Elhassan boasts over 16 years of expansive expertise across multiple Middle Eastern jurisdictions, including the UAE, Kuwait, and Egypt. His focus lies in specialized areas such as banking and finance, commercial transactions, corporate law, and commercial matters. He earned his BA in Law from Cairo University's Faculty of Law (English Department) and furthered his legal acumen with an LLM degree from the Indiana University School of Law, specializing in International and Comparative Law.

As a key contributor within teams, Elhassan played an integral role in orchestrating numerous pivotal banking and finance transactions for SHUAA Capital PSC in both the UAE and the broader GCC region. His career spanned over a decade within prominent private practice firms in the region, where he represented major GCC and international clients. Notable among these were institutions such as National Bank of Kuwait, JP Morgan, Warba Bank, Emirates NBD, Buobyan Bank, Commercial Bank of Kuwait, Gulf Bank, Kuwait National Petroleum Company, Kharafi National, and Rasameel Structured Finance, engaging in high-profile transactions.

His expertise extends across a spectrum of services, offering comprehensive advisory in areas including M&A, banking and finance, debt restructuring, real estate, corporate and commercial law, insolvency and bankruptcy, corporate structuring, and tax consultation.

Significant award

IFN Awards Kuwait Deal of the Year (2016) Boubyan Tei1 Sukuk USD 250,000,000;

Publications and contributions

Marketing of Foreign Funds in Kuwait (26 Aug 2014) – Lexology and – Law Update; Update on Capital Market Disclosure of Material Information – Law Update; An Overview of the Issuing and Offering of Securities in Kuwait – Lexology and – Law Update; and

The effect of using Real Estate as security in Kuwait (October 2013) – Law Update