Abdullah Kh. Al-Ayoub & Associates

About this office:

Established in 1982, Abdullah Kh. Al-Ayoub & Associates is a modern law firm with traditional values, practicing in wide range of disciplines. The firm is an association of lawyers from various international backgrounds specializing in Middle Eastern laws. The firm is ideally placed to understand the needs of foreign companies, individuals and other entities as they do business in the Middle East. The firm is currently one of the largest law firms in Kuwait and one of the few that have an established reputation in the international field.

Throughout its 26-year history, the firm has been involved regularly in high profile and highly complex transactions, litigation and arbitration involving multinational corporations, financial institutions, agencies and private clients based in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Through years of dedication and excellent performance, the firm has emerged as one of the leading law firms in Kuwait and the Middle East. The clients of Abdullah Kh. Al-Ayoub & Associates are among the world's most prestigious corporations resident in North America, Europe and Asia. The firm also provides legal services as an expert on Middle Eastern laws to numerous US and English law firms in transactional matters, arbitration and litigation. A detailed list of clients may be obtained upon request.

The firm offers expertise in all major areas of commercial law, including corporate law, international business transactions, oil and gas, international trade, maritime law, intellectual property, taxation, labour law, insurance law, banking and finance, litigation and commercial arbitration. Keeping in line with international trends in business and finance, particularly those in the Middle East, the firm seeks to expand its activities in areas of Islamic law, banking and finance.

In February 2000, the firm had the honour of being selected as the exclusive member in Kuwait of Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms having more than 150 members from various countries. On April 18, 2002 the firm became an exclusive member for Kuwait of the International Business Law Consortium based in Salzburg, Austria. In February 2003, the firm became a member of the International Trademark Association. In July 2004, the firm became the exclusive member for Kuwait of Counsel-Alliance.

Corporate and Commercial, Litigation, International Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Project Finance, Banking and Investments, Public Sector Procurements, Tax, Commercial Agencies and Distributorships, Franchising, Oil and Gas, Cross Border Transactions, Labour Law.

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