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Maha Lawson

Legal Director

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Maha Lawson

Maha Lawson

Legal Director

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  • Énergie et ressources naturelles

  • Infrastructures

  • Tourisme d’accueil

Services

Services

  • Droit des sociétés

  • Finances

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Maha is a legal director in Clyde & Co’s corporate group and is based in the Doha office. She has experience advising international clients and Qatari institutions on a range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), debt capital markets, incorporations, regulatory and corporate governance, and employment matters. In addition, Maha advises financial institutions on various matters including financing and regulatory matters.

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Maha has advised on a number of transactions, working with clients operating in the energy, financial services, hospitality, and infrastructure sectors.

Maha is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales. She graduated with a Master of Laws degree (LLM) from Northumbria University, UK in 2007, and a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from Northumbria University, UK in 2006.

Maha is ranked as an “Associate to Watch” by Chambers Global 2023 and a “Rising Star” by Legal 500 EMEA for Qatar Commercial, Corporate and M&A 2023. Maha grew up in and attended school in Qatar where she learnt to speak Arabic fluently.

Expérience

Prior to joining Clyde & Co:

  • Advising International Bank of Qatar (IBQ) on their ground-breaking merger with Barwa Bank. This is the first merger in the banking sector in Qatar, creating a combined entity with more than QAR 80 billion (USD 22 billion) in assets.
  • Advising an international investment bank in relation to the setting up of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) in the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) for the purposes of capital markets transactions.
  • Advising a listed Qatar company in relation to the potential acquisition of a limited liability company including a due diligence exercise of the target.
  • Advising a Q Inc. in relation to reviewing and amending a set of regulations to bring them in line with best practice and advising on amendments to its enabling law.
  • Advising a Q Inc entity in relation to the winding up of one of its subsidiaries in Qatar including a due diligence exercise to determine the liabilities and obligations of the subsidiary.
Secteurs

Secteurs

  • Énergie et ressources naturelles

  • Infrastructures

  • Tourisme d’accueil

Services

Services

  • Droit des sociétés

  • Finances