Meysan Partners launches first Middle East office

Meysan Partners, a law firm specialising in Bank Finance & Restructuring, Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions, Project Development & Finance, and Dispute Resolution, announced the launch of its first office in the Gulf region located in Kuwait.  Established by its senior Partners, Abdulaziz A. Al-Yaqout and Bader A. El-Jeaan, the practice will be comprised initially of five lawyers with the intention to grow to a team of 20 lawyers by the end of 2015 and to open a network of offices across the region in the next five years.

Meysan aims to differentiate itself as a regional law firm by offering unrivalled levels of expertise and client service in the Middle East by a team of Arabic and English speaking lawyers.  With over 35 combined years in the region, the firm’s partners have significant experience at international law firms and have advised clients across a range of industry sectors on some of the most noteworthy and complex transactions in the region.

Its client list to date already includes some of the regional blue-chip companies and family groups, multinational corporations, international financial institutions, sovereign governments and their agencies, domestic corporations and financial institutions, as well as high net worth individuals. 

Bader El-Jeaan, senior partner, said, “Meysan Partners intends to offer an unrivalled level of advice to our clients in the Middle East. We have quickly established a strong and enviable client list in Kuwait and our plan is to grow the firm in the next five years so that we establish a network of offices around the region to further support our clients. In our growth strategy, we will however maintain a ratio of associates to partners that is significantly below that of other firms in the region, focusing on matters that require the experience of our partners, particularly on cross-border regional transactions and high-stakes commercial litigation.”  

Abdulaziz Al Yaqout, senior partner, added, “We recognised a gap in the market for high-quality, regional legal advice, led by a senior team with in-depth experience advising clients in the Middle East. Our unswerving focus will be on providing the highest quality of advice combined with unrivalled levels of client service to support our clients in achieving their respective objectives.”

The firm’s Kuwait office is at the Al Hamra Tower in Kuwait City and officially opened in January 2015.