Domestic Litigation, Finance, and Private Equity

Senior Partner & Attorney

Dr. Fawaz Alkhateeb is a senior partner and attorney at Taher Group Law Firm. He is admitted to practice before all courts in Kuwait including the Constitutional and Supreme Courts. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Kuwait University from the year 2009 and obtained a master’s degree in law from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom in the year 2012. He obtained his doctorate in Financial Law from Durham University, Law School in the United Kingdom in 2021. He was a Co-Convener of the Institute of Commercial and Corporate Law at Durham University, Law School 2018-2020. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Institute for Advocacy and Legal Studies at the Bar (Kuwaiti Lawyers Association) from 2020 to date.

He has had exposure as a legal consultant at the British Legal Advisory Center in Manchester in collaboration with Clifford Chance LLP, Hill Dickinson Law Firm and Manchester University. He has executed duties as a teaching assistant at the Kuwait International Law School (KILAW) during 2014-2015. He is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at KILAW.

He is a registered Court Receiver at Kuwait's Ministry of Justice. He is also a registered arbitrator at the Commercial Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He functioned as the head of the Constitution Defense Committee, and, the head of the Standing Committee for the Defense of Lawyers and the head of the Criminal Law Revision Committee at the Kuwait Lawyers Association (BAR).

He specializes in criminal law, financial and corporate crimes and capital market crimes. Dr. Fawaz has represented many clients in numerous criminal cases including crimes, misdemeanours or crimes of national security, money laundering, and terrorist accusations including criminal medical malpractice matters.

Specialization and experience:

Dr. Alkhateeb is an international lawyer and arbitrator with over 14 years of experience in general, corporate, and criminal law. He has extensive experience in pleading and defending before all courts in the State of Kuwait. He has worked on many cases including criminal, corporate and financial market crimes, national security, and money laundering cases. In addition to that he is adept in the field of medical malpractice.

Member at the Kuwait Lawyers Association (BAR).

Honorary member of the Kuwait Mind Sports Association.

Registered Receiver at the Ministry of Justice, Kuwait.

Registered Arbitrator at the Commercial Arbitration Center of Kuwait in the BAR.

Registered Arbitrator at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Kuwait.

Co-Convener of the Institute of Commercial and Corporate Law at Durham University, Law School.

Bachelor’s of Law – Kuwait University, 2009.

Master of Law – Manchester University, United Kingdom, 2012.

Ph.D. in Finance Law – Durham University, United Kingdom, 2021.