Ahmed Awni is a partner at Meysan. Ahmed advises on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters including general corporate, commercial, and financial litigation and global regulatory investigations.
With over 30 years of experience working as an attorney, Mr. Awni has earned significant knowledge in dispute resolution matters, with an extensive experience in representing plaintiffs in complex class action litigation in the areas of contracts, employment, commercial and financial litigation.
Ahmed provides Legal advice and counselling on a broad range of industries, including retail, banking insurance, art galleries, and family businesses relating to policy drafting and implementation and internal investigations.
Advised various financial institutions on significant disputes involving lenders, often arising in the context of troubled companies and including enforcement and recovery issues.
Represented a global financial institution in litigation against a former private wealth client.
Represented various individuals and companies in the context of shareholder litigation.
Represented a regional company against criminal charges and charges under the U.S. False Communications Act in one of the largest government contracting cases brought by the U.S. government.
Defending a Spanish company against a local subcontractor and a governmental entity in a sophisticated land-works subcontract claim.
Advised Agility on its successful global settlement of dual criminal and civil proceedings stemming from US government food-supply contracts between the years of 2003 to 2010.
Meysan Secures $490 million Judgment in favor of Agility against Kurdistan Kuwait – January 31, 2024. In a landmark ruling, the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation rejected an appeal lodged by the Kurdistan Regional Government against a ruling of Kuwait’s Court of Appeal in favor of Alcazar Capital, a subsidiary of… Read more