BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLC

BSA is a regional law firm in the Middle East with 8 offices across 5 countries. Their diverse team of 150 lawyers are from 35 different cultural backgrounds and can speak 22 languages. They are market leaders in new and evolving sectors, partnering with clients towards a sustainable, progressive future. More than just a law firm, they pride themselves on being connective: sparking collaboration, creating synergy, driving change. Established for 20 years, they are expanding organically, nourishing talent and investing in their people.

What makes BSA different?

Client care: they are trusted counsellors who provide flexibility, strength of expertise, dynamic fee structures and a focus on personal relationships. Clients appreciate that they will receive clear advice with strategic recommendations including any potential risks, directly contributing to the success of their latest challenge. This ethos is applied to everything they do. From working with grassroot startups to multinational corporations, from pro bono legal clinics to employee programmes - BSA understand the importance of a holistic approach.

Our services

As a full-service regional law firm, BSA have a team of legal experts who fully understand all aspects of doing business in the Middle East. Their vision is to create a ‘trusted-adviser’ service of real, tangible value to clients. Their deep industry experience and regional perspective means that BSA can advise our clients at each stage of their lifecycle. They help clients assess and reduce their risks and comply with applicable laws, providing a commercial approach to ensure clients meet their objectives.

Their people are fluent in a range of languages including Arabic, English and French, and have access to the relevant local authorities and rights of audience before all the courts.

Sectors:

• Real Estate
• Construction
• Technology & Innovation
• Retail & Luxury Brands
• Lifescience & Healthcare
• Energy
• Tax

Services:

• Corporate & M&A
• Banking & Finance
• Dispute Resolution:
• Litigation
• Arbitration
• DIFC Litigation
• Regulatory & Compliance
• Cyber
• Intellectual Property

BSA clients include:

• TOTAL Solar
• AIG
• Discovery Channel
• MetLife
• Acer
• Huawei Technology
• MBC
• Halliburton
• Gulf Petrochem
• Phillips
• Munich RE
• Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait
• SH Capital

Recent experience:

• Advised the founder shareholder in the sale of a majority stake in Mac Global to Sony Music Entertainment, whereby, Sony acquired a controlling stake in Mac Global, while the founder shareholders continued to undertake day-today management.
• Successfully defended Octavia Limited, in a high-profile case filed by Astalia Investment Limited before the Dubai Courts, regarding a dispute over the ownership of Mining Company Katanga in the DRC, with a claim value of USD 70 million
• Acted as DIFC counsel for UOG, a large shipping company in the acquisition of a DIFC Holding Company, United Arab Chemical Carriers. This transaction was the first of its kind in the DIFC as the acquisition was made by way of a reverse triangular merger, a first under the new DIFC Companies Law
• Assisting Total Energies to better facilitate their desired corporate structure, including advising on all legal matters related to restructuring
• Advised National Bank of Oman in respect of a USD 175 million restructuring of Zubair Group and its subsidiaries. This is one of the region's largest restructuring transactions and involved multiple local and international banks to restructure the debt of Zubair Group and its entities
• Provided Meta with a legal analysis, breaking down the degree of risk posed to the Facebook platform for violations of Advertising Guidelines under applicable laws in the UAE and Saudi Arabia

BSA have eight offices across five countries:

• United Arab Emirates
• Oman
• Saudi Arabia
• Lebanon
• Iraq