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Level Up: Unlocking Financial Potential In The Middle East
Welcome to this edition of Law Update, where we focus on the ever-evolving landscape of financial services regulation across the region. As the financial markets in the region continue to grow and diversify, this issue provides timely insights into the key regulatory developments shaping banking, investment, insolvency, and emerging technologies.
2025 is set to be a game-changer for the MENA region, with legal and regulatory shifts from 2024 continuing to reshape its economic landscape. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain are all implementing groundbreaking reforms in sustainable financing, investment laws, labor regulations, and dispute resolution. As the region positions itself for deeper global integration, businesses must adapt to a rapidly evolving legal environment.
Our Eyes on 2025 publication provides essential insights and practical guidance on the key legal updates shaping the year ahead—equipping you with the knowledge to stay ahead in this dynamic market.
A complete spectrum of legal services across jurisdictions in the Middle East & North Africa.
Ahmed El Fass
Senior Associate
Biography
Ahmed is a Senior Associate within the Corporate Structuring Department in Al Tamimi & Company’s Kuwait office. He has transactional and advisory experience and advises clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial work involving both contentions and non-contentious matters.
Furthermore, Ahmed advises local and multinational clients on a variety of legal issues of corporate and commercial nature including due diligence, M&A transactions, corporate structuring and restructurings.
Ahmed specialises on drafting share purchase agreements, subcontract agreements, assignment agreements, buy-sell agreements, management service agreements, services agreement, and partner and shareholders agreements.
Prior to joining Al Tamimi & Company in September 2012, he was an Associate at Abdullah Khalid Al-Ayoub Law Firm in Kuwait where he has represented and acted with respect to many issues pertaining to corporate transactions, civil, commercial and general law.
Recent Experience
- Advised a prominent international courier company on post-acquisition and integration issues on businesses in Kuwait.
- Advised on private equity investment of USD 200 Million of a renowned perfumes and cosmetics group.
- Led the restructuring of a major global transport and logistics company in Kuwait.
- Lead Senior Associate representing a jewelry company in the restructuring of their business in Kuwait.
- Represented several foreign multi-national companies in securing 100% foreign owned licenses issued by the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority.
Language(s)
- Arabic
- English
Education
2009 – Faculty of Law English Department, Ain Shams University
Admission
2009 – Bar Association of Egypt, Cairo
Practice(s)
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