Prior to joining BCL, Mohamed, an Australian-qualified solicitor, was an associate at a white-collar firm in Sydney, where he acted for high-net-worth individuals and corporates on matters including sanctions, extradition, cross-border investigations, tax disputes, fraud, cybercrime, INTERPOL and regulatory disputes. He also acted for clients in transnational and international crime matters, including advising States and individuals on national security, foreign bribery and crimes against humanity matters. While in Sydney, Mohamed was also a casual academic at the University of New South Wales, teaching an LLM subject about the common law to foreign-qualified lawyers or academics.
Mohamed also interned at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in 2020, the international tribunal which prosecuted senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge for their roles in Cambodian Genocide. Mohamed assisted the International Prosecutor’s office in preparing its appeal case against the former President of the Khmer Rouge, he drafted the appeal submissions regarding the international crimes of crime against humanity and genocide.
Mohamed obtained a Master of Public and International Law (Honours) from the University of Melbourne in 2022. He completed his Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of International Relations from La Trobe University in 2020. Mohamed has published two journal articles and contributed to several legal publications regarding Australia’s laws regarding sanctions, data protection, extradition and white-collar crime.