Kuwait

Firm overview

Alfahad and Partners is an entrepreneurial and a full-service Kuwaiti law firm with international extent and a focus on growth-oriented businesses. We provide first class, efficient, effective solutions and integrated legal services. Our experience and knowledge of our clients’ businesses and industries also enable our firm to serve as trusted advisors to founders, investors, directors, and management.

Dr Faisal Alfahad, a highly accomplished lawyer, leading corporate, and tax figure who has served in many high-profile capacities in the State of Kuwait government and other prominent organizations. The law firm has grown and aiming to become one of the best law firms in Kuwait based on our client’s testimony and offering clients a compelling choice without any sacrifice in quality when compared to larger law firms.

Fundamental to our firm’s growth has been our commitment to providing transactional value through efficient, effective problem solving backed by high quality legal services. With our in-depth knowledge of local law and practice and our broad network, we are not only a trusted legal partner for our clients, but we can also assist our clients in finding the right and most effective solution for the issues faced in their business.

The firm’s corporate department serves some of the main companies in Kuwait, including advising one of the leading investment companies on the largest initial public offering (IPO) in the country’s history for Boursa Kuwait.

Our corporate practice with a vast team of bilingual attorneys, assisting businesses and individuals in a wide range of industry sectors, including but not limited assisting local and offshore corporations, advises foreign investors setting up operations in Kuwait and in Kuwait’s free trade zones.

Adhering to stringent international practices and high ethical standards, our team provides guidance across all facets of law – including corporate issues, breach of contracts, employment, infrastructure investment, licensing, labor, banking and finance, dispute resolution, intellectual property, securities, oil and gas, capital markets, and taxation.

Alfahad and Partners has a tradition of community service and providing pro bono legal services to people and organizations in the State of Kuwait. The firm’s leadership encourages all employees to get involved in the community and contribute in whatever way each feels most appropriate.

Alfahad and Partners aims to assist foreign and domestic investors accomplish economic wealth in the State of Kuwait and keep our law firm at the forefront of developments and government policy so that we can advise our clients on the current law and policy. To achieve that, our law firm listed by Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA) as one of the qualified consultancy companies and officers to submit applications on behalf of foreign investors in Kuwait.

Firm overview

Al-Hossam Legal (Legal Consultants & Attorneys) provides  high-end quality legal services and in-depth long experience (from 27 to 42 years) on major and landmark complex legal files and transactions in Kuwait and GCC as well as many Shari`ah deals in Asia, Europe and the U.S.A. The firm focus on corporate, commercial, banking & finance (including Islamic finance), capital markets, M&A and high value commercial litigations to selected major local and international banks, corporations and private clients representing full range of industry sector.

Firm overview

Recognised as the preeminent firm for corporate and finance matters in Kuwait, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners is the firm of choice for leading multinational corporations, government entities, and major local businesses. With over 40 years of experience, ASAR combines commercial insight with a proven ability to deliver on complex, high-value transactions across the Gulf.

The firm’s Finance practice is a market leader, advising on conventional and Islamic finance structures, including bilateral and syndicated lending, project finance, structured finance, and derivatives. ASAR is also a go-to advisor on financial services regulation, with a strong track record advising banks, investment companies, and sovereign wealth vehicles on compliance, licensing, and structuring.

ASAR’s Corporate team is widely recognised for its work on joint ventures, group reorganisations, cross-border M&A, and strategic investments. The firm regularly advises private equity firms and institutional investors on transactions across key sectors, including infrastructure, energy, logistics, and healthcare.
In the capital markets space, ASAR has guided clients through major IPOs, sukuk and bond issuances, and compliance with evolving securities regulations. Clients value ASAR’s ability to navigate the region’s fast-evolving legal and regulatory landscape with precision and foresight.

ASAR plays a central role in Kuwait’s infrastructure development, having advised on every project initiated by the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP), including in the power, water, telecom, and renewable energy sectors. The firm also acts on first-of-their-kind tech infrastructure and data centre developments in the country.

With offices in Kuwait and Bahrain and affiliations in over 100 jurisdictions, ASAR provides seamless support to clients operating locally, regionally, and globally. Its integrated, partner-led service model continues to set the benchmark for corporate and finance legal services in Kuwait.

Firm overview

Launched in 2015, Meysan is an innovative and ambitious international law firm, comprising leading legal experts from the Middle East and the UK, serving those territories and beyond.

With a team of over 60 lawyers covering all key areas of corporate and finance law, the firm has advised on more mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions by value than any other law firm in Kuwait, completing over 30 deals exceeding US$30 billion in total value over the past seven years.

Meysan is the most respected firm in Kuwait, with unmatched bench strength and a remarkably broad range of partner expertise. Strong in both domestic and international matters, as proven by our distinguished clients and track record. We are a top adviser on corporate financings and capital markets transactions in Kuwait, working across the full spectrum of equity, debt, and hybrid instruments, including numerous market-first innovations. Its boutique approach, limiting the number and type of matters handled, ensures a focus on high-value work, while a lower partner-to-associate ratio guarantees hands-on partner attention.

The firm's clients include some of the largest Kuwaiti and Middle Eastern blue-chip companies, multinational corporations, international financial institutions, sovereign governments, family groups, and high net worth individuals. Most importantly, Meysan takes a boutique approach to legal practice, selectively limiting the number and scope of matters it undertakes to deliver the highest standard of service to its clients.