Welcome to
Raees + Co

With over two decades of experience in high stake dispute resolutions, Nezar Raees is a trusted counsel to local, regional and international clients.

With significant experience in domestic and international commercial litigation, mediation, and arbitration, Nezar is involved in negotiating, drafting agreements and representing clients in disputes related to private equity investments, employment, partnership, shareholder, import, distribution and agency agreements, derivative actions, malpractice, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and wrongful termination.

Nezar is admitted as a lawyer in Bahrain as well as England and Wales with a common and civil law background, bringing a strategic and unique approach to resolving cross-border transactions. He regularly acts as an expert in arbitration cases involving parties from the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the United States. He has also featured in cases under the auspices of the AAA, AAA-BCDR, GCCCAC, DIAC, ICC, LCIA, SIAC, as well as in ad hoc UNCITRAL proceedings.

Nezar is attuned with the strategic advice required to ensure successful closures of complex transactions. As Managing Partner, Nezar’s leadership is directed towards Raees + Co creating a definitive advantage and providing its clients with reliable solutions.

He is involved in entity formation, corporate financing, corporate governance, and general business representation. Ali is highly experienced in drafting business and commercial contracts, including intellectual property and licensing agreements, entity formation agreements, equity compensation agreements, buy-sell agreements and various other employment agreements and policies.

Ali’s expertise also extends to other legal areas such as joint ventures, group restructurings, corporate structures for inward investment (including Shari’ah compliant real estate structures), IPOs and fundraisings and commercial agreements, even those consisting of an international element.

As a Partner, Hussain focuses on providing strategic advice on subjects pertaining to civil, labour, criminal and commercial litigations.

He appears in all courts along with the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR) and is actively involved in negotiating and drafting contracts and consultancies in accordance with Bahraini law. With an established courtroom presence, Hussain is responsible for several successful cases on Raees + Co’s portfolio.

Having served both in-house and outside counsel, Hussain grasps the importance of clients’ business goals and knows how to achieve those goals before judges, tribunals and opposing parties.

As a Partner at Raees + Co, Muna’s responsibilities include reviewing contracts, formulating agreements, attending court hearings and drafting memorandums and legal opinions related to litigation and arbitration matters.

In addition to a powerful court presence, Muna has hands-on experience with disputes involving every field of civil, commercial, employment and criminal law, including acquisitions, bankruptcy, civil rights, construction, defamation, labour laws, partnerships etc.

Muna has been admitted into the Court of Cassation in Bahrain since 2017 and has since taken up advisory on significant cases. She is also a certified arbitrator, acting in ad hoc arbitration and attending disputes before the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre alongside arbitrating before the Ministry of Justice.

With extensive knowledge of the law and a strong understanding of her clients’ requirements, Muna is a formidable practitioner, providing clear and valuable advice consistently.

Habiba Mokhtar is a Legal Associate at Raees + Co, advising clients across a broad range of practice areas, including commercial and company law, employment law, real estate, construction and dispute resolution.

Habiba provides strategic legal advice and represents clients in both advisory and contentious matters. Her work includes drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, preparing court submissions and guiding clients through regulatory and transactional processes.

Recognized for her attention to detail and proactive approach, Habiba is dedicated to delivering effective, commercially focused outcomes while minimizing legal risks and supporting clients’ long-term objectives.

Duaa assists with all aspects of the legal practice including the preparation of purchase agreements and other documents, due diligence review, the review, analysis and resolution of title and survey issues, and organising and assisting with transaction closings.

Duaa is passionate about guiding and supporting clients to achieve their business objectives.

She is actively involved in supporting the lawyers by preparing affidavits, drafting legal correspondence and other documents for the attorneys alongside organising and maintaining records on our filing systems.

Duaa effectively handles multiple responsibilities and thrives in Raees + Co’s client-focussed environment.

As a part of her role, Alma is involved in the supervision and management of general accounting activities, financial analysis and the maintenance of effective internal controls while ensuring statutory compliance in all accounting initiatives.

His role also includes office management, database administration, timely follow ups and approvals of visas and transfers along with other administrative and executive support.