Meysan Partners — Kuwait

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- Meysan > Kuwait - Meysan - Global - Kuwait Office Overview Founded in 2015, Meysan’s Kuwait office is the firm’s flagship and largest practice, forming the cornerstone of its regional and international operations. From Kuwait, the firm has built a market-leading reputation for advising on the most complex, high-value transactions and disputes in the region. Meysan is widely recognized as a leading law firm in Kuwait, particularly in mergers and acquisitions, where it has advised on more transactions by value than any other law firm in the jurisdiction. Over the past seven years, the team has successfully completed more than 30 transactions with a combined value exceeding USD 30 billion. - Core Strengths The Kuwait office offers full-service capabilities across: - Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) - Corporate and Commercial - Banking & Finance - Capital Markets - Competition & Regulatory - Dispute Resolution and Arbitration The team is particularly known for advising on complex, cross-border mandates involving multiple jurisdictions, often acting as lead counsel on transactions and disputes spanning the Middle East and beyond. - Market Position & Track Record Meysan’s Kuwait office stands out for its consistent involvement in market-defining and first-of-their-kind transactions, particularly across capital markets and structured financings. The team advises across the full spectrum of equity, debt, and hybrid instruments and has played a key role in shaping innovative transaction structures in Kuwait. The firm’s reputation is reinforced by its strong rankings across leading legal directories, including top-tier placements in corporate, banking and finance, and dispute resolution. - Clients The Kuwait office acts for a distinguished client base, including: - Leading Kuwaiti and regional conglomerates - Multinational corporations - International financial institutions - Sovereign entities and government-related bodies - Prominent family groups and high-net-worth individuals - Approach Meysan’s boutique model is central to its success. By focusing selectively on high-value and complex mandates, the firm ensures a high level of partner involvement and delivers commercially driven, precise legal advice. The Kuwait team combines deep local expertise with international standards, allowing it to seamlessly lead and coordinate multi-jurisdictional matters, often working alongside leading global law firms on landmark deals and disputes. ### Languages - English - Arabic - French ### Memberships - Kuwait Lawyers Association - New York Bar Association - District of Columbia Bar Association - German Bar Association - US Supreme Court Bar ### Staffing Figures - 10 Partners

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Lawyers in this office

Abdul Aziz Al Yaqout

Co-Founder and Partner · Corporate / M&A

AbdulAziz AlBisher

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Abdulwahab Sadeq

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Adel Alasousi

Senior Associate · Corporate / M&A

Ahmed Abdeltawab

Counsel · Litigation

Ahmed Awni

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Ahmed Mohammed

Counsel · Litigation

Ali Al Saeed

Associate · Litigation

Ali Boshehri

Senior Associate · Dispute Resolution

Ameena Al Muatawaa

Senior Associate · Corporate / M&A

Amro Ibrahim

Counsel · Litigation

Ayman Ali

Counsel · Litigation

Bader El-Jeaan

Co-Founder and Managing Partner · Corporate / M&A

Barak Al Ajeel

Associate · Corporate / M&A

Hussain Alsarraf

Associate · Litigation

Khaled Almusallem

Associate · Litigation

Khaled Altarad

Associate · Dispute Resolution

Lama Abou Ali

Counsel · Capital Markets

Michel George Ghanem

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Mohammad Abdulwahed

Partner · Litigation

Mohammed Khalil

Counsel · Litigation

Mohsen Omar

Counsel · Litigation

Muneera Alshaya

Associate · Litigation

Saeed Alajmi

Associate · Dispute Resolution

Sara Awaly

Associate · Corporate / M&A

Tarek Diab

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Tarek Yehya

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Waleed Al Tattan

Partner and Head of Litigation · Litigation