Waleed Abdullah Al-Ayoub

Waleed Abdullah Al-Ayoub earned his Bachelor in Law Degree (LL.B.) from Cairo University, Faculty of Law. He is currently pursuing an LL.M. in International Business Law held at Center for International Legal Studies in Salzburg, Austria. Prior to joining the firm in 2011, he worked as Legal Manager with a financial investment company. He is a founder and chairman of Raja Company W.L.L. He currently practices civil and commercial law, corporate transactions and litigation. He is fluent in Arabic and English.

Chetan Sharma earned his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws Honors (B.A., LL.B. (H)) from Amity Law School, Delhi, India in 2014. He is a member of the Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Delhi. Prior to joining the firm in 2017, Chetan worked for Law Legion Brothers, New Delhi, India and prior to that with Chitale & Chitale Partners, New Delhi, India. During his time in India, Chetan was an active litigator and appeared before the Supreme Court of India, High Court of Delhi, Arbitral Tribunals and various other platforms representing government and regulated commercial clients. He currently practices general corporate and commercial laws, dispute resolution, M&A’s and banking and finance. He is fluent in English and Hindi.

Attorney at Law and Avocate a la Court de Paris. Admitted to the bar 1973 California; 1992 Paris, France; 2001 New York Education: Wellesley College (B.A. 1969); Stanford Law School (J.D. 1972). Consultant and Professor of International Commercial Law 1981-1985 Ministry of Foreign Economic and Trade (MOFERT) and University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) Beijing China, Senior Fellow, Lauterpacht Research Centre of International Law, Cambridge University, England 1985-1986.  Consultant, ICC Institute, ICC Court of Arbitration, Paris, France 1987. Legal Advisor United Nations Commission on the Referendum for Self Determination for Western Sahara (MINURSO) (Identification Commission), Western Sahara, 1994-1996.  United States (United States Affiliated Office). Over 20 years experience dealing with governments and international organizations and in international arbitration/dispute resolution before the ICC, LCIA and ad hoc tribunals involving the laws of the United States, England, France, China and Kuwait on behalf of governments and corporations as well as negotiating joint venture agreements and oil transactions involving Middle Eastern entities.