ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners' corporate and commercial practice is praised for its ‘technical expertise, practical approach and experience’, and is retained by clients requiring expertise in share and asset sales, private equity deals, restructurings, and a breadth of other transactions. Rob Little co-heads the team alongside Luis Cunha, who is sought after for his expertise in M&A transactions pertaining to the technology, hospitality, retail, and financial industries. Ezekiel Tuma and Ibrahim Sattout are both key members of the team for acquisitions and IPO sales. Christopher Walugembe and Laurent Levac are also core practitioners in the department.

GLA & Company's corporate and commercial offering is a key port of call for clients seeking assistance with transactional matters, and its offering extends to corporate M&A, FDIs, joint ventures, and restructurings, as well as corporate governance and antitrust mandates. Alex Saleh leverages over 30 years of experience in domestic and international transactions in the energy, education, and financial sectors, and he co-heads the group alongside Asad Ahmad, an authority on antitrust matters and acquisitions. These are also areas in which Mohammed Al Awadhi is active.

Noted for its ‘deep legal knowledge and practical, solutions-driven mindset’, Meysan Partners' corporate team routinely advises major local, regional, and international clients on cross-border transactions, which encompass M&A, restructurings, and IPO deals, to name a few. Bader El-Jeaan heads the team with a strong track record in share and asset sales in the GCC. Tarek Yehya and Michel George Ghanem are both key members of the team for deals within the energy, healthcare, telecommunications, and logistics industries, while Abdulwahab Sadeq plays a key role in private equity and acquisition deals.

Al Markaz Law Firm's corporate offering boasts considerable experience in regulatory mandates, including corporate governance, employment, contracts, and cross-border compliance. The team leverages experience in the real estate, energy, and telecommunications sectors, among others. Ayman Nada heads up the practice and provides expertise in both domestic and international acquisitions, restructurings, and insolvencies. Mohammad Ramadan is also highly active in the team, fielding over 24 years of experience in FDI, licensing, franchising, M&A, and bankruptcy mandates.

Al Tamimi & Company's corporate and commercial offering is a favoured port of call for a breadth of transactional matters, with the team routinely advising on corporate M&A, joint ventures, FDIs, and franchising; it is also notably experienced in multi-jurisdictional transactions. Aaron Dikos spearheads the group and is sought after by clients for his broad sector experience across the aviation, utilities, project, and oil and gas industries. Lulwa Al Hammad is a key adviser in regulatory compliance matters for multinational clients, and she is also active in share and asset sales.

Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group (YFLG)'s corporate and commercial team is lauded as ‘responsive and commercially minded’, and it advises on corporate governance, market entry, and compliance matters, as well as acquisitions, restructurings, IPOs, and equity and venture capital deals. Nadyn Saleh is a key practitioner in the technology, healthcare, and oil and gas sectors, and co-heads the team alongside Waleed Al Daraawi. Mennat-Allah Zaky boasts over 15 years of experience in domestic and international transactions, including those pertaining to the GCC.

The corporate and commercial team at Al Oula Law Firm (Adel Abdulhadi & Partners) is adept at distribution and franchising agreements, corporate M&A, and regulatory compliance matters. Practice head Sanabil Jafar is a frequent operator in domestic and international share and asset sales, restructurings, and commercial contract matters. Dolly Sleem and Ali Al Rifai are highly active on the team’s cross-border mandates.

Attorney Yaqoub Abdul Mohsen Al-Sanea & Partners Advocates and Legal Consultants ' corporate and commercial team is routinely retained to advise on local and cross-border transactions pertaining to share and asset sales and regulatory navigation. The department is directed by founder Yousef Al-Sanea, who is a key port of call for IPOs and GCC-based FDI and compliance mandates. Ali Al Roomi and Muhammad Omar are also notable members of the group for their role in corporate governance, IPOs, and restructuring matters.

Alfahad & Partners (Consultants and Attorneys)' corporate and commercial team is active in the aviation, financial, oil and gas, and capital markets sectors. Faisal Alfahad co-heads the team alongside Shamoil Ranijiwala, with the former’s broad experience advising both local and international clients on corporate governance and cross-border compliance work complementing the latter’s track record in corporate M&A transactions, joint ventures, franchising, and other transaction formats. Karam Abdulzaher is also a key name to note.

HFW in association with Attorney Rula Dajani's corporate practice advises clients from the energy, aviation, construction, and logistics sectors, among others, on a range of regulatory and transactional matters. Rula Dajani Abuljebain sits at the helm of the team and is a key source of expertise for corporate M&A, joint ventures, FDI, and other transactions. Tarek Abu Mariam ably assists with commercial contracts, acquisitions, franchising, and restructurings.

Taher Group Law Firm (TAG)'s corporate and commercial practice is retained by clients to advise on corporate M&A, restructurings, divestments, and a host of other acquisition-related matters. The team is jointly led by its senior partners, including Fawaz Alkhateeb and Khalid Alkhateeb, who are notably strong in commercial transactional work and corporate governance matters, Jamal Alkhateeb, who fields over 35 years of experience in share and asset sales, and newly arrived Iman Ammar, who is active in cross-border matters.