Ali Arif is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in contract negotiation and management in the engineering and defense sectors. Currently serving as Senior Legal Counsel at Bechtel Corporation since April 2025, Ali previously held the same position at Technip Energies from October 2019 to April 2025, focusing on mitigating legal risk through negotiations with international clients. Prior experience includes serving as Director of Contracts & Legal at Jacobs, overseeing a team responsible for the management of legal negotiations and compliance for contracts valued up to US$100 million. Ali also worked at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Arabia as a Contracts & Subcontracts Attorney, managing contract and subcontract operations in Saudi Arabia. Ali's legal career began at Jacobs Engineering as a Contracts Attorney. Academic credentials include a Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, from Pepperdine Law, and a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. Ali holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
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