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Emile Khoury Hélou

Of Counsel · ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners

KuwaitBanking & Finance, Capital Markets & SecuritiesFrench, Arabic, English

About

Of Counsel at ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners in Kuwait. He joined the firm in January 2019 after practising in Lebanon for 20 years and has extensive experience in conventional and Islamic banking and finance, capital markets, project finance, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate and commercial law.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceCapital Markets & SecuritiesCorporate / M&AIslamic FinanceRestructuring & InsolvencyMergers & Acquisitions

Office

Expertise

Shari'a-compliant (Islamic) financingElectronic payments / FinTech and market entry for global platformsBanking and financial institutions advisoryProject financeAnti-money laundering (AML) complianceCross-border M&A and due diligence

Education

  • LLB (Lebanese Law), St. Joseph University, Lebanon, 1992
  • LLM, St. Joseph University, Lebanon, 1997

Admissions

  • Admitted to the Beirut Bar, Lebanon, 1998

Languages

FrenchArabicEnglish