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From 1979 to 1981 Dr. Hammad worked as a legal advisor with Saudi ARAMCO. In 1981 he began working in private practice, and since 1983 has been the Managing Partner of Hammad & Al-Mehdar. In addition to his extensive knowledge in Islamic Banking and Finance, Dr. Hammad also has significant experience in Arbitration, having been appointed as arbitrator in several arbitrations.

Dr. Adli earned his LLM from Southern Methodist University, Texas, and his PhD from the International Islamic University Malaysia where he specialized in Islamic Investment Funds.

Mr. Mohammed Al-Mehdar is very well versed in the complexities and intricacies of Shari’ah Law and Saudi regulations. Mr. Al-Mehdar joined Dr. Adli in 1987 and has been a Senior Partner at Hammad & Al-Mehdar since then. He is highly experienced in litigation and dispute resolution, having been involved in countless cases covering civil law, criminal law and family law. He also has considerable knowledge of government tenders and contracts. Mr. Al-Mehdar earned his LLB from Ain Shams University in Cairo.

Suhaib joined the law firm of Hammad & Al-Mehdar in 2009 after he earned his LLB from the International Islamic University in Malaysia. After working for nearly a year in the interim, he then obtained an LLM from the University of Miami in 2010 specializing in International Business Law.

He has a vast array of international legal experience which he gained from working on secondment with the international firm of Simmons & Simmons in London and in Dubai, as well as working for a brief period in the United States and in Malaysia during his studies.

Abdulrahman joined Hammad & Al-Mehdar more than 9 years ago, prior to which he has invested several years working in the legal department of Saudi Aramco, focusing on project development and M&A, and before that at a major law firm in New York, where he primarily focused on energy, infrastructure, and project finance work.

More recently, he has been positioned as a funds, financial regulations, and M&A expert, having worked with major regional investment funds and on several profiled regional transactions.

Bader has extensive experience advising corporate, investment banking and sovereign clients in complicated cross-border mergers and acquisitions, international joint ventures and strategic alliances, and project development and finance transactions, as well as various capital markets transactions involving registered and unregistered securities offerings, exchange offerings, consent solicitations, and asset securitizations.

Bader previously served on the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Investment Authority (Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund), Boursa Kuwait (Kuwait’s stock exchange), Maqasa Kuwait (Kuwait’s Securities Clearing Company), Gulf Bank KSC (Kuwait’s second largest conventional bank), National Real Estate Company (Kuwait’s largest real estate company), Alamar Foods (the regional franchisee of Domino’s Pizza and Wendy’s) and General Lighting Company. He is also a Trustee of the Northfield Mount Hermon School, and was also the founder and inaugural President of the Harvard Club of Kuwait.

Abdulaziz Al-Yaqout is a Senior Partner and Co-Founder of Meysan Partners, he is one of the region’s most prominent lawyers, having advised some of the most successful businesses and public sector organizations operating in the region.

Mr. Al-Yaqout has established a leading projects practices in Kuwait, he advises on all types of project transactions. He also has extensive experience in restructuring matters, including out-of-court workouts and reorganizations, and regularly represents insolvency administrators, distressed companies, lending institutions, private equity funds, purchasers of distressed equity and debt, and secured and unsecured creditors.

Mr. Al-Yaqout plays a key role in Meysan regional services, providing cross-practice assistance to clients for their regulatory and government needs, he brings a unique perspective to his client work. His client base has included companies involved in a variety of public affairs issues, including the technology, health care and energy sectors.

Waleed Al Tattan is a highly esteemed litigation and dispute resolution lawyer in Kuwait, with an extensive career spanning over 40 years. He has gained recognition for his expertise and has represented clients in a wide range of cases and lawsuits with varying degrees of complexity.

Throughout his career, Waleed has made significant contributions to the legal field, particularly in the development of new legal principles and the interpretation of laws. His involvement in notable cases has helped shape the understanding and application of various laws in Kuwait, such as the Companies Law, Capital Markets Law, Financial Stability Law, Agency Law, and Protection of Competition Law.

Waleed’s expertise in dispute resolution is highly regarded, making him a go-to legal reference for litigation matters among his peers in Kuwait. His contributions to the legal field have left a lasting impact, solidifying his reputation as one of Kuwait’s most prominent litigation and dispute resolution lawyers.

AbdulAziz AlBisher is an advocate before the Supreme Constitutional Court and Court of Cassation in the state of Kuwait since 1996. AbdulAziz has more than 25 years of experience representing clients in all sorts of litigations. He advises individuals and regional and international companies on a wide range of commercial, banking, and finance matters. He has extensive experience in drafting pleadings before the Court of Appeal and the Court of Cassation in all commercial, civil, criminal cases, and capital markets. In addition to appearing and representing clients before the Experts Department. He has full knowledge and extensive experience with the provisions of the Commercial Companies Law, the Capital Markets Authority and its executive regulations, and various governmental practices. He is also proficient in drafting and studying various contracts of investment and commercial nature – in particular contracts related to managing financial and real estate portfolios, lending and borrowing, mortgages, exit and financing, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures.

Dr. Sadeq has extensive expertise in Companies, Capital Markets, Regulatory, and Competition law. He is a professor at Kuwait University and vice chairman of Kuwait National Sports Arbitration Tribunal. His experience covers equity and debt transactions within the banking and capital markets, advising clients on initial public offerings (IPOs), block trades, securitizations, convertible and exchangeable bond offers, debt issues, liability management transactions, and regulatory capital and hybrid securities. He has also developed a specialization in banking transactions, private and public mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and private equity investments.

Tarek Yehya is a partner at Meysan Partners and the head of Capital Markets and Data Protection practices. He has vast experience in the Middle East region having advised local and international clients on some of the most complex matters under regional laws.

Tarek advises clients on all types of capital markets transactions including initial public offerings, equity and debt issuances, funds offering, as well as capital markets compliance matters, including corporate governance.

Tarek’s other focus is on Projects, privatization initiatives, public reforms of financial schemes, and regulatory processes.

Tarek has over 15 years experience, specializing in Capital Markets and Projects