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Al Tamimi & Company Offices

AL DHOW TOWER, 16TH FLOOR
KHALED BIN AL WALEED ST, SHARQ, PO BOX 29551
SAFAT 13156
Kuwait
Al Tamimi & Company > The Legal 500 Rankings
Kuwait > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1
Kuwait > Banking and finance Tier 2
Bolstered by its strong regional presence, Al Tamimi & Company handles high-end domestic matters, including debt capital markets transactions for Kuwaiti companies and leading financial institutions. Other work involves syndicated loans, acquisition finance, project finance and derivatives. Practice head Omar Handoush has a track record in Islamic finance and conventional finance transactions. He works with senior associate Madhurima Basi, who was previously legal counsel at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and advises on shari’ah compliant transactions.Practice head(s):
Omar Handoush
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘The team is knowledgeable and responsive. Their client-facing service is probably the best in the Kuwait market.’
‘Omar Handoush (Partner) and Madhurima Basu (Senior Associate) are both highly recommended. Their advice is commercially focused and always delivered in a professional manner.’
‘Omar Handoush and his team are top quality lawyers that are responsive and are the lawyers that you want in Kuwait on any local law matter.’
‘Omar Handoush is responsive, professional and a stellar lawyer.’
‘What is somewhat unique about them and differentiates them from some of the other law firms in Kuwait is their responsiveness! They are very easy to get a hold of by email or telephone (or even WhatsApp or text messages), and they respond very promptly if contacted by email.’
Key clients
Commercial Bank of Kuwait K.P.S.C.
Emirates NBD Bank PJSC
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC
National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.P.
Burgan Bank K.P.S.C.
Kuwait Finance House K.S.C.P.
Warba Bank
Axis Bank
Boubyan Bank K.S.C.P.
Standard Chartered Bank
Morgan Stanley & Co. International
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
Deloitte & Touche
Wells Fargo
Bank Muscat SAOG
Societe Generale
State Street
Alafco Aviation Lease And Finance Company No
EFG Private Bank No
Vallourec Tubes SAS
Work highlights
- Represented the National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.P. and Kuwait Finance House K.S.C.P in a syndicated project financing in an amount of KD 61,250,000 (USD 202,567,000) for LİMAK İNŞAAT SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş. in connection with the KD 169,000,000 (USD 558,918,000) contract with the Ministry of Public Works.
- Advised and issued opinion to the International Swaps & Derivatives Association regarding enforceability of E-contracts in Kuwait.
- Represented Kuwait Finance House, as financier and investment agent, in relation to a Murabaha Facility (with accordion features) of up to KD 100 million with Gulf Bank K.S.C.P. to be used for the company’s general corporate purposes.
Kuwait > Privatisation and projects Tier 2
Al Tamimi & Company > Firm Profile
The firm: Al Tamimi & Company is the largest law firm in the Middle East with 17 offices across nine countries. Established in 1989, we are a full service commercial firm combining knowledge, experience and expertise to ensure our clients have access to the best legal solutions that are commercially sound and cost effective.
Our clients are at the centre of everything that we do – their business is our business.
Our strength comes from our clients’ trust that we will provide them the quality of service that they deserve. Therefore, we make it our business to find creative and commercial legal solutions whilst focusing on making the law work for them. Over the years, we have acted for a wide variety of clients, including: government bodies; government or semi-government owned entities; local, regional and international companies; banks and financial institutions; along with both international and regional law firms.
We’re not like everyone else.
As a firm, we have the ability to practice local law in each of the nine jurisdictions where we have a presence. This means that each of our licensed litigators have rights of audience before local courts. We are proud of this unique strength, which truly sets us apart from the competition.
Doing Business in the Middle East?
So are we! Our regional footprint means that wherever our clients are doing business in the region, we are there to support them. Our expansion has been strategic and client driven. Our values define who we are and what is important to us. As a firm, we have grown based on a set of core values, which are integral to all that we do.
Areas of practice: As the Middle East’s largest law firm Al Tamimi & Company has vast experience acting for clients across many jurisdictions in the region. Through our full service offering we are able to provide legal advice with a one-stop-shop for all your legal requirements. We offer specialist legal advice in the following practice areas: arbitration; aviation; automotive; banking and finance; capital markets; commercial; construction and infrastructure; corporate services; education; employment and incentives; Expo 2020; family business and private wealth; financial crime; FMCG; healthcare; hotels and leisure; mergers and acquisitions; projects; rail; regulatory; shipping; sports and events management; transport and logistics.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Chairman | Essam Al Tamimi | e.tamimi@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Senior Partner | Husam Hourani | h.hourani@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Managing Partner | Samer Qudah | s.qudah@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Deputy Managing Partner | Mohamed Al Marzouqi | m.almarzouqi@tamimi.com | +971 2 813 0444 |
Deputy Managing Partner | Jody Waugh | j.waugh@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Arbitration | Thomas Snider | t.snider@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Arbitration | Hassan Arab | h.arab@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Aviation | Yazan Saoudi | y.saoudi@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Banking & Finance | Husam Hourani | h.hourani@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Banking & Finance | Jody Waugh | j.waugh@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Capital Markets | Andrew Tarbuck | a.tarbuck@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Commercial advisory | Willem Steenkamp | w.steenkamp@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Competition law | Omar Obeidat | o.obeidat@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Construction & Infrastructure | Euan Lloyd | e.lloyd@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Corporate governance | Andrea Tithecott | a.tithecott@tamimi.com | +971 2 813 0444 |
Corporate structuring | Samer Qudah | s.qudah@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Corporate structuring | Omer Khan | o.khan@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Corporate Structuring | Izabella Szadkowska | i.szadkowska@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Debt capital markets | Andrew Tarbuck | a.tarbuck@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Debt capital markets | Rafiq Jaffer | r.jaffer@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Corporate Services | Izabella Szadkowska | i.szadkowska@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Education | Ivor McGettigan | i.mcgettigan@tamimi.com | +971 2 813 0444 |
Education | Ahmad Saleh | ah.saleh@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Employment & Incentives | Samir Kantaria | s.kantaria@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Employment & Incentives | Gordon Barr | g.barr@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Family Business & Private Wealth | Richard Catling | r.catling@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Financial Crime | Khalid Al Hamrani | k.alhamrani@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Financial Crime | Ibtissem Lassoued | i.lassoued@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Financial services regulation and enforcement | Jody Waugh | j.waugh@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Financial services regulation and enforcement | Rita Jaballah | r.jaballah@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Healthcare | Andrea Tithecott | a.tithecott@tamimi.com | +971 2 813 0444 |
Hotels & Leisure | Tara Marlow | t.marlow@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Insurance | Yazan Saoudi | y.saoudi@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
IP | Omar Obeidat | o.obeidat@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
IP | Ahmad Saleh | ah.saleh@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Legislative drafting | Mohammed Al Marzouqi | m.almarzouqi@tamimi.com | +971 2 813 0444 |
Legislative drafting | Hassan ElTahir | h.eltahir@tamimi.com | +971 2 813 0444 |
Litigation | Hussein Eisa Al Shiri | h.shiri@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Litigation | Ahmed Allouz | a.allouz@tamimi.com | +974 4 364 1641 |
Litigation | Hassan Arab | h.arab@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Maritime and shipping | Omar Omar | o.omar@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Maritime and shipping | Yazan Saoudi | y.saoudi@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Mergers & Acquisitions | Abdullah Mutawi | a.mutawi@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Private client services | Essam Al Tamimi | e.tamimi@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Private equity | Richard Catling | r.catling@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Private equity | Abdullah Mutawi | a.mutawi@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Private Notary | Taiba Al Safar | t.alsafar@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Projects | Mark Brown | m.brown@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Real estate | Tara Marlow | t.marlow@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Real estate | Mohammed Kawasmi | m.kawasmi@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Rail | Foutoun Hajjar | f.hajjar@tamimi.com | +973 1710 8933 |
Regulatory | Andrea Tithecott | a.tithecott@tamimi.com | +971 2 813 0444 |
Sports & events management | Steve Bainbridge | s.bainbridge@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Tax law | Shiraz Khan | s.khan@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Technology, media and telecommunications | Martin Hayward | m.hayward@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Technology, media and telecommunications | Fiona Robertson | f.robertson@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Transport & Logistics | Yazan Saoudi | y.saoudi@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Transport & Logistics | Omar Omar | o.omar@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Automotive | Samir Kantaria | s.kantaria@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Aviation | Yazan Saoudi | y.saoudi@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Education | Ivor McGettigan | i.mcgettigan@tamimi.com | +971 2 813 0444 |
Expo 2020 | Steve Bainbridge | s.bainbridge@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
FMCG | Samer Qudah | s.qudah@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship | Ahmad Saleh | ah.saleh@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
China Group | Jody Waugh | j.waugh@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
India Group | Samir Kantaria | s.kantaria@tamimi.com | +971 4 331 7161 |
Korea Group | Omar Omar | o.omar@tamimi.com | +971 4 364 1641 |
Lawyer Profiles
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Staff Figures
Number of lawyers worldwide : 370 :Memberships
Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) Australian Business Group ABA (American Bar Association) British Business Group Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Employment Lawyers Association Energy Institute International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys (FICPI) GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre International Council for Commercial ArbitrationDiversity/Community
Diversity and Inclusion at Al Tamimi & Company
Al Tamimi & Company is committed to maintaining its high levels of diversity. With over 50 different nationalities and cultural backgrounds amongst our people, we celebrate diversity. This is one law firm where there is no stereotype, enabling our people to be who they are and value the differences in one another.
The Firm is committed to providing a supportive, inclusive and respectful work environment which recognises and values the diversity of all its employees, stakeholders and clients. We acknowledge that every employee, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity or cultural background, disability, religious belief, political affiliation, socioeconomic origin, or family responsibilities can make a valuable contribution to achieving the business outcomes. Moreover, we strongly believe outcomes are strengthened with a diverse team.
The Firm promotes an environment where equity and inclusion is encouraged and supported and where all forms of discrimination, harassment and bullying are eliminated.
We will achieve this objective by:
- Raising awareness of and promoting workplace diversity within the Firm.
- Integrating the principles of workplace diversity into business and human resource management policies, practices and systems.
- Encouraging employees to identify and maximise use of their life skills and experiences in the workplace.
- Encouraging managers to recognise and draw on the diversity of their employees.
- Ensuring employees are not subjected to discrimination or unfair treatment in the workplace on grounds such as, ethnicity, race, gender, age, physical or mental disability or personal responsibilities.
- Upholding and promote the Al Tamimi & Company Values, Employment Principles and Code of Conduct
Ensuring employees and those seeking employment with the Firm receive fair and equitable treatment in accessing employment opportunities, employees selection processes, career development and mobility arrangements
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