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

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

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

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).