Al-Sarraf & Al-Ruwayeh

Al-Sarraf & Al-Ruwayeh (ASAR) is a corporate/commercial law firm established in 1977. It is the leading international law firm in Kuwait and one of the top tier firms in the Middle East with strong connections in each of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The Firm has extensive connections throughout the greater Gulf region and beyond and has an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of Kuwaiti local affairs. The Firm provides a comprehensive range of legal services and is qualified to assist its clients on the vast majority of legal issues they are likely to encounter in Kuwait and overseas. The Firm has also participated in and played a prominent role in significant recent legal developments in Kuwait.

ASAR's clients include Kuwaiti public and private sector organizations and major international companies from all parts of the world. The Firm has a large department of internationally trained and experienced lawyers dedicated to advising clients on international commercial and litigation matters. It serves as counsel for many local and international public and private-sector agencies and businesses, as well as for select families and individuals.

Stephenson Harwood, with whom ASAR has had a relationship since 1991, is an international law firm based in London with 75 partners and more than 500 staff worldwide. The goal of the association is to ensure that clients receive only the highest quality of legal services in Kuwait and abroad.

In 2006, the Firm established an office in Bahrain. This office has enabled ASAR to better serve its international clients' needs for high quality legal services in the region, particularly in the areas of banking, conventional finance, Islamic finance, investment, privatization, mergers & acquisitions, transactional work and dispute resolution.