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Rashid Al Saad
Rashid Saad Al Kuwari (born 24 March 1977) is a Qatari Multi-awarded lawyer and Founder of one of a well-known law Firm in Qatar. He is a member at the Qatari Bar Admission Committee, IBA, ICC and a representative of legal panel of Qatar Petroleum, Astad, Qatar Rail , Al Jazeera , Qatar Foundation , Ras Gas and other prestigious company and association in Qatar. Other than being successful in his career, he is also a member of socialite, an art enthusiast and a significant member of exclusive clubs in London and Qatar.

Early life and career
Al saad gained a Bachelor’s Degree in Law at Qatar University, he was called to Bar in 2009. Established a law firm in 2015 and pursue in Mounting his knowledge in office administration by attaining his Executive Master’s Degree in Business Administration at HEC Paris in 2019. Rashid Al Saad was previously General Counsel at Qatari Diar and Qatar Rail before he managed to build his own law firm in the year 2014.

Career

 * Representing Qatar Railways Company on several disputes relating to construction and operation of the Metro Stations – claims value above of  QAR 1.4 Billion.​
 * Advised the State of Qatar, acting through the Ministry of Finance, on annual issuance of bonds; including reviewing and drafting prospectus, due diligence and transactional documents on a USD 12,000,000,000 international bond issuance for five years.​
 * Representing Energy City in civil and commercial disputes – claim value above QAR 1 Billion.​
 * Representing Mazaya Qatar Real Estate in construction and civil disputes – claim value above QAR 100 Million.​
 * Representing a high portfolio of banks in Qatar in litigation disputes at the Qatari courts, from the Court of First Instance to the Court of Cassation, where several precedents were established in the Qatari law, this includes representing successfully:​       ​
 * Al Ahli Bank – with a claim valued above QAR 180 Million.​
 * Qatar Islamic Bank – with a claim valued above QAR  2.6 Billion.​
 * Al Khaliji Commercial Bank – with a claim valued above QAR 60 Million.​
 * Qatar National Bank –  with a claim valued above QAR  2.1 Billion.​
 * Dukhan Bank – with a claim valued above QAR 90 Million.​
 * Representing Al Mirqab Real Estate in lease disputes for Al Mirqab Mall and Doha Mall – claims value above QAR 300 Million.​
 * Representing HBK Contracting in a construction dispute – claim value above QAR 260 Million.​
 * Representing United Development Co in a dispute – claim value above QAR 330 Million​
 * Gulf Warehousing Company – Assisting and advising Client in listing Rights Issue – valued at QAR 586,031,480. ​
 * Qatar Investment Authority ( QIA) – Transactions regarding the transfer of several assets – valued at QAR 6.7 Billion. ​
 * Alkhaleej Takaful Group – Advising the Client on the termination of the health Insurance Scheme in Qatar – valued at over QAR 1 Billion. ​
 * Represented the families of the Villaggio Fire Victims – Litigation valued at QAR 280 Million. ​
 * Qatar Property Management – Representing the Client in an Arbitration matter at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – valued at QAR 100 Million. ​
 * Tanween WLL – Representing the Client in an Arbitration regarding a Termination for Convenience by the Owner – valued at QAR 69 Million. ​
 * Techno Q – Representing the Client in a Litigation – valued at QAR 32,000,000. ​
 * Investment House – Restructuring the Real Estate Fund for the Tornado Tower in the State of Qatar – valued at QAR 1.8 Billion. ​
 * AFCONS Infrastructure Limited – Rendering Mediation, Litigation and Arbitration support to recover the claimed values – valued at QAR 25,000,000. ​
 * Successfully represented and advised Uber against the Competition and Anti-Monopoly Committee in Qatar on anti-trust and competition dispute in connection with the Uber’s acquisition of Careem. This included representing Uber in a litigation case before the Qatari Courts due to the Committee’s rejection of the said acquisition. The claim was successful, and the award came to Uber’s favor; revoking the Committee’s rejection decision.​
 * Represented FIFA in assessing FIFA’s requirements against the current applicable laws in the State of Qatar to host the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and provided the organization with a draft enabling legislation in order to effect the changes necessary to host said competition.​
 * Acting as the Qatari law counsel in establishing a Public Shareholding Company owned by QE (QAMCO) including advising on the structure, reviewing the prospectus, and drafting the establishment documents (Capital of QAR 1,000,000,000).​
 * Advised a client and acted in negotiations in relation to a major proposed settlement for a construction matter with a value of over USD 350 million.​
 * Representing the Claimant(s), two real estate developers, in two QICCA arbitrations concerning delays to a major real estate development in Qatar.  The dispute value is circa QAR 800 million.  ​
 * Successfully represented the Claimant in two simultaneous QICCA Arbitrations concerning the supply of manpower, where the Claimant recovered 100% of the claim value and costs.​
 * Assisting colleagues in a dispute before the Qatari court of appeal regarding the construction of residential high-rise buildings in Qatar.  The dispute value is over QAR 1 billion. ​
 * Advised a government entity on the handling of EOT claims in light of COVID-19.​
 * Representing a large developer in a dispute before the QICCA surrounding the provision of facilities management services.  The claim value is circa QAR 600,000,000​

Legal Practice
Al Saad owns a legal practice Sharq Law Firm in Doha, Qatar, with a wide legal experience in different fields like Litigation, Corporate & Commercial, Arbitration & Construction. With an excellent legal base team, a unique perspective in the fields of law, and a distinguished and creative approach, he leads Sharq Law Firm and ensures that only a top-class result is achieved.​

Awards

 * IFLR 1000 highly regarded lawyer in the 31th edition (2021)(2022).
 * IFLR 1000 highly regarded lawyer in the 30th edition (2020) (2021).
 * IFLR 1000 Financial and corporate highly regarded lawyer in Capital Markets M&A Project Development (2015).
 * IFLR 1000 Financial and corporate highly regarded lawyer in Capital Markets M&A Project Development (2018).
 * IFLR 1000 Financial and corporate highly regarded lawyer in Capital Markets M&A Project Development (2019).


 * Chambers and partners highly recommended lawyer in Corporate and Commercial (2017).
 * Chambers and partners highly recommended lawyer in Corporate and Commercial (2018).
 * Chambers and partners highly recommended ranked lawyer in Corporate and Commercial (2019).
 * Chambers and partners highly recommended ranked lawyer in Dispute Resolution (2020).
 * Legal 500 EMEA leading individual (2021).
 * The Legal 500 EMEA recommended lawyer in Bank Finance and Capital Markets (2021).

Member in the Legal Panel

 * 1) Qatar Petroleum
 * 2) Manateq
 * 3) Qatar Foundation
 * 4) Ooredoo


 * 1) Qatar Financial Centre
 * 2) Astad
 * 3) Qatar Rail
 * 4) Ras Gas


 * 1) Delivery and Legacy
 * 2) Aggrecco
 * 3) Qatar National Bank
 * 4) beIN Sports
 * 5) Al Jazeera
 * 6) Al ijarah