The Law Firm of Wael A. Alissa in association with Dentons

Guy Danalis

Guy Danalis is a senior legal consultant based in Dentons' Riyadh office and is a member of the Corporate and Commercial practice. Guy has more than 25 years of experience focusing on regional and international M&A, joint ventures and private equity transactions. He has led and advised on high-value transactions throughout the Gulf Cooperation Council and Asia Pacific region, particularly in the petrochemical, transport and education sectors. Guy has drafted and negotiated substantial distribution and supply agreements in a broad range of industries. He has spent more than 15 years in the Middle East where he has spent time in both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Guy has advised some of the region's leading family groups and internationally recognized companies on their business operations and investments in the region.

Imtyaz Sattar

Imtyaz is a Counsel in our Corporate practice, in Dentons’ Jeddah office. Imtyaz is a Canadian qualified lawyer (Ontario) and has been working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for more than 13 years.  He has more than 20 years’ experience in various jurisdictions and a wide range of commercial and corporate matters, including private acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic investments and transactional work, as well as securities and capital markets matters.

Mohamad Al Rifai

Mohamad Al Rifai is a senior associate in the Corporate and Commercial practice of Dentons' Riyadh office. Mohamad has ten years' experience working on a wide range of matters including advising clients on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and commercial matters throughout the GCC. Mohamad is admitted to practice law in New York.  Mohamad is bilingual and has experience drafting and negotiating in Arabic and English.

Wael A. Alissa

Wael Alissa is an associated partner in Riyadh. Wael has a formidable track record of litigating disputes before various Saudi Arabian courts and dispute resolution tribunals including the Shari'ah courts, the Board of Grievances (the Saudi Arabian commercial court), Labour Courts, the Capital Market Authority disputes committee and the Committee for the Settlement of Banking Disputes (the SAMA Committee). Wael also spent 10 years as a deputy prosecutor with the Saudi Arabian Department of Prosecution & Investigation.

Ziad Saad

Ziad is a partner based in the Dentons’ Riyadh office, after postings in Paris, London and Dubai. He is the managing partner of Dentons' Saudi Arabia offices and a member of the Corporate practice. Ziad has broad-based international corporate experience, with a particular focus on Saudi Arabia. He is the trusted adviser to corporate, private equity and financial institution clients on domestic and complex cross-border acquisitions (both buy-side and sell-side, including in auction), and joint ventures, in a wide range of industries, as well as on ongoing corporate and securities law matters. Ziad advises extensively in all areas of international capital markets, advising issuers and underwriters in connection with equity and debt offerings, including initial public offerings, rights issues and privatizations. His experience also includes the formation of Shariah-compliant funds in Saudi Arabia. In addition to his transactional experience, Ziad advises on PPP projects and project structuring in the aviation and infrastructure sectors in Saudi Arabia. Ziad is fluent in Arabic, English and French.