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Meysan Partners Offices

Meysan Partners
PO Box 298, Safat 13003
Al Hamra Tower. 17th Floor
Al Shuhada Street. Sharq, Kuwait
Kuwait
Visit website 965 2205 1000

Meysan Partners > The Legal 500 Rankings

Kuwait > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1

With a ‘well-rounded team’ of experienced corporate lawyers, which was enhanced following the firm's acquisition of Arkan Legal Consultants Group in January 2022, Meysan Partners has cemented its place as one of Kuwait’s largest firms. Founding partner Bader El-Jeaan represents corporate, investment banking and sovereign clients in domestic M&A and transactions across the Gulf region, international joint ventures and strategic alliances. El-Jeaan's fellow partners, restructuring expert Abdul Aziz Al Yaqout, Michel George Ghanem and Tarek Yehya, who specialises in capital markets matters, are also highly recommended.

Practice head(s):

Bader El Jeaan; Abdul Aziz Al Yaqout; Tarek Yehya; Michel Ghanem

Testimonials

‘Well-rounded team with immense knowledge on the subject.’

‘Our go-to firm in Kuwait – very efficient and responsive.’

‘Tarek Yehya managed to unlock a very complex transaction for us.’

Key clients

Agility

Ahli United Bank

Dunkin Donuts – Kuwait

Gulf Insurance Company

Jazeera Airways

Johnson Controls (Kuwait)

Kuwait Projects Company Holdings Company (KIPCO)

Kuwait Telecommunications Company (STC)

Kuwait English School Company

Warba Bank

Work highlights

  • Advised Agility on the sale of its Global Integrated Logistics business (GIL) to DSV Panalpina A/S for $4.1bn.
  • Advised Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Company K.S.C.C. on its $3bn private offering and listing on Boursa Kuwait.
  • Advised Ahli United Bank on the issuance of a new $600m AT1 perpetual sukuk, as well as a tender offer for an existing AT1 sukuk issued in 2016 for $200m.

Kuwait > Dispute resolution Tier 2

Meysan Partners displays strong capabilities in handling disputes involving the financial services, transport, telecoms and consumer goods sectors, many with significant cross-border aspects. Waleed Al Tattan leads a sizeable group of lawyers, many of whom joined the firm following its acquisition of Arkan Legal Consultants Group in January 2022. Recognised for his breath of expertise, Al Tattan has represented global clients such as Ford and Hyundai and retains a significant focus on commercial and financial, franchise, professional negligence and product liability disputes. International arbitration expert Ahmed Awni, Fayez Alfadhli and Abdul Aziz Al-Bisher are the go-to contacts for commercial, real estate and capital markets cases. Senior counsel Mohammed Badr Abdulwahed acts in contract, employment, commercial and financial litigation.

Practice head(s):

Waleed Al Tattan; Fayez Alfadhli; Ahmed Awni; Abdul Aziz Al-Bisher

Other key lawyers:

Mohammed Badr Abdulwahed

Key clients

Aetna

Agility

Boodai Enterprises Company

Daimler

Ford

Hyundai

KIPIC

KNPC

Mobile Telecommunication Company (Zain)

National Energy Company

Work highlights

  • Representing regional telecoms company Zain, as co-counsel, in a $500m-plus dispute with the Ministry of Finance of Iraq.

Meysan Partners > Firm Profile

Meysan Partners was established in 2015 and has grown to become one of the largest and most sophisticated business law firms in Kuwait and the wider Middle East.

In recent years, Meysan Partners has advised clients across a range of industry sectors on some of the most noteworthy and complex transactions and disputes in the region.

The firm sets itself apart by offering high quality, innovative legal advice delivered by a team of multilingual lawyers with 100 years of combined legal experience.

Meysan Partners adopts a boutique approach to legal practice, limiting the number and type of matters undertaken, in order to ensure the highest quality offering for clients.

The firm maintains a lower partner-to-associate ratio than other firms in the region and takes on matters that require partner focus and experience, especially cross-border transactions and high-stakes litigation.

Clients include some of the largest regional blue-chip companies, multinational corporations, international financial institutions, sovereign governments, family groups, and high net worth individuals.

Over the past few years Meysan Partners has received a number of important awards, among the recent honors include the awards for the Kuwait law firm of the year, litigation law firm of the year, and a transaction on which Meysan advised was named M&A Deal of the Year: the acquisition by DSV Panalpina of Agility’s Global Integrated Logistics Business.  The $4.1 billion transaction represented the largest private M&A transaction in the GCC in 202.

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Main Contacts

DepartmentNameEmailTelephone
Corporate Bader El Jeaanbeljeaan@meysan.com+965 91118111
Dispute Resolution Waleed Al Tattanwaltattan@meysan.com+965 99966606
Capital Markets Tarek Yehyatyehya@meysan.com+965 67767704
Regulatory and Government Affairs Dr. Abdulwahab Sadeqasadeq@meysan.com+965 67772211
Dispute Resolution Dr. Husain Al Abdullahhalabdullah@meysan.com+965 22205320
Dispute Resolution Dr. Fayez Alfadhlifalfadhli@meysan.com+965 55558800
Dispute Resolution AbdulAziz AlBisheraalbisher@meysan.com+965 98084909

Staff Figures

Number of lawyers : 65

Languages

English
Arabic
French
Italian
Spanish
German

Memberships

ABA (American Bar Association)
GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre
Kuwait Lawyers' Society
Spanish Bar Association
Italian Bar Association
New York Bar Association
German Lawyers Association

Other

Kuwait Office : P.O. Box 298, Safat 13003 Al Hamra Tower, Floors 16, 17 and 59, Al Shuhada Street, Sharq, Kuwait
Beirut Office : 109 Marfaa, 2nd floor, Allenby Street, Downtown, Beirut
Abu Dhabi Office : Unit 6, Floor 5, Al Khatem Tower, ADGM Square, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dubai Office : Unit 2501, Level 25, Tower II, Al Fattan Currency House, Dubai International Financial Centre, P.O. Box 764662, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Cairo Office : 3rd Floor, Cairo Business Plaza 90, New Cairo, Egypt
Riyadh Office : Al Olaya Riyadh 12213, Tower B, Floor 20, Office 1, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Spotlights

KUWAIT

Established in 2015, Meysan Partners has grown to become one of the largest and most sophisticated business law firms in Kuwait and the wider Middle East. It is a modern, progressive law firm that seeks to set itself apart by offering high quality, innovative legal advice delivered by a team of highly experienced multilingual lawyers.

In recent years, Meysan Partners has advised clients across a range of industry sectors on some of the most noteworthy and complex transactions and disputes in the region.

The team is composed of over 130 highly dedicated and committed professionals, including 15 partners and 65 extensively experienced lawyers and paralegals. Meysan currently is present in six countries and seven offices, Kuwait, UAE (Abu Dhabi and Dubai), KSA, Lebanon, Egypt, and United Kingdom.

Meysan Partners adopts a boutique approach to legal practice, limiting the number and type of matters undertaken, in order to ensure the highest quality offering for clients. The firm maintains a lower partner-to-associate ratio than other firms in the region and takes on matters that require partner focus and experience, especially cross-border transactions and high-stakes litigation.

Clients include some of the largest regional blue-chip companies, multinational corporations, international financial institutions, sovereign governments, family groups, and high net worth individuals.

Over the past few years Meysan Partners has received several important awards, among the recent honors include the awards for the Kuwait law firm of the year, litigation law firm of the year, and a transaction on which Meysan advised was named M&A Deal of the Year: the acquisition by DSV Panalpina of Agility’s Global Integrated Logistics Business. The $4.1 billion transaction represented the largest private M&A transaction in the GCC in 2022.