Umar Farooq
CounselX │Trusted legal partner for founders, owners, operators, and teams
New York
NY, DC
"Quick turnaround time, gave me a better solution than what I originally asked for!"
About
Whether you're launching, growing, hiring, or negotiating a major deal, I provide strategic legal guidance that’s clear, grounded, and tailored to your needs.
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"I would without hesitation reccomend Umar to anyone needing legal help. Umar was able to help me make revisions to a contract and communicate back and forth with another legal team. His ability to explain things in layman terms was phenomenal and helped me in knowing what I was having my clients sign."
"Very responsive, attentive, knowledgeable, highly recommended!"
"Umar was very helpful, knowledgeable and responsive. He raised important concerns that enabled to me to successfully negotiate better terms with a potential employer. I'd recommend him highly!"
"Very happy with his knowledge, communication, and professionalism."
"I had a great experience getting clear legal advice on professional consulting contracts in a timely fashion."
"I retained Mr. Farooq on the recommendation of a family member who is also an attorney to resolve a long-standing commercial dispute regarding payments owed to me by a major US manufacturer. My business had suffered tremendously because of this dispute and I was on the brink of personal bankruptcy. For 8 years I went through multiple attorneys but could not get the manufacturer to come to terms. Mr. Farooq was able to resolve the dispute within a few weeks and get me a settlement amount I was extremely happy with."
Work History
CounselX
Startup Legal Counsel
Aug 2012 - Present
Subscription-Based Legal Services for Startups.
Al Rayan Investment
Head of Legal
Apr 2011 - Aug 2012
Developed and implemented legal strategy for the investment bank. Provided deal support to asset management and financial advisory teams. Implemented various corporate development initiatives, including the successful acquisition of Islamic Bank of Britain (IBB) by Masraf Al Rayan. Developed LMA-conformed Islamic Finance documentation for Masraf Al Rayan’s consumer and SME lending.
Dentons
Associate
Feb 2008 - Mar 2011
Provided corporate and commercial law advice to various US and international clients as part of Dentons international corporate and commercial law practice group.