About Omar

Omar is an experienced commercial litigator who represents clients in federal and state trial and appellate courts and before arbitration tribunals such as the AAA, ICDR, LCIA, and JAMS. He focuses his work on commercial disputes, with an emphasis on shareholder disputes, contract disputes, international disputes, and related claims arising out of business relationships. He also helps counsel and advise clients with their general day-to-day legal issues. In addition to US based clients, Omar regularly represents Latin American and Middle East businesses. 

Prior to joining Rafool, Omar had his own firm and previously clerked for the Honorable Jonathan Goodman in the Southern District of Florida. 

Education 

• University of Miami School of Law, magna cum laude
• Dickinson College

Bar Admissions 

• Florida
• District of Columbia
• Maine
• District Court, Southern District of Florida
• Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Languages 

• English (native)
• Arabic (fluent)
• Spanish (conversational)

Professional and Bar Memberships 

• International Law Section of the Florida Bar
• Dade County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Florida Muslim Bar Association
• Miami International Arbitration Society
• Federal Bar Association
• Cuban American Bar Association

Legal Community Involvement 

• Middle East Update Editor for International Litigation Quarterly (2012-Present);
• Florida Bar International Law Section Executive Committee Member
• Assistant Editor for International Litigation Quarterly (2013-2015);
• Florida Bar International Law Section Willem C. Vis. Pre-Moot Chair (2012)
• Florida Bar International Law Section International Litigation and Arbitration Conference Committee Member (2009-2012);
• Florida Muslim Bar Association, Vice President (2016-2023)

Speaking Engagements and Publications 

• Co-Authored “Arbitrating at the Crossroads of East-West: An Overview of Prominent Arab National Arbitrational Laws,” in ABA-International Litigation Quarterly (Summer 2008)
• Omar K. Ibrahem “Unchartered Waters: The Kishenganga River Project Dispute and Arbitration Under the Indus Waters Treaty,” in International Litigation Quarterly (Winter 2011)
• Middle East Update Editor for International Litigation Quarterly (2012-present)
• Speaker, Arbitration Advocacy Institute Conference, virtual (2020)
• Moderator, Hot Topics in International Arbitration, iLaw Florida Bar, Miami (2019) 
• Speaker, Hot Topics in International Arbitration, iLaw Florida Bar, Miami (2018) 
• Speaker, Minorities in Today’s Legal Market, FIU College of Law, Miami (2012)