Aala Abdulhaliq
Aala Abdulhaliq received her master’s degree in European and international law from Tilburg University in the Netherlands, where she specialised in economic and competition law. Her studies included an internship at the Iraqi Parliament and also worked as a court clerk. In addition, Aala spent a semester studying at KU Leuven. Her dedication and effort earned her the 2014 Grotius Scholarship.
In 2021, she passed the aptitude test organised by the examination committee of the Order of Flemish Bars and has since been accredited as a Belgian lawyer. After her studies, Aala worked as a corporate lawyer at De Lijn and then at a law firm in Antwerp.
She joined the firm in 2020 as a lawyer. Aala Abdulhaliq is primarily engaged within the Public Procurement, Economic Law, Real Estate and Contract Law units.
Studies
Tilburg University: master’s degree in law – 2015
Bar
Member of the Dendermonde Bar Association since 01/07/2021
Expertise
Languages
- Dutch
- English
- Kurdish
Specialisms
Aala in her own words
‘Live as you were to die tomorrow. Learn as you were to live forever.‘ Gandhi
My past has taught me that nothing can be taken for granted and as a result I have become a real go-getter. That perseverance has given me the opportunity to develop at COTTYN on both a business and personal level.
Currently, I am part of several departments where I am constantly assigned diverse files. Because of my acquired knowledge and experience in public procurement regulations, I primarily assist clients who request advice in this regard.
I regularly work with colleagues on complex cases, where we first explore each other’s views on the dispute at hand and then formulate these views in legal terms in an advisory note.
COTTYN offers me the opportunity to get the best out of myself by giving me the freedom to work on cases independently and providing support where necessary.
