Legal team

Focused experience. Practical legal judgment.

MN&A combines Palestinian legal knowledge, bilingual drafting and regional business experience to support local and international clients.

Mohammed J. Nassar

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Mohammed J. Nassar

Founder & Managing Partner

Mohammed J. Nassar advises businesses, investors, institutions and international clients on corporate, commercial, financial, real estate and regulatory matters. His professional experience spans Palestine and Saudi Arabia and includes company structuring and governance, commercial and cross-border agreements, investment and financing documentation, regulatory compliance, legislative drafting, and civil and commercial disputes. He combines careful legal analysis with practical, business-oriented advice and works in both Arabic and English.

His work has included legislative drafting and policy development, corporate and real estate transactions, loan and investment agreements, cross-border contracts, regulatory compliance, and civil and commercial litigation. Alongside his legal practice, he is a part-time lecturer in the Faculty of Law at An-Najah National University.

Education

  • Master of Laws (LL.M.), with distinction, University of Southern California
  • Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Law, with distinction, University of Southern California
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), with distinction, Birzeit University

Qualifications

  • Licensed attorney and Palestinian Bar admitted
  • Registered Foreign Attorney, State Bar of California
  • Certified Legal Translator (Arabic-English), Palestinian Ministry of Justice
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Our team

Meet the people supporting our clients.

Each member brings focused experience, careful legal analysis and a commitment to practical client service.

Fakhri R. Awartani

Fakhri R. Awartani

Associate

Fakhri Awartani is an Associate of Mohammed Nassar & Associates, with a practice focused on international business law, commercial transactions, and dispute resolution. He advises businesses on international and domestic commercial matters, with particular experience in the structuring, drafting, review, and negotiation of commercial contracts and business arrangements.
Fakhri also has experience in litigation and dispute resolution, representing clients before Palestinian courts and handling civil and commercial disputes. His experience across both transactional and contentious matters allows him to approach commercial engagements with an understanding of their contractual, regulatory, and potential enforcement implications.
Fakhri holds a Master’s degree in International Business Law from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and a Bachelor of Law from the Arab American University in Palestine.

Mohammad Foqha

Mohammad Foqha

Partner

Mohammad Foqha is a Palestinian and Jordanian licensed attorney and serves as Head of Litigation at Mohammed Nassar & Associates. His practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation, real estate and land matters, contracts, and dispute resolution. With professional experience spanning both Palestine and Jordan, Mohammad brings a cross-jurisdictional perspective to complex legal matters. He previously practiced with law firms in Amman, advising corporations, NGOs, international organizations, and institutions on corporate, contractual, and general legal matters. He also served for several years with the Palestinian Land & Water Settlement Commission, developing substantial experience in land settlement and survey matters. His practice combines courtroom experience with a strong understanding of commercial, contractual, and property-related disputes.

Raqem Thawabi

Raqem Thawabi

Project Management, Compliance & Business Development Specialist

Raqem Thawabi is an accomplished development and project management professional with over 5 years of multidisciplinary experience spanning compliance, contracts administration, project coordination, and field operations. Backed by an academic background in Computerized Financial and Banking Sciences, Raqem brings a unique integration of financial acumen, technical oversight, and rigorous regulatory compliance to donor-funded development initiatives.
Throughout his career, he has successfully closed and managed over 10 donor-funded projects in collaboration with major international partners, including USAID, the World Bank, UNDP, AFD, securing and executing multi-million-dollar programs. His expertise seamlessly bridges strategic business development, field-level operations, stakeholder engagement, and grant management, driving impactful outcomes across private sector development, youth employment, and institutional capacity-building.

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