Biography

Fouad has over 10 years of transactional and advisory experience working on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious corporate and commercial matters. Fouad  has a significant experience in advising multinational, regional, and Saudi listed clients on a variety of M&A, JV, employment, equity capital market, franchise, construction, distribution, SME, and real estate transactions. Fouad also has substantial experience advising key Saudi ministries and major regulators on legislative drafting, public policy, and regulatory matters. Further, he is an expert in managing and strategizing high-value and complex commercial litigation with a proven track record of winning cases.

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Recent Experience

  • Seconded to Jeddah Historical District Program to establish and manage the legal affairs and several legislative and regulatory matters, and provided legal support to Balad Development Company on various commercial and transactional matters.
  • Acted as the project manager and primary external legal advisor to the Communication & Information Technology Commission.
  • Advised several Saudi government authorities in drafting, reviewing, and analyzing different laws and regulations.
  • Advised several multinational companies in Saudi Arabia on joint venture matters, shares-assets-swap arrangements, IPO preliminaries, insurance/reinsurance brokerage licenses, SFDA regulations, and corporate and commercial contracts.
  • Successfully represented significant clients on multimillion value cases.

Language(s)

  • Arabic
  • English

Education

2015 – Master’s Degree in International Business & Economic Law, Georgetown University

2010 – Bachelor’s Degree in Law, King Abdul-Aziz University

Admission

2016 – Saudi Arabia