Reem Alrayes

Reem Alrayes

Senior Associate, Zeenat Al Mansoori & Associates

Contact

T: +973 17532012

E: reem@zeenatalmansoori.com

Education
  • 2009 London School of Economics, London, UK

    Bachelor of Laws with Upper Second Class Honours

  • 2006 Bahrain Bayan School, Isa Town, Bahrain

    International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma and U.S. High School Diploma with a GPA of 4.61 and a total weighed average of 100%

Memberships
  • March 2007 to Present Member of the Bahrain Bar Society

  • Dec 2022 to Present Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb)

Biography

Reem is Zeenat Al Mansoori & Associates’ Leading Lawyer in employment law and corporate transactional matters. She is a Licensed Practiced Attorney in the Kingdom of Bahrain up to the Cassation Court and the Constitutional Court, with approximately 15 years of experience in legal practice.

Reem provides non-contentious and dispute resolution legal advice, counsel and representation to domestic and international clients. She often advises companies and investors who wish to incorporate, expand and/ or restructure their existing businesses in the Kingdom of Bahrain and works closely with clients to ensure their compliance with the local laws and regulations. Reem also routinely counsels and assists clients on licensing and regulatory compliance and corporate governance matters and acts for clients in voluntary liquidations, share sale and purchase transactions, M&A and restructurings.

She frequently advises domestic and international clients on the whole spectrum of employment law, with specialism in individual and collective redundancies, employment issues in cross-border transactions, business transfers, remuneration policies and employee investigations and disciplinary action. She is also experienced in commercial agencies, distributorships and franchises.

Pro Bono Work

Leading lawyer at Zeenat Al Mansoori & Associates pro bono legal work.

  • January 2006 to Present Member of the Bahrain Association for Parents and Friends of the Disabled

    Member of the Board and head of the Youth Committee (2012 to 2017), and represented the Bahrain Association for Parents and Friends of the Disabled in the Legislative Committee for the National Strategy for Persons with Disabilities (2011).

    Manama, Bahrain

  • June 2011 to Present Member of the Bahrain Association for Intellectual Disability and Autism

    Manama