Dr. Ahmad Khalaf Masa'deh – Of Counsel

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
• University of London (King's College London) (2000)
• Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Virginia
• Charlottesville, USA (1992)
• Certificate in the US Legal System
• Georgetown University Law Centre
• Washington D.C., USA (1991)
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan (1991)

• Chief Executive Partner, Khalaf Masa’deh & Partners Ltd., Jordan (2011 to Present)
• Practitioner, Jordan Bar Association (1992 to Present)
• Assistant Dean for Development, Law School, University of Jordan (2004 – 2004)
• Member of the Faculty of Law Council, University of Jordan (2003 – 2004)
• Managing Partner, Khalaf Masa’deh & Partners, Jordan (2000 – 2004)
• Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Jordan (2000 – 2004)
• WTO Legal Specialist, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, London (1999 – 2000)

• Banking and Project Finance
• Company & Commercial
• Privatization
• Energy infrastructure projects
• Arbitration
• General Corporate, Strategic advice & lobbying

• Board Member, Securitas Jordan Company (2011 to Present)
• International Arbitrator, Panels of Arbitrators, World Bank (International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes ICISD) (2001 – 2007)
• Board Member, Royal Jordanian Airlines Company (2005 – 2006)
• Board Member, Royal Wings Airlines Company, Jordan (2005 – 2006)
• Board Member, Royal Jordanian Investment Company, Jordan (2005 – 2006)
• Member of the Board, World Trade Law Association, London (2000 – 2003)
• Member of Council of the University of Jordan (2002 – 2003)
• Head of the Punitive Council, University of Jordan (2001 – 2002)

• Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean / Regional Organization (2010 – 2011)
• Ambassador of Jordan to EU, Belgium, Norway & Luxembourg (2006 – 2010)
• Jordanian Coordinator, Union for the Mediterranean (2006 – 2010)
• Jordanian Representative, North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO (2006 – 2010)
• Minister for Public Sector Reform (2004 – 2005)
• Member, Ministerial Steering Committee for the Privatization of the Electricity Sector, Jordan (2004 – 2005)
• Member, Ministerial Steering Committee for the Privatization of the Telecommunication Sector, Jordan (2004 – 2005)
• Member, Ministerial Committee for Public Sector Reform, Jordan (2004 – 2005)

• “Investment and Competition in International Policy: Prospects for WTO law”, Cameron May International Law Publishers, London (2003)
• "The Protection of Local Production and the Environmental Provisions under the WTO", Al - Rai Daily Newspaper, Jordan, 31 March 2001
• "The Jordanian Industry and the World Trade Organization: Legal Features", Al - Rai Daily Newspaper, Jordan, 19 December 2000
• "Prospects and Challenges of WTO Accession for Middle East Countries: the Jordanian Model", in WTLA Fourth Annual Yearbook, 2002, Cameron May International Law & Policy Publishers, London.
• "Privatization and its Role in the Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment", Al-Arab Alyom Daily Newspaper, Jordan, 3 Oct. 2000.
• "International Rules for Investment and Investors: Light at the End of the Tunnel?", 11 European Business Law Review pp. 157 - 178, 2000, Kluwer Law International Publishers, London.
• "The WTO Principle of Transparency and National Courts", Al - Rai Daily Newspaper, Jordan,12 April 2000
• "Liberalization and Protectionism in the World Trading System", Co. Editor, Cameron May International Law & Policy Publishers, London 1999.
• "Investment Measures, Restrictive Business Practices and Development: Lessons from the Multilateral Agreement on Investment", in Liberalization and Protectionism in the World Trading System (Ruttley, MacVay & Masa'deh eds.), page 202, Cameron May International Law & Policy Publishers, London 1999.
• "World Trade Organization: Development from 15 July 1998 to 19 February 1999", 2 (3) International Trade Law Quarterly 189 (Aug. 1999), LLP Publishers, London, Hong Kong 1999.
• "Investment Incentives and their Influence on the Flow of Foreign Direct Investment", Al - Rai Daily Newspaper, Jordan, 10 & 11 January 1998
• Numerous political key note speeches, lectures and papers

• Order of Independence of the First Class awarded by His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan (2006)
• Order of the Crown of the Grand Cross Class (Grand-Croix de L'Ordre de la Couronne) (2010)