Akin is active across multiple sectors including energy, technology, infrastructure, healthcare and defence, advising sovereign investors, government entities, institutional clients and leading corporates on joint ventures, restructurings, cross-border transactions and technology-driven mandates. Team head Wael Jabsheh is the chief lead on the firm’s commercial mandates and handles a range of commercial agreements such as distribution agreements, sponsorship agreements and data sharing agreements. Mazen Baddar, Syed Muhammad Rizvi and Baz Banai widely support.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Excellent client management.’
- ‘Excellent commercial and industry knowledge, excellent negotiation. Worked with Wael Jabsheh, Baz Banai and Mazen Baddar and cannot recommend them highly enough.’
Practice head
Wael Jabsheh
Other key lawyers
Mazen Baddar; Syed Muhammad Rizvi; Baz Banai