GLA & Company is a regional MENA based law firm with office in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Kuwait, Cairo and Beirut that provides strategic, cost-effective and forward-thinking legal representation for companies seeking to do business in the Middle East. The firm boasts a diverse portfolio of clients, ranging from start-ups to global enterprises doing business in the Middle East. GLA’s practice consists of a full-service law firm that handles everything from simple advisory work to complex contentious and non-contentious matters. With extensive experience advising clients in the key Gulf Corporation Council states of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE – as well as Egypt and Lebanon – the firm offers unique insights for companies seeking quality legal services.
GLA & Company is headed up by Nader Al Awadhi, Senior Partner, and Alex Saleh, Managing Partner. As a founding partner, Nader Al-Awadhi has over 44 years of legal experience. Nader Al Awadhi’s reputation in the Kuwait legal profession is well-known. He has developed a strong forte for commercial and corporate litigation matters representing many of the top Kuwaiti companies and institutions as well as many famous international companies.
Alex Saleh is the Managing Partner of GLA & Company and takes a leading regional role within the firm with respect to its M&A and Private Equity practice. With over 25 years of experience in both the GCC markets as well as the US, he has accumulated sizable expertise in the areas of banking & finance, mergers & acquisitions, capital market deals and infrastructure projects. His experience garners praise from the leading legal directories as he is annually awarded “Market Leader” by the IFLR1000, “Band One” by Chambers & Partners and “Leading Individual” by Legal 500. Alex’s transactions regularly win Deals of the Year by the same institutions and organizations
GLA Team
Nader Al Awadhi
Senior Partner
Nader Al-Awadhi is a founding and senior partner of GLA & Company and also founding principal of Nader Al Awadhi Attorneys and Legal Consultant Law Firm, with 46 years of legal experience. Nader Al Awadhi’s reputation in the Kuwait legal profession is well-known.
He has developed a strong forte for commercial and corporate litigation matters representing many of the top Kuwaiti companies and institutions as well as many famous international companies. Nader has applied his knowledge of bankruptcy and insolvency laws to commercial litigation matters in relation to distressed companies and restructuring at large and legal consultancy for corporate.
He has developed a strong forte for commercial and corporate litigation matters representing many of the top Kuwaiti companies and institutions as well as many famous international companies. Nader has applied his knowledge of bankruptcy and insolvency laws to commercial litigation matters in relation to distressed companies and restructuring at large and legal consultancy for corporate.
Alex Saleh
Managing Partner
Alex Saleh is a founder and managing partner of GLA & Company and takes a leading regional role in the firm concerning its M&A and Private Equity practice. With over 25 years of experience in both the GCC and the US, he has accumulated sizable expertise in the areas of banking and finance, M&A, capital market deals and infrastructure projects. His experience garners praise from the leading legal directories, and his transactions regularly win Deals of the Year from the same institutions and organisations.
Alex was the recipient of the “Lawyer of the Year” in the Law Magazine awards of 2022.
Alex was the recipient of the “Lawyer of the Year” in the Law Magazine awards of 2022.
Fawaz Al-Dubaikhi
Partner & Head of Litigation - Riyadh
Fawaz Al-Dubaikhi is a partner and head of litigation at GLA & Co office in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, specializing in litigation, corporate law, M&A, and Islamic Finance in the areas of trade, capital markets, and general commercial law.
Fawaz has been successfully involved on major litigation matters in Saudi Arabia representing some of the leading companies and corporations in their respective sectors. He is accustomed to providing comprehensive advice and representation on contentious matters involving courts of all levels. Fawaz successfully handled matters before the Saudi Commercial Court as well as appearing before Saudi General Court where damages claimed and sought were in hundreds of millions of Saudi Riyals.
Fawaz has been successfully involved on major litigation matters in Saudi Arabia representing some of the leading companies and corporations in their respective sectors. He is accustomed to providing comprehensive advice and representation on contentious matters involving courts of all levels. Fawaz successfully handled matters before the Saudi Commercial Court as well as appearing before Saudi General Court where damages claimed and sought were in hundreds of millions of Saudi Riyals.
