Umar Farooq
CounselX │Trusted legal partner for founders, owners, operators, and teams
New York
NY, DC
"Quick turnaround time, gave me a better solution than what I originally asked for!"
About
Whether you're launching, growing, hiring, or negotiating a major deal, I provide strategic legal guidance that’s clear, grounded, and tailored to your needs.
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Client Reviews
"Umar is a very professional and knowledgeable person, and I found him to be of great help in the legal matters I needed addressed."
"Good communication and responsive."
"Umar was very quick to respond and helped me with some M&A issues. I would highly recommend Umar."
"Great experience working with Umar - knowledgable and meets deadlines."
"Umar has been very communicative and would surely work with him again."
"As a new company, we enlisted Umar to assist with developing a shareholder agreement, which needed to account for both global operations and for future fund raising. We couldn't be more pleased with how Umar approached this request and his prior international experience was very helpful in understanding how to best structure the agreement."
Work History
CounselX
Startup Legal Counsel
Aug 2012 - Present
Subscription-Based Legal Services for Startups.
Al Rayan Investment
Head of Legal
Apr 2011 - Aug 2012
Developed and implemented legal strategy for the investment bank. Provided deal support to asset management and financial advisory teams. Implemented various corporate development initiatives, including the successful acquisition of Islamic Bank of Britain (IBB) by Masraf Al Rayan. Developed LMA-conformed Islamic Finance documentation for Masraf Al Rayan’s consumer and SME lending.
Dentons
Associate
Feb 2008 - Mar 2011
Provided corporate and commercial law advice to various US and international clients as part of Dentons international corporate and commercial law practice group.