Dr. Faisal Alfahad
Founder & Managing Partner
Dr. Faisal Alfahad is one of Kuwait's most distinguished legal minds — a practitioner, regulator, and institution-builder whose career has spanned the highest offices of Kuwait's legal and financial landscape. He founded Alfahad & Partners with a clear purpose: to offer Kuwait and the GCC a law firm of genuine institutional depth, capable of advising on the most complex regulatory, transactional, and contentious matters with unmatched authority.
Regulator. Scholar. Practitioner.
Dr. Alfahad served as Commissioner and Board Member of the Capital Markets Authority of Kuwait (CMA) for over six years across two consecutive terms on its inaugural board — contributing to drafting and reviewing most of Kuwait's capital markets regulations, including the landmark Executive Bylaw. This is firsthand regulatory authorship that informs every capital markets matter our firm handles.
Our Team
Karam
Abdelzaher
Senior Legal Counsel
Mr. Karam Abdel Zaher is a Senior Legal Counsel with over 40 years of legal experience spanning civil law, personal status law, commercial and administrative law, labor law, and capital markets law. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Ain Shams University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Islamic and Legal Studies from Cairo University.
Mr. Abdel Zaher also possesses extensive experience in contract drafting, commercial litigation, and legal research supporting the rulings of the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation. He provides legal advisory services across all practice areas to local and regional institutions, as well as entities across the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Mohamed
Basyouni
Senior Legal Counsel
Mr. Mohamed Basyouni El-Azabi is a legal professional with approximately 40 years of experience in civil, commercial, and administrative law, and has been admitted before the Supreme Constitutional Court, the Court of Cassation, and the Supreme Administrative Court of the Arab Republic of Egypt since 2004.
He has extensive expertise in litigation advocacy and the drafting of high-level legal memoranda, as well as strong capabilities in dispute analysis, legal qualification, and determining appropriate procedural strategies. He also brings nearly 15 years of experience in Kuwait, during which he provided specialized legal advisory services to financial institutions and commercial entities, and participated in litigation management, expert proceedings, and technical report reviews.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Alexandria University (1985) and is a former member of the Bar Association Council in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate.
Sayed
El-Shafei
Senior Legal Counsel
Mr. Sayed El-Shafei is a Senior Legal Counsel with over 38 years of experience in legal, regulatory, administrative, and organizational affairs.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Ain Shams University and a Master’s Degree in Public Law and Administrative Sciences from Cairo University.
He has held several regulatory and legal positions, including serving at the Central Auditing Organization of the Arab Republic of Egypt as a supervisory member, and later as Director of the Technical Office for Legal Affairs. He also worked for four years at the State Audit Bureau of Kuwait in the field of legal oversight of financial violations, where he contributed significantly to the activation of the competent disciplinary adjudication body for financial misconduct.
Additionally, he served as Legal Advisor to the Capital Markets Authority of Kuwait for 12 years, contributing to the establishment of institutional policies, regulations, and governance frameworks, as well as structuring its regulatory relationships with relevant authorities.
Shamoil
Ranijiwala
Legal Counsel, International Division
Shamoil Ranijiwala is a qualified attorney with over 15 years of experience advising on cross-border M&A, corporate governance, regulatory compliance and international commercial frameworks across multiple jurisdictions. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Pune and an MBA specializing in Mergers & Acquisitions from the University of Illinois, equipping him with an integrated legal, financial and strategic perspective in complex corporate transactions.
In the firm's International Division, Shamoil oversees legal and governance matters for more than 12 corporate entities operating across the Gulf region, supporting boards and executive leadership in managing regulatory risk, transaction structuring and cross-border operational frameworks. He plays a central role in coordinating multi-jurisdictional advisory efforts and ensuring alignment between legal strategy, business objectives and stakeholder expectations. His experience includes advising listed companies, asset managers and large private enterprises on governance design, investment structuring, and high-value commercial initiatives requiring disciplined risk oversight and strategic judgment.
Hamad
Al-Otaibi
Senior Associate
Court of Cassation and Constitutional Court
Mr. Hamad Al-Otaibi is a legal practitioner with over 14 years of experience in litigation and contract law, with expertise covering real estate disputes, civil and commercial litigation, inheritance disputes, money laundering cases, and corporate matters.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Kuwait University.
He has extensive experience managing all stages of litigation, including investigation, drafting pleadings, trial proceedings, settlement negotiations, and appeals, in addition to advanced expertise in drafting and reviewing investment agreements.
Ahmed Sulaiman
Buqaydi
Associate
Court of Cassation and Constitutional Court
Mr. Ahmed Sulaiman Buqaydi is a legal professional with practical expertise in constitutional law and cassation-level litigation, handling a broad range of commercial, civil, criminal, and personal status matters.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Ain Shams University, Egypt (2016).
He has experience in managing legal and administrative assignments, representing clients before the Court of Cassation and Constitutional Court, as well as before investigative authorities, public prosecution, and police departments. He previously worked as a licensed lawyer at House of Law in Kuwait (2020–2024), where he developed hands-on experience across diverse legal matters.
Fahad Bin Eid
Al-Mutairi
Associate
Court of Appeal
Ahmed Aklah
Al-Ramadan
Legal Researcher
Mr. Ahmed Aklah Al-Ramadan has practical experience in international law and commercial law, with the ability to handle a wide range of commercial, civil, criminal, and personal status cases.
He is proficient in managing legal and administrative tasks and representing clients before various governmental authorities.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Aleppo University, Syria (2009). He has completed a course in International Arbitration Preparation from Aleppo University, as well as a course in Administrative Contracting.
Madhat
Saleh
Para-Legal
Mr. Madhat Saleh has over 14 years of practical legal and administrative experience across a wide range of judicial and enforcement procedures before all courts in Kuwait, with strong involvement in litigation follow-up and case progression through different stages of the judicial process.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Assiut University (2010) and is registered with the Egyptian Bar Association before the Court of Appeal and the Council of State.
He has extensive hands-on experience in case management, litigation monitoring, and coordination of legal procedures, including the preparation and organization of case files, follow-up of enforcement actions, and communication with relevant judicial and administrative entities to ensure proper procedural flow and compliance with applicable legal frameworks.
He is also experienced in supporting law firm operations and legal workflow management, contributing to efficient case handling, structured documentation, and timely execution of legal tasks across multiple practice areas, including civil, commercial, and enforcement-related matters.
Mohamed Abdelrahim
Redwan Omran
Para-Legal
Mr. Mohamed Omran has extensive practical experience spanning approximately 22 years in administrative and judicial services, with a strong focus on case follow-up and enforcement of judgments before various courts and judicial authorities in Kuwait since 2004.
He has advanced experience in managing litigation procedures and dealing with enforcement departments across different judicial divisions, along with strong skills in handling legal and administrative transactions and coordinating with relevant governmental authorities and ministries, ensuring the proper implementation of legal procedures for each case or judgment in accordance with applicable regulations.
He has also gained long-standing practical experience in Kuwait, where he has been involved in litigation follow-up, enforcement procedures across all Kuwaiti courts, attending expert sessions, and reviewing technical reports related to cases and judicial proceedings, with a strong ability to ensure efficient execution of judgments and administrative tasks at a professional level.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Zagazig University, Egypt.