Meta Jobs in UAE: Lead Regulatory Litigation Counsel

Meta is offering a job opportunity in Dubai, UAE as a Lead Regulatory Litigation Counsel.

Meta is seeking a talented and dynamic lawyer to join the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Regulatory Litigation team as Lead Regulatory Litigation Counsel for EMEA. You will manage significant and complex contentious privacy regulatory matters and related litigation with a primary focus on Africa, Turkey and the Middle East (MEA), and advise internal legal, product, policy, operations and business teams on regulatory risks and compliance with regulatory decisions.

1. Manage complex regulatory investigations, regulatory litigation and other matters across EMEA, with a primary focus on MEA
2. Guide and execute regulatory and litigation strategy in relation to high-profile, precedent setting matters with the potential for reaching the highest appellate courts across EMEA with a primary focus on MEA
3. Advise internal legal, policy, communications, product, operations and business teams on regulatory risks and compliance with regulatory decisions relating to a wide variety of data protection matters
4. Develop strategic approaches to managing regulatory risks and resolving regulatory disputes
5. Draft responses on factually and legally complex issues to regulators working collaboratively with internal legal, product, operations and business teams
6. Supervise and direct outside counsel on multiple complex contentious regulatory matters
7. Work closely with outside counsel to produce written submissions to regulators and courts of the highest quality

• Experience in legal drafting, advocacy and communication skills
• Qualified lawyer in at least one jurisdiction in EMEA with 5+ years post qualified experience in a law firm or in-house, including extensive experience of regulatory matters or managing contentious matters before higher and/or appellate courts, ideally across multiple jurisdictions
• Demonstrative ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and make sound judgments under tight deadlines
• Prior experience of litigating data protection issues preferred although candidates should be flexible and willing to work on projects in a wide variety of areas
• Excellent problem-solving, written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Strategic awareness, business judgment and client counseling experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience of data protection regulatory matters or regulatory litigation generally in MEA is desirable
• Experience of working with mobile, application development, social networking, online advertising, machine learning, or other internet technologies
• Strong interest in privacy issues, technology and innovation

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