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Leen Al-Alami advises private equity and corporate clients in a variety of transactions, both domestic and cross-border, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures, as well as in general corporate governance matters. Her clients span a wide range of industries, including technology, gaming, chemicals, mining, healthcare and life sciences. In addition, leveraging her fluency in French, Ms. Al-Alami advises corporate clients in France and French-speaking Canada on U.S. corporate law and governance matters, as well as on corporate transactions governed by U.S. law. Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Al-Alami served as communications analyst and strategist in the Office of King Abdullah II of Jordan. She also served as a project manager for government communications in the Executive Council of the Government of Dubai, as well as press and information officer for the European Union Delegation to Jordan. In these capacities, Ms. Al-Alami devised and helped execute communications strategies in connection with foreign visits and milestones, oversaw press-related matters and advised on crisis response strategies and issues involving policy and political landscape. Ms. Al-Alami is a 2013 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where she was associate editor of the Journal of Business Law. She holds a B.A., cum laude, and an M.A., both from Harvard University. She is a native speaker of English and Arabic, and is fluent in French and conversational in Hebrew. She is a member of the board of directors of the Philadelphia chapter of the French-American Chamber of Commerce.
