Hani A. Samra is the Associate General Counsel of Shelf Drilling for Middle East, Africa and Italy, based in Dubai. His role is to oversee corporate legal matters and provide strategic support to management in relation to corporate finance transactions, debt restructurings, refinancing transactions and offshore drilling contracts. Hani has more than 15 years of PQE with key focus on Oil & Gas sector. He held previous regional roles with Schlumberger and Transocean covering various countries in Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia. He has also assumed certain responsibilities in relation to compliance programs and policies during his previous and current roles. Hani’s achievements of legal solutions have significantly contributed to his team winning the 2016 Excellence in Innovation Award from Oath Middle East and receiving high commendation in Innovation at the Middle East Legal Awards 2017