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Drake & Scull International is leading the regional market for integrated engineering and constructions designs. With a vast portfolio including mechanical electrical and plumbing (MEP), infrastructure development, waste-to-energy, data centre development and renewable energy, the company employees more than 30,000 individuals and operates worldwide. The legal team, headed by Antoine Abi Rached, group general counsel, is capable of covering multiple legal concerns ranging from corporate, real estate and governance to legal issues in the automotive field. Recently the company won the rights to a $61m project to construct a water injection network installation at the Zubair oil field in Iraq. This is in conjunction to a contract for Qatar Rail’s Doha Metro project, awarded by Fujita Corporation of Japan. Through the legal protection offered by the in-house team, Drake & Scull has been successful in securing a strong foothold in the MENA infrastructure sector.