Ibrahim Al-Wogayan

Founding partner

Personal Profile

Ibrahim Hisham Al Wogayan, a founding partner of Ibrahim Al- Wogayan and Tariq Al-Tahous Law Group, worked in Al- Wogayan, Al-Awadi and Al-Saif Law Firm's office in 2008, and undertook several commercial and criminal matters in addition to working in the insurance industry, labor law and intellectual property issues.

Academic Qualification

Master in European and International Commercial Law (Brunel University) – UK(2012).

Bachelor of Law, University of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) (2008).

Ibrahim specialize in corporate law and corporate restructuring and resolving legal and financial disputes and foreign investment and commercial agencies.

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Professional Experiences

• Drafting, writing and presentation of a paper on the restructuring of a Kuwaiti investment companies and accepted before the competent court.
• Represented many local and foreign banks before Kuwaiti courts.
• Representation of many foreign Medical companies before Kuwaiti courts.
• Participated as legal advisor in the Office of DLA-PIPER drafting and writing the Companies Act and its implementing regulations promulgated by Decree Law No. 25 of 2012 as amended by Law No. 97 of 2013.
• Provide legal advice to foreign investors about the proposed restructuring of their companies in the State of Kuwait as well as the founding of the company, including, for example, but not limited to the formulation and review of the Memorandum of Association in addition to issuing commercial licenses associated with the company's work mechanism.
• Review and drafting distribution agreements and commercial agencies that require negotiations.
• Provide legal advice and representation of many of the local insurance companies before Kuwaiti courts.
• Provide legal advice and representation of many foreign companies before Kuwaiti courts in fraud cases.
• Head of a legal and accounting work of the team to a local oil companies and their representation in front of the Kuwaiti courts.
• Provide many legal advices to one of the largest local companies about trademarks and trade names.
• Represent one of the largest foreign banks in Kuwait before the Public Prosecutor and the Kuwaiti courts.
• Represent one of the largest foreign airlines before Kuwaiti courts.
• Attended a number of legal actions between governmental and quasi-governmental companies and those of government-owned companies or the private sector.
• Representation of major family businesses and providing legal advice on the issues of intellectual property and contracts for electronic programs.

Membership

Member of the Kuwaiti Lawyers Association.

Skills