What We Do
Practice Areas
Our approach combines legal precision with commercial understanding.
Our Practice
Eleven areas of practice
01
Corporate & Commercial
We advise on company formation, corporate operations, shareholder and partner relationships, corporate documentation, commercial agreements and transactions, restructuring, governance, and changes affecting a company’s legal structure.
02
Foreign Direct Investment
We provide legal support to foreign investors and international companies seeking to establish or expand their business in Kuwait, including advice on investment structures and assistance with establishment, licensing, and regulatory approvals.
03
Company Formation, Branches & Representative Offices
We handle legal procedures relating to the establishment, registration, and licensing of companies, branches, and representative offices, as permitted by applicable law. Our services also include amendments to activities, corporate data and licences, renewals, and follow-up before the relevant authorities.
04
Contracts & Projects
We draft, review, and negotiate contracts and agreements, assess contractual obligations and legal risks, and provide legal support throughout the implementation of projects and commercial transactions.
05
Tenders, Government Contracts & Oil Sector
We advise on tenders, procurement procedures, and government contracts, including tender documentation, bids, contractual obligations, and claims, with particular attention to projects and contracts connected with Kuwait’s oil sector.
06
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
We represent clients before the competent courts and judicial authorities, develop legal strategies appropriate to each matter, and assist with negotiations and amicable settlements where these serve the client’s interests.
07
Arbitration
We advise and represent clients in arbitration proceedings, including the drafting and review of arbitration clauses and agreements, management of arbitral disputes, and matters relating to arbitral awards and their enforcement.
08
Corporate Legal Advisory
We provide ongoing legal support to businesses on matters arising in the course of their operations, including contracts, correspondence, corporate decisions, regulatory matters, and legal risk management.
09
Agency, Distribution & Commercial Transactions
We advise on agency, distribution, representation, and commercial cooperation arrangements, including the parties’ rights and obligations, commissions, exclusivity, duration, termination, and its consequences.
10
Corporate Liquidation & Commercial Settlements
We provide legal services relating to the dissolution and liquidation of companies and the associated procedures, rights, and obligations. We also advise on commercial settlements, claims, restructuring and scheduling of obligations, and the drafting of settlement and release agreements.
11
Debt Recovery & Financial Claims
We provide debt recovery services from the initial review of documentation, demands, negotiation, and settlement through litigation, enforcement, and recovery. We also manage and follow up multiple corporate claims and outstanding debts, from initial demand and settlement negotiations through litigation, enforcement, and recovery.
Corporate Services
Legal support at every stage
We seek to serve as an ongoing legal partner to our clients’ businesses, rather than a firm consulted only after a dispute arises.
Our corporate services cover the key stages of a business lifecycle, including establishment and market entry, operations and contracts, investment and projects, tenders, restructuring, claims and settlements, debt recovery, liquidation, litigation, and arbitration.
How We Work With Companies
Ongoing legal partnership
01
External Legal Counsel
The Firm may act as external legal counsel to a company, giving management ongoing access to legal support from a team familiar with the company’s business, structure, contracts, and operational requirements.
02
Annual Legal Service Agreements
The Firm offers annual legal service arrangements tailored to the nature of each company’s business, scale of operations, and legal requirements.
Doing Business in Kuwait
Legal support for entering the Kuwaiti market
Legal support for foreign companies and investors seeking to enter and operate in the Kuwaiti market.
01
Company Formation
Legal procedures relating to the establishment, registration, and licensing of companies, as permitted by applicable law.
02
Foreign Direct Investment
Legal support to foreign investors and international companies seeking to establish or expand their business in Kuwait, including advice on investment structures.
03
Branches & Representative Offices
Establishment, registration, and licensing of branches and representative offices, as permitted by applicable law.
04
Licences & Approvals
Assistance with establishment, licensing, and regulatory approvals, including amendments to activities, corporate data and licences, renewals, and follow-up before the relevant authorities.
05
Contracts
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and agreements, and assessing contractual obligations and legal risks.
06
Tenders
Advice on tenders, procurement procedures, and government contracts, including tender documentation, bids, contractual obligations, and claims.
07
Ongoing Legal Support
Ongoing legal support to businesses on matters arising in the course of their operations, including contracts, correspondence, corporate decisions, regulatory matters, and legal risk management.