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.

Our exceptional and innovative advice is delivered by a team of Arabic and English-speaking, and often bilingual, lawyers who advise clients across a range of sectors on high-stakes commercial disputes and complex transactions. Many of them trained and worked in Europe or the US, and all of them have earned a reputation for succeeding in leading-edge, high-value work. Our momentum comes from challenging ourselves at the highest level, every day.

Today, Meysan is one of the most respected firms in Kuwait, with unmatched bench strength and a remarkably broad range of partner expertise.

Since our founding, Meysan has been trusted to help shape Kuwait’s legal and regulatory framework, including drafting the Kuwait Companies Law as well as its bond and sukuk regulations. We have also been a driving force in developing the laws and regulations necessary for the successful completion of Silk City, a multi-billion-dollar initiative. As architects of many of the country’s legal frameworks, the team applies the same innovative approaches to devising bespoke solutions to client problems.

Firm overview

Taher Group Law Firm was founded in 1969 in Kuwait City and was initially spearheaded by Dr. Jamal Al-Din Ateya. Dr. Ateya, who is listed on the provisional roll of lawyers in Kuwait, holds a doctorate in international law from Sorbonne University, France. He was at the forefront of non-usury banking research and played a significant role in the establishment of the world's first Islamic Bank in Luxembourg, Europe.

Mr. Abdulaziz Taher Alkhateeb, a pioneer among Kuwaiti lawyers, was registered in the roll of practicing lawyers in 1969 and remains active to this day. The firm has been further strengthened by the addition of esteemed legal professionals including Mr. Khaled Taher Alkhateeb, Mr. Jamal Taher Alkhateeb, and Dr. Fawaz Khaled Alkhateeb. Additionally, a substantial number of lawyers have undergone training at Taher Group Law Firm, blossoming into exceptional legal professionals.

Firm overview

International Legal Group (ILG) is a Kuwait-based multisector law firm that provides general corporate, consultancy, and dispute resolution services to clients operating or seeking to operate in the State of Kuwait. The firm represents domestic and foreign clients, ranging from individuals to large multinational businesses and across different sectors, including construction and contracting, energy, healthcare, and information and communication technologies.

From mergers and acquisitions to public-private partnership infrastructure projects, ILG has led several landmark cases in Kuwait across all stages of advisory and litigation, including the State of Kuwait’s Court of Cassation and the State of Kuwait’s Constitutional Court. The firm holds strategic alliances with leading firms throughout the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and the United States of America to provide clients with tailored, comprehensive solutions for their cross-border transactions, and is accredited by the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA) to submit applications on behalf of investors. ILG also provides legal services to several embassies and their residents in Kuwait.

The International Legal Group was formed in 2011 as a result of the merger of the law offices of Dr. Ahmad Alsamdan & Partners and the Late Dr. Rasheed Al Anezi (established in 1984).

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.