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Tahsin is the Copy and Content Marketing Executive at LexisNexis, before starting her journey in writing about the law she has written copy in the fintech sector. 

Dr Amel Makhlouf is an independent counsel and arbitrator, specialising in international arbitration, banking and finance, Islamic law and finance, and laws of the Arab Middle East. She has gained extensive experience in cross-border disputes and arbitral proceedings based in the MENA region. She is also a lecturer in international arbitration at the Paris Bar School and at the Université Toulouse Capitole.

Dr Amel Makhlouf holds a PhD in Islamic law and finance from the Sorbonne Law School, and was a Visiting Researcher at the Islamic Finance Project at Harvard University. She is the former Managing Editor for the Country Surveys of the Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law (Vol. 21 & 22), the leading English language journal covering contemporary Islamic laws and laws of the Middle East.

In June 2023, she submitted a report to the Qatar Financial Centre addressing the challenges faced by the rise of sharī’ah-compliant FinTech and cryptocurrency in the MENA region. As a Research Associate at SOAS University of London, Dr Amel Makhlouf is currently conducting legal research on the use of arbitration for resolving fintech disputes.

Legal Director and Senior Counsel

Exec Sponsor, Rule of Law and CSR

James works for LexisNexis, based in their London office, as Legal Director and Senior Counsel.  In line with a personal passion for access to justice, James leads LexisNexis’s work in the UK on advancing the Rule of Law, with a focus on supporting digitisation in the free legal advice community.  He also heads up the UK CSR programme, encouraging employee volunteering and giving, making a positive impact on society and the communities around us.

A lawyer with experience both in private practice and in-house, James joined LN in 2012 as its UK General Counsel and was promoted to its board 2 years later.  He also led the legal function for LexisNexis South Africa and for regulatory media organisation MLex after its acquisition in 2015

In 2017, he moved into a mainstream business role to gain non-legal experience, and worked as the Director of Customer Success and Engagement.  Leading a group of c.40 people at the front-line of the business, his team ensured that existing customers get the most value from our products and future customers can make informed and objective decisions when moving to services and tools within our product portfolio.

James returned to his current legal role at the start of 2021.

Away from the office, James is a Trustee for the London Legal Support Trust, an Officer of the International Bar Association, and an FA Level 1 Football Coach.

Mark has been with the business since 2008 and brings extensive knowledge of LexisNexis products. He works with law firms in the Caribbean, partnering with them to help meet key business objectives.