Michel Ghanem
PartnerKUWAIT | SAUDI ARABIA
Put simply, we help our clients manage, protect and grow multi-generational wealth, and pride ourselves on providing sophisticated, practical advice that seamlessly integrates familial, charitable and commercial objectives.
Our lawyers particularly specialise in advising family businesses in the region, and regularly develop legal structures for assets and business holdings across multiple jurisdictions, as it is necessary to insulate family-controlled businesses and assets from external threats and intrafamilial disputes.
Our Sharia-compliant work in private investments and transactions, trusts and estates, and philanthropy, particularly is regularly singled out for praise.
The business and economic landscape of Kuwait just changed. With the ratification of the first law of 2024: Law Regarding the Amendment of Article 24 of the Commercial Law and Article 31 of the Public Tenders Law (1/2024) (the “Foreign Company Amendments Law”) on 21 January 2024, foreign companies now… Read more ...
The Cairo office of Meysan successfully represented professional squash player, Moustafa El Sirty, resulting in his return to the courts with immediate effect after the International Testing Agency (ITA) had sought to impose a two-year suspension. In January of 2023, the ITA informed El Sirty that he had triggered an… Read more ...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has introduced a series of groundbreaking premium residency options. Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Alkassabi, Chairman of the Premium Residency Center announced five distinctive categories—special talent, gifted, investor, entrepreneur, and real estate owner residencies. This strategic move, harmonizing with Vision 2030's objectives, positions Saudi Arabia as… Read more ...