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Saam Azar

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Chief Legal Officer at GLOBALFOUNDRIES

New York City Metropolitan Area

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About

Saam Azar has served as Chief Legal Officer at GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) since January 2017, overseeing legal, compliance, government relations, and environmental, health, safety and security matters worldwide, and acting as Secretary to the GF board of directors. He previously held roles in the Legal & Compliance Unit at Mubadala Investment Company and worked as an associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York. He holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Public Policy from Duke University.

Experience

  1. GlobalFoundriesChief Legal Officercurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. MubadalaGeneral Counsel, Mubadala Technology2006 — 2016Abu Dhabi
  3. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPAssociate2002 — 2006
  4. Clark ConstructionEngineer1998 — 1999

Skills & more

Joint Ventures43Aerospace4Private Equity5Corporate Governance22Mergers2Corporate Law28Venture Capital5Corporate Finance28Capital Markets10Cross-border Transactions8Investments3Securities Regulation5
+7 moreLegal AdviceMergersStructured FinanceContract NegotiationNegotiationIntellectual PropertyMergers & Acquisitions

Languages Arabic · German · Persian · Spanish

From Saam's professional profile.

Colleagues at GLOBALFOUNDRIES

Antaash Ghoshal
Public Relations, India at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Anubhav Gupta
Investor at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Ashlie Wallace
Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Bobby Yerramilli-Rao
Investor at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Camilla Languille
Investor at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Carlos Obeid
Investor at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Colin Born
Vice President of Corporate Development at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
David Kerko
Lead Independent Director at GLOBALFOUNDRIES

Frequently asked questions

Who is Saam Azar?
Saam Azar has served as Chief Legal Officer at GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) since January 2017, overseeing legal, compliance, government relations, and environmental, health, safety and security matters worldwide, and acting as Secretary to the GF board of directors. He previously held roles in the Legal & Compliance Unit at Mubadala Investment Company and worked as an associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York. He holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Public Policy from Duke University.
Where does Saam Azar work?
Saam Azar is Chief Legal Officer at GLOBALFOUNDRIES.
Where did Saam Azar go to school?
Saam Azar studied at New York University School of Law (Juris Doctorate, International Law and Legal Studies); Duke University (Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineer and Public Policy Studies).

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