Kasam Kiani

Kasam Kiani

Senior Associate

Kasam has extensive experience in mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and global business reorganisations.

Kasam’s practice covers a range of sectors including food & beverage and technology.

Prior to relocating to the UAE in 2021, Kasam spent a number of years as a corporate lawyer in the city of London, including over 2 years at a global multinational law firm where he advised on high-profile cross-border transactions covering Europe, US and the middle east. He is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales and is bilingual.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • A global insurance company on setting up a new managing general agent entity in the DIFC.
  • A client in the TMT space in relation to the redomicile of its group from an offshore jurisdiction to UAE.
  • Aldar Properties PJSC on its acquisition of the beachfront resort, DoubleTree by Hilton Resort & Spa Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE (AED810m) (previous firm experience).
  • Legal & General on its joint venture to build over 5,000 new later living homes in the United Kingdom (GBP500m) (previous firm experience).
  • G4S on a global reorganisation of its cash solutions business across more than 40 jurisdictions and subsequent sale to a third party (enterprise value: GBP727m) (previous firm experience).

Qualifications

Admissions

England and Wales, 2016

Academic

LLB Law, University of Manchester, 2009
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.