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Khalid is Senior Partner and Co-Chair of the Executive Committee and Board.
He has been part of Allen & Overy’s global leadership team since September 2023 when he was appointed interim Global Managing Partner.
Prior to taking up these roles, Khalid was Regional Managing Partner for A&O’s Middle East and Turkey region and also sat on the firm’s Executive Committee. He has been based in the UAE since 2000 and is one of the region’s most highly regarded and well-respected M&A and ECM practitioners, acting as a trusted advisor to clients on their most complex general corporate and corporate finance work, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, international equity offerings and IPOs. Khalid joined A&O as a junior associate in 2000, having previously trained at CMS Cameron McKenna from 1995.
Since taking on the Global Managing Partner role, Khalid has been instrumental in shaping the creation of A&O Shearman and has led the firm through a period of significant change.
Khalid seeks to develop and invest in the potential of people from all backgrounds and will drive forward A&O Shearman’s diversity and inclusion agenda. Khalid is also committed to A&O Shearman having a positive impact on society and the communities in which the firm operates.
Khalid is now focused on unleashing the potential of the unique proposition that is A&O Shearman.
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Khalid Garousha is based in Abu Dhabi. He can regularly be seen acting for prominent regional clients on market-leading rights issuances, and he also demonstrates deep expertise in IPOs and private equity matters.
Khalid Garousha maintains a formidable reputation for cross-border M&A, acting especially for clients in the oil and gas sector. He is also esteemed for his work in equity capital markets and is based in Abu Dhabi.
Khalid Garousha is a distinguished lawyer in equity capital markets who is held in high esteem for his work representing underwriters. Based in Abu Dhabi, he is experienced overseeing market-leading IPOs and other international equity offerings. In mid-2023 he assumed the role of Allen & Overy's interim global managing partner, overseeing the firm's merger with Shearman & Sterling.
Khalid Garousha is a highly esteemed lawyer, based in Abu Dhabi, who has a formidable reputation for his work on market-leading M&A transactions. He is also an eminent figure in ECM matters, most significantly in IPOs.
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"Khalid is one of the strongest lawyers in the Middle East."
"He is very hands-on, attending most calls and meetings himself and making himself available whenever needed for any one-on-one discussions."
"Khalid is one of the strongest lawyers in the Middle East."
"He is very hands-on, attending most calls and meetings himself and making himself available whenever needed for any one-on-one discussions."
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