Jean Abboud is a Senior Associate based in our Riyadh office with 9 years’ experience. He specializes in corporate and commercial law (foreign investment), securities, telecom, regulatory and corporate matters as well as projects. His expertise covers joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions, public and private offerings, and corporate restructurings.
He has represented major corporations and businesses in the GCC on a wide variety of matters with an emphasis on telecommunications, regulatory, capital markets and investment-related matters, bankruptcy, and litigation.
In addition, Jean has worked with several funds, private equity & investment firms, venture capital companies, start-ups in providing services related to acquisition, financing and strategic transactions.
Jean holds an LL.B. from La Sagesse University (Beirut, Lebanon) and a BA in Computer Science from the Lebanese American University (Beirut, Lebanon).
He is a member of the Beirut Bar Association and is fluent in Arabic, English and French.