KUWAIT Law and Practice Contributed by: Sam Habbas, Luis Cunha, Hisham Al-Quraan and Mustafa Sayed, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners
ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners is a Tier 1-ranked corporate law firm and has operated in Kuwait for over 35 years. As one of the region’s premier law firms to both domestic and foreign companies, it has a strong network of contacts throughout the MENA region. With its team of lawyers, its expertise extends over a wide range of areas that cater to the needs of local and foreign multinational corporations, banks and investment companies, industrial conglomer - ates, governments and state authorities, and private
clients. Its work cuts across various sectors and in - cludes IPOs, capital markets, M&A, banking and fi - nance, real estate, government projects, securities, taxation, construction, corporate and commercial matters, franchising, commercial litigation and arbi - tration. ASAR is also regularly retained by leading in - ternational law firms and has won numerous awards for legal services rendered. The firm has multilingual capabilities, including being able to provide services in English, Arabic and French.
Authors
Sam Habbas is the chairperson and co-founder of ASAR and brings over 30 years of legal experience in Kuwait. He was instrumental in providing strategic direction and development of ASAR it into the
aligned with Kuwait’s Foreign Direct Investment Law. Luis is admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa and as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.
Hisham Al-Quraan is a partner in ASAR’s commercial litigation department, for both Kuwait and Bahrain. He has represented local and international clients in various litigation matters involving banking
leading legal practice it is today in both Kuwait and Bahrain. An accomplished corporate lawyer, Sam has extensive expertise in corporate and commercial law and serves as lead counsel to a wide range of local and international clients. His practice covers a broad spectrum of matters, including commercial, banking and finance, aviation finance, mergers and acquisitions, oil and gas, energy, infrastructure and projects, as well as complex multi-jurisdictional corporate transactions across both the private and public sectors.
and finance, Islamic financing, construction and agency matters. Hisham holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the Applied Science University in Jordan and a Master of Laws (LLM) (Commercial and International Law) from the University of Buckingham, England.
Luis Cunha is a partner at ASAR and heads the firm’s corporate commercial team. With over two decades of top-tier legal experience across three continents, he has played a pivotal role in ASAR’s growth
Mustafa Sayed is a senior associate in ASAR’s corporate and commercial department. Mustafa’s practice is focused on advising on and assisting with the restructuring of companies, the acquisition and sale of
and success since joining the firm in 2009. Luis advises both international and domestic clients on a wide range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, and cross-border transactions. His sector experience spans pharmaceuticals, construction, defence, telecommunications, e-commerce, manufacturing, and oil and gas. He has been involved in several market-first transactions, notably the establishment of a majority foreign-owned company under a hybrid framework
businesses, and the regulatory compliance issues associated with such matters. Mustafa has assisted clients in various sectors, including oil, retail, pharmaceutical and health sectors. Mustafa holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Cairo University, Egypt and has been admitted to the Egyptian Bar Association since 2015. Mustafa practices law in both English and Arabic.
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