in the Arab Middle East", The Globe (May 2023); ABA Middle East Committee Newsletter (July 2023)


  • "Content Restrictions in Arab Press and Publications Laws", The Globe (February 2022); ABA International Law Section International Law News (Spring 2022); ABA Middle East Committee Newsletter (June 2022)


  • "Decennial Liability in Egypt -- A Brief Summary", The Globe (March 2021); ABA Middle East Law Committee Newsletter (May 2021);  ABA International Law Section International Law News (Summer 2021)


  • "Some Highlights of the Jordanian Labor Law", The Globe (April 2020); ABA Middle East Law Committee Newsletter (May 2020)


  • "Recent Changes to Commercial Agency Law in the Arab Middle East", The Globe (February 2019); ABA Middle East Law Committee Newsletter (November 2019)  


  • "Summary of 'Revolving Door' Restrictions in the Arab Middle East", The Globe (December 2017); IBA Anti-Corruption Committee Newsletter (February 2018)


  • " 'Short Form' Agreements under Arab Commercial Agency Law: Some Legal and Practical Issues", The Globe (September 2016); ABA Middle East Law Committee Newsletter (September 2016)


  • "Use of Foreign Governing Law and Arbitration Clauses in Arab Commercial Agency and Distributorship Agreements", The Globe (February 2016); IBA International Sales Newsletter (May 2016)


  • "Silence as Acceptance in Contract -- A Brief Summary of Arab Middle Eastern Law", IBA International Sales Newsletter (October 2014); The Globe (September 2014)


  • "Recent Requirement for Registered Commercial Agents/Distributors in Saudi Arabia", IBA International Sales Newsletter (June 2013); The Globe (June 2013)

 

  • "Registration of Commercial Agency and Distributor Agreements in the Arab Middle East", IBA International Sales Newsletter (June 2012); The Globe (December 2011)

 

  • "Arbitration and the Middle East: Some Comments from a Commercial Lawyer”, The Globe (November 2009); The CIDRA Forum (February 2010)

 

  •  "[Saudi Arabian] Agency and Distribution Law", Doing Business with Saudi Arabia (GMB Publishers, 4th ed. 2009)

 

  • "Legal Risks Arising from ‘Floating Employee’ Arrangements in the Arab Middle East", Business Law International (January 2009); Arab Regional Forum News (January 2009)

 

  • "Recent Changes to Commercial Agency and Distributorship Law in the Middle East", Texas Transnational Law Quarterly (September 2008)

 

  • "Recent Amendments to UAE Commercial Agency Law", The Globe (December 2007); Corporate Counsel’s International Adviser (December 2007); Arab Law Quarterly (Part 3, 2008)

 

  • "Summary of Turkish Commercial Agency and Distributorship Law", The Globe (July 2006); Corporate Counsel's International Adviser (February 2006)

 

  • "Product Liability Law in Egypt -- An Overview of Some Civil and Commercial Code Rules", Arab Law Quarterly (December 2004); Michigan International Lawyer (Spring 2005)"

 

  • 'Sensitive Payments' to Government Officials in the Arab Middle East", Middle East Business Strategies (30 June 2005)

 

  • "Overview of Anti-Bribery Rules in the Arab Middle East", ABA International Law News (Spring 2005); Middle East Business Strategies (15 June 2005)

 

  • "Commercial Agency and Distributorship Law in Jordan", New York State Bar International Chapter News (Spring 2005)

 

  • "Egyptian Commercial Agency Law", Middle East Business Strategies (19 May 2005)

 

  • "Summary of Commercial Agency/Distributorship Law in Pakistan", The Globe (January 2005); Corporate Counsel's International Adviser (1 March 2005)

 

  • "Commercial Agency and Distributorship Law in Qatar", The Globe (September 2004); Corporate Counsel's International Adviser (1 January 2005)

 

  • "Recent Developments in Arab Commercial Agency/Distributorship Law", Corporate Counsel's International Adviser (1 June 2004); The Globe (May 2004); Laws of International Trade (August 2004)

 

  • "Commercial Aspects of Islamic Law (Shari'ah) -- A Selected Bibliography for Practicing Lawyers", Corporate Counsel's International Adviser (1 October 2003); The Globe (November 2003)

 

  • Arab Commercial Law: Principles and Perspectives (2002, ABA Publishing) [co-editor, with William M. Ballantyne]

 

  • "Summary of Arab Labor Law Rules and Practices -- Termination of Employment", The Globe (August 2001)

 

  • "Arab Commercial Laws -- Into the Future", The International Lawyer (Fall 2000); Middle East Economic Digest (March 2000)

 

  • "Overview of Middle Eastern Anti-Bribery Rules", The California [State Bar] International Practitioner (1999)

 

  • "Middle East Commercial Law Developments [1998]", The International Lawyer (Fall 1999)

 

  • "Environmental Technologies Promoted and Regulated", U.S./Arab Chamber of Commerce Tradeline (25 September 1998)

 

  • "Middle East Commercial Law Developments [1997]", The International Lawyer (Summer 1998)

 

  • "Drafting Commercial Agency Agreements to Ameliorate Middle East 'Dealer Protection' Laws", Corporate Counsel's International Adviser (1 May 1998)

 

  • "Bahrain Liberalizes Commercial Agency Law", Middle East Executive Reports (April 1998)

 

  • Another Look at Iraq -- Some Legal Issues", Middle East Executive Reports (February 1997); The Globe (July 1997); Laws of International Trade (March 1998)

 

  • "Kuwait - Disclosure of Commissions", Middle East Commercial Law Review (September/October 1996)

 

  • "Commercial Agency in Egypt - Law and Practice", Al-Ahkam (1996) [Arabic-language Egyptian law review]

 

  • "Recent Amendments to Kuwait's Company Law", Middle East Executive Reports (November 1995); Akhbar, newsletter of the IBA's Arab Regional Forum (December 1995); Middle East Commercial Law Review (Jan./Feb. 1996); The Globe (February 1996)

 

  • "Selected Legal Aspects of Doing Business in the Current Saudi Arabian Market", Middle East Insight (Special Issue, Fall 1995); The Globe (October 1995); Corporate Counsel's International Adviser(December 1997); Laws of International Trade (March 1998)

 

  • "Overcoming Obstacles to Expanded U.S.-Gulf Trade: Gulf Views on the Issues", Middle East Executive Reports (October and November 1993) [English translation of Arabic-language document]

 

  • "Kuwait - some opportunities after the Gulf Crisis", The Globe (May 1992)

 

  • "Agents in Military Contracts: Evolving Kuwaiti Policy", Middle East Executive Reports (February 1992)

 

  • "Outline of Middle East Laws on Bribery, Prohibited Payments and Conflict of Interest", in Hannay, ed., Doing Business Abroad: Identifying and Avoiding Criminal Liability (September 1991)

 

  • "Reconstruction of Kuwait: Emerging Legal Issues", Middle East Executive Reports (April 1991)

 

  • "Business Organization and Contract Law in Kuwait", International Corporate Law (April 1991)

 

  • "Iraq's Anti-Sanction Law: A Preliminary Review", Middle East Executive Reports (November 1990); The Globe (January 1991)

 

  • "Force Majeure and Companies Caught Mid-stream in Contracts with Kuwait", Middle East Executive Reports (September 1990)

 

  • "Legal Issues And Problems: A Guide For Foreign Firms Doing Business With Egypt", Middle East Executive Reports (February 1990); Arab Law Quarterly (May 1990)

 

  • "New Legislation Lifts Controls on [Iraqi] Agents", Middle East Economic Digest (23 June 1989); The Globe (November 1989)

 

  • "Egyptian Commercial Agency and Distributorship: Law and Practice", 20 Law & Policy in International Business 63 (1988); Business Monthly, published by the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (1989); Middle East Executive Reports (March/April 1989)

 

  • "Termination of Distributors in Middle East Countries", New York Law Journal (May 1987); The Globe (July 1987); Middle East Executive Reports (January 1988)

 

  • "Proposed [Egyptian] Law to Regulate Technology Transfers", Middle East Executive Reports (November 1986); The Globe (December 1986); Arab Law Quarterly (February 1987); German Arab Trade, German-Arab Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (Summer 1987)

 

  • "Recent Developments in Qatari Commercial Agency Law", The Globe (November 1986)

 

  • "Saudi Industrial Projects", Middle East Executive Reports (October 1985)

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