Jad Al Skaff

Jad Al Skaff is a Partner at Al Naqbi & Partners, specializing in General Corporate law and Mergers & Acquisitions, with a focus on domestic and cross-border transactions across the Middle East and Africa.

Jad has earned a reputation for practical and innovative solutions, and has been involved in handling complex M&A cross-border transactions and restructurings. He has built considerable experience advising clients in the GCC and Africa. He advises several regional and multinational companies on their day-to-day activities and strategic investments. His work encompasses assisting clients on all legal aspects related to their business as well on the transactional work required thereby, including carrying out due diligences, regulatory and compliance assessments, negotiating and drafting documentation such as share/asset purchase agreements and shareholders agreements.

Education
– LLM in Banking and Finance Law, Queen Mary – University of London – UK
– Master’s Degree in International Business Law, Université Rennes 1 – France
– Bachelor of Laws, Université Saint-Joseph, Lebanon

Qualification
– Member at the Beirut Bar Association

Languages
Arabic, English and French

Expertise
Corporate and Commercial Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Banking and Finance
Civil and Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)
Startups
Energy