Mr Wael Jabsheh > Akin > Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile
Akin Offices
ABU DHABI GLOBAL MARKET SQUARE
AL SILA TOWER, 21ST FLOOR
PO BOX 55069, ABU DHABI
United Arab Emirates
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Mr Wael Jabsheh
Work Department
Partner; Cross-Border Transactions
Position
Wael Jabsheh serves as co-partner in charge of the Abu Dhabi office and concentrates on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and private equity as well as general corporate and commercial matters. He also advises on complex matters relating to technology, communications, cybersecurity and intellectual property. Mr. Jabsheh is fluent in Arabic, has been based in the United Arab Emirates since 2005 and has extensive experience advising on corporate and TMT transactions in the Middle East, North Africa and the Indian subcontinent. He advises a variety of sovereign and private clients, including Middle East-based and international companies and financial institutions in multibillion- and multimillion- dollar deals. To learn more about Mr. Jabsheh, please visit his full profile: http://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/wael-jabsheh.html
Career
Mr. Jabsheh was promoted to partner in January 2015. He is a member of the Law Society of Alberta, Canada.
Languages
English and Arabic
Education
LL.B., University of Victoria Faculty of Law, 2003.
B.A., University of British Columbia, 2000.
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)Akin acts for an impressive array of sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions and the market’s most active investors on premium, multibillion-dollar M&A, joint venture and commercial mandates. The firm has an ‘excellent team that works seamlessly across various jurisdictions’, leveraging vast expertise across the Middle East and abroad to handle complex transactions in the energy and infrastructure, healthcare, defence, hospitality and retail sectors – among others. On the ground in the UAE, Wael Jabsheh heads the group and handles the practice’s most consequential transactions, utilising his leading expertise in digital assets and cryptocurrency to competently advise on tech-related aspects of deals. Simon Rootsey – who relocated from London in 2023 – largely focuses on cross-border M&A and private equity, with extensive experience in joint ventures and public takeovers. Associate Mazen Baddar is quickly building an impressive portfolio of deals due to high levels of activity across a range of sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Commercial, corporate and M&A United Arab Emirates