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Basil Al-Jafari

Basil Al-Jafari

Basil Al-Jafari helps corporates, governments, and financial institutions navigate the full range of debt and equity capital markets products, including conventional bond and Sukuk issuances, debt restructurings, initial public offerings, rights issues, equity investments, and other general corporate finance matters. His practice covers the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He has acted for underwriters, issuers, and trustees on all types of debt issuances, including investment grade, crossover and high-yield offerings, MTN and Sukuk programs, and a broad range of liability management matters. Prior to re-joining the Dubai office, Basil was based in the firm’s Singapore office, where his practice focused on capital markets transactions across Asia.
Salman Al-Sudairi

Salman Al-Sudairi

Salman Al-Sudairi is Chair of the Saudi Arabia Practice and Office Managing Partner for the Middle East & North Africa. He advises government entities, local and international companies, and private equity funds in complex commercial transactions in a wide range of industries, including: energy, retail, manufacturing, defense, telecommunications, healthcare, and hospitality. He regularly helps clients navigate: \tCapital markets transactions \tInbound and outbound investments \tSaudi Arabian regulatory and government advisory matters \tRestructuring and finance matters Qualified in New York and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, he provides clients a sophisticated global view on complex cross-border transactions. He has a long track record in Saudi Arabia, advising on nearly every major Saudi IPO since 2011, including the US$25.6 billion Saudi Aramco IPO. Salman has been a key participant in the evolution of the Saudi Arabian market. He has worked on multiple regulatory reform projects and formerly served as Chair of the Capital Market Authority’s advisory committee.
Abdullah Alsaeed

Abdullah Alsaeed

Abdullah Alsaeed represents Saudi and international clients in a range of commercial disputes and enforcement actions, and he advises government clients on significant regulatory projects. Mr. Alsaeed draws on his knowledge of Shari’ah law and Saudi laws and regulations, his bilingual fluency, and his ability to translate between the Saudi and international contexts to help clients minimize risk and succeed in Saudi Arabia. He assembles and leads teams of experts from across the firm’s global platform to advise on sophisticated regulatory and commercial litigation matters Mr. Alsaeed regularly represents or advises clients on: \t \tLitigation, including commercial disputes, securities and bankruptcy litigation, and white collar investigations, before Saudi regulators and judiciary bodies \tRegulatory projects, including drafting and updating laws and regulations \tGovernance matters for government and government-owned entities, including advice on internal policies, procedures, and charters, as well as regulatory due diligence Mr. Alsaeed complements his commercial work with an active pro bono practice, advising Saudi non-profits on organizational matters. He formerly taught Islamic jurisprudence and law at Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University.
Ahmed el-Gaili

Ahmed el-Gaili

Ahmed el-Gaili, Regional Chair of the Middle East Corporate Department, leads the corporate M&A practice in the Riyadh office of Latham & Watkins, and represents clients on the full spectrum of Saudi and global transactions. Ahmed leverages his keen commercial acumen and extensive experience across legal disciplines to guide sovereign wealth funds, companies, and private equity firms on complex cross-border: \tMergers and acquisitions \tPrivate equity \tJoint ventures \tLarge-scale energy projects and energy legislation \tProject finance and development \tInternational dispute resolution He partners with clients on each transaction to efficiently navigate business challenges, craft commercial advice, and mitigate against potential risk. A recognized leader, he serves on the Pro Bono Committee and previously served on the Technology Committee and the Training & Career Enhancement (TACE) Committee. He has also served on the Alumni Board of Dhahran Ahliyya Schools and as President of the Harvard Arab Alumni Association.
Eyad Latif

Eyad Latif

Eyad Latif, Deputy Office Managing Partner for the Dubai office, advises private and public companies and venture capital and private equity firms in the technology, life sciences, and other growth industries. Eyad helps private and public technology and life sciences companies, as well as institutional investors navigate a range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and investments. He also advises emerging and growth companies on formation, corporate governance, and transactional matters. Eyad guides clients through complex transactions and growth initiatives with business-oriented advice. Eyad previously worked in the firm’s San Francisco and New York offices focusing on general corporate and technology transactions matters. Eyad received his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), where he received the American Jurisprudence Award in Islamic Law and co-founded the Berkeley Journal of Middle Eastern & Islamic Law.
Omar Maayeh

Omar Maayeh

Omar Maayeh advises companies globally across the full business life cycle, from inception to exit, with a focus on emerging technologies. Omar leverages a sophisticated understanding of market trajectories and extensive experience to advise companies on: \tMergers, acquisitions, and dispositions \tJoint ventures \tVenture financing \tRegulatory compliance \tInitial public offerings \tLife as a public company He distills complex concepts into commercial advice that supports clients’ objectives at every stage of their business. Omar unlocks the resources of the firm’s global platform to connect clients with the legal tools for any need that arises. A recognized leader within the firm, Omar has served on the Mentoring, Recruiting, and WEB Committees. He prioritizes bolstering the emerging companies ecosystem and regularly speaks at events hosted by a number of Middle East-based incubators and accelerators, including Hub71, Area2071, the Abu Dhabi Global Markets Fintech Reglab, Astrolabs, and WOMENTUM. Omar maintains an active pro bono practice, including on behalf INJAZ UAE, a member of JA Worldwide that empowers youth with skills for work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy.
Marc Makary

Marc Makary

Marc Makary is counsel in the Dubai office of Latham & Watkins. He is a member of the Finance Department and Project Development & Finance Practice. Mr. Makary’s practice focuses primarily on the representation of commercial and investment banks, investment firms, and other financial institutions as well as sponsors and developers in connection with domestic and cross-border construction financings, acquisition financings, and other infrastructure-related secured lending transactions, including gas pipelines, power plants, and renewable energy projects. Mr. Makary’s experience also includes advising clients on procurement and construction agreements, operation and maintenance agreements, concession agreements, supply agreements, and other project documents in the oil and gas, power and water, communications, and infrastructure industries.
Derek McKinley

Derek McKinley

Derek McKinley advises developers, institutional investors, lenders, and sovereign wealth funds on energy, infrastructure, and real estate projects. Derek has been in the Middle East since 2008 and leverages a wealth of experience to efficiently and pragmatically close transactions in: \tOil and gas (and petrochemicals) \tReal estate (hospitality, industrial, residential, and warehousing) \tUtilities (power, desalination, and wastewater treatment) \tTransport (aviation, ports, rail, and road) \tSocial infrastructure (education, healthcare, and student accommodation)
Brian Meenagh

Brian Meenagh

Brian Meenagh is a partner and former Deputy Office Managing Partner of the Riyadh office. His practice focuses primarily on: \tComplex technology transactions, projects, and joint ventures \tProcurement and sourcing, including outsourcing and offshoring \tData privacy and cybersecurity compliance \tFinancial technology (fintech) and blockchain technology He primarily represents customers procuring technology and services in such transactions and has significant experience advising against major technology and software vendors such as accenture, IBM, HP, Oracle, SAP, and TCS as well as numerous other vendors active in the Middle East. He has additional experience advising on: \tCloud computing \tComplex technology and data separation issues in M&A transactions \tDistribution and procurement of goods and services \tData protection, security, and privacy \tE-commerce, m-commerce, and mobile apps \tFacilities management \tFinancial services regulations applicable to technology and outsourcing \tGovernment procurement \tGlobal business services \tMedia distribution and licensing \tOnline gaming \tOpen-source software \tTechnology development (including traditional and Lean and Agile development methodologies), distribution, and licensing Before he trained as a solicitor, he worked as a business and IT analyst at Accenture on a variety of outsourcing, business transformation, systems integration, and software development projects for blue chip companies and UK central government. Brian has also previously been the technology, media, and telecommunications law editor at Lawtel (now part of Westlaw) and has co-written a number of articles and spoken at seminars and client events on the law and best practices in technology contracts and privacy and cyber-security compliance.
Peter Norris

Peter Norris

Peter Norris advises clients on a broad range of complex banking and finance transactions, both in the GCC region and internationally. Peter draws on more than a decade’s experience in the Middle East and a sophisticated understanding of the local market to guide governments, companies and sponsors, and financial institutions on matters spanning bank finance, Shari’ah-compliant structures, project finance, capital markets, and restructurings. He has served on the firm’s Recruiting Committee and maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing the Africa Eye Foundation, a Swiss nonprofit corporation, on a performance-based loan for the Magrabi ICO Cameroon Eye Institute.
Harj Rai

Harj Rai

Harj Rai, Co-Chair of the firm’s Saudi Arabia Practice, represents government and government-related entities, sponsors, and financial institutions in a range of complex corporate and finance transactions, both within the GCC region and internationally. Drawing on more than 20 years of on-the-ground experience working and living in the Middle East, Harj helps clients navigate highly strategic and intricate matters spanning project finance, Islamic finance, and bank finance. His work in Islamic finance includes complex Shari’ah-compliant agreements across a spectrum of Islamic structures. Harj develops long-lasting relationships with clients to help them navigate every stage of their lifecycle. He brings particular experience in first-of-their-kind, precedent-setting transactions in the Middle East involving diverse industries, including oil and gas, technology, real estate, and telecommunications. Harj previously served as Dubai Office Managing Partner and Local Chair of the Finance Department.
Nomaan Raja

Nomaan Raja

Nomaan Raja is a market-leading lawyer in the UAE and beyond, with a diverse practice helping clients execute corporate transactions throughout the Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining Latham, Nomaan practiced with a leading law firm in New York. Nomaan advises local and international corporates, governments and government-related entities, and financial institutions on the full suite of corporate transactions, with industry expertise in oil and gas, telecommunications, energy, and infrastructure. Drawing on his unique expertise, his broad international experience, and sophisticated multi-industry knowledge, he regularly advises clients on: \tConventional and Islamic debt capital markets \tIPOs and equity offerings \tHigh-yield bonds \tDebt restructurings \tInbound and outbound investments and corporate finance matters Having been involved in many of the most high-profile and leading debt and equity transactions from the region, including Saudi Aramco’s landmark IPO — the largest in history — Nomaan leverages his institutional knowledge of the market to carefully navigate clients through their most complex transactions.
Lucy Tucker

Lucy Tucker

Lucy Tucker advises clients on data privacy, cybersecurity, and commercial contracts, with a particular focus on Middle East and EU/UK privacy laws. Ms. Tucker’s Middle East-focused advice covers existing and upcoming data privacy laws, cybersecurity requirements, cybercrimes and content standards, data localization requirements, and consumer protection requirements. Ms. Tucker advises a broad range of clients, from startups to technology giants, on a wide range of privacy matters, including in relation to the launch of new products and services, M&A transactions, regulatory investigations, the privacy risks of new technologies, data processing agreements, international data transfers, data protection impact assessments, direct marketing, and transparency requirements. Ms. Tucker was previously based in Latham & Watkins’ London office, where she specialized in EU and UK privacy laws. Ms. Tucker is a Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT), awarded by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), and also holds a Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection, awarded by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
Leen Zaza

Leen Zaza

Leen Zaza advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions in the Middle East and internationally. Leen draws on extensive experience across multiple industries — including energy and infrastructure, heavy machineries, shipping, petrochemicals, education, e-commerce, healthcare, and technology — to counsel clients on: \tM&A \tVenture capital and private equity \tJoint ventures \tCorporate governance, regulatory, and advisory matters \tSaudi law Before joining Latham, she was a partner at a Saudi firm.