Our team of lawyers combines cross-border legal expertise with a deep understanding of Kuwaiti and Bahraini business law, ensuring our clients receive tailored guidance for navigating local and regional legal systems.
At ASAR, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional results. From high-profile mergers to regulatory compliance and dispute resolution, our reputation as a leading GCC law firm reflects our commitment to excellence and innovation.
Regional Reach: Operating seamlessly across Kuwait and Bahrain, we deliver effective legal solutions across the Gulf region. Our unique geographical position enables us to respond quickly to client needs and allocate resources efficiently.
Industry Recognition: Consistently ranked as a Tier 1 law firm by international legal directories such as Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, and IFLR, ASAR is a trusted partner for corporate law in the GCC and commercial law services.
Comprehensive Expertise: Our team has significant experience handling innovative and complex projects, offering specialized counsel in areas like cross-border transactions, corporate governance, and infrastructure projects.
Proven Leadership: With decades of experience, ASAR continues to set the standard for legal services in Kuwait and Bahrain, combining local insights with global perspectives to deliver results that exceed expectations.
Our Story
A Legacy of Excellence in Kuwait and Bahrain
For more than three decades, ASAR has been a leader in the Middle Eastern legal landscape. Established in Kuwait, we expanded to Bahrain in 2006, solidifying our reputation as one of the most respected law firms in the Gulf region.
We advise multinational corporations, financial institutions, industrial conglomerates, government entities, and private clients. From managing high-value transactions to addressing intricate regulatory frameworks, ASAR’s expertise in corporate and commercial law services makes us the go-to firm for organizations seeking strategic legal solutions.
By blending global perspectives with deep regional knowledge, we empower our clients to navigate the complexities of business law in Kuwait and Bahrain with confidence, ensuring they achieve their goals in an evolving legal landscape.
Our Story
We are Kuwait’s leading, Tier 1, corporate law firm, and one of the most outstanding firms operating across the GCC.
We have been operating in Kuwait for over 35 years, in the Kingdom of Bahrain since 2006 and have built a reputation for consistently delivering professional, legal services of the highest order.
As one of the region’s premier law firms, to many foreign and domestic multinational companies, we advise a multitude of the biggest and most ambitious organizations across all major industries, and we are consistently considered the number one law firm of choice.
With our team of lawyers spanning two emerging and highly competitive markets in the GCC, our expertise extends over a wide range of areas. These areas cover local and foreign multinational corporations, banks and investment companies, industrial conglomerates, governments and state authorities, as well as private clients.
- Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year – The Legal 500 – Middle East and North Africa Awards 2024
- ‘IFLR National Law Firm of the Year. ‘ Award For 14 years.
- ‘IFLR Most Innovative Law Firm of the Year’ award’ 2018 and 2019.
- ‘IFLR Project Finance Deal of the Year’ award 2015.
- 2014 ‘Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year’ award from Acquisition International Magazine.
- 2014 ‘Best Banking and Finance Legal Team – Kuwait’ award from Acquisition International Magazine.
- ‘IFLR Restructuring Deal of the Year’ award 2013.
- Selected among the world’s best Islamic Finance law practitioners by Euromoney Expert Guides in 2013.
- Exclusively ranked by Chambers and Partners as Kuwait’s only Tier 1 law firm for business law in 2013.
- Won the prestigious ‘Best Equity Deal of the Year’ award in the Middle East for 2012 at the 2012 International Financial Law Review Awards.
- Won the ‘Construction Law Firm of the Year’ 2011 award from UK’s leading finance magazine, Finance Monthly.
- Awarded the ‘Best Restructuring Middle East Deal of the Year’ award for 2010 by International Financial Law Review.
- Won the ‘Best M&A Deal of the Year’ 2009 award for its assistance in connection with the acquisition of the money exchange operations of Bahrain Financing Company BSC(c).
- Awarded the ‘Best Deal of the Year’ award for Kuwait and Bahrain by Islamic Finance News in 2008.
- Leading and recommended Tier 1 law firm in Kuwait in the areas of banking, capital markets, and corporate and commercial law by International Financial Law Review in 2000.
Careers
Investing in your personal growth
We are proud to offer career opportunities for ambitious and experienced lawyers. Professionals who are technically excellent, commercially aware, have an international outlook and who thrive on working as a part of a collaborative and supportive team, are highly valued.
T: +965 2292 2700
E: asar@asarlegal.com
A: ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners, Levels 36, 37 (main reception) and 38 Assima Tower, Othman Bin Affan Street, Mirqab, Kuwait City,
Kuwait
T: +973 17 533 182
E: asarbh@asarlegal.com
A: United Tower, Floor 32,
Building 316, Road 4609,
Manama Sea Front 346,
Kingdom of Bahrain
