Anas El-Jisr
Managing Partner
Anas is a partner at JP Legal's Riyadh office, bringing two decades of experience in corporate and commercial law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, takeovers, and equity investments in the Saudi Arabian market.
He has built a stellar reputation for navigating complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate restructuring projects. He has a deep understanding of Saudi local regulations, working alongside major Saudi family businesses and multinational companies.
He has advised and represented multinational companies and local Saudi giants such as Siemens GmbH, Anghami, Mercedes-Benz, ENBD Bank, Al Othaim Group, Al Rajhi Investment, Blom Invest Fund, Elie Saab, Apotex, Facebook, and L'Oréal.
He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB), completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Laws at University College London (UCL), and further acquired an LL.M. in Commercial & Corporate Law from UCL.
Anas is currently leading a team of highly skilled attorneys specializing in M&A transactions for multinational clients in the healthcare, finance, technology, and contracting/industrial sectors. He actively advises major Saudi groups and multinational clients on a wide range of corporate and M&A transactions in Saudi Arabia and the MENA region. He frequently advises multinational companies and ventures, sharing his insights on M&A trends and developments in Saudi Arabia.

Education
- •Bachelor's degree in law (LLB)
- •Postgraduate Diploma in Laws at the University College of London (UCL)
- •LL.M. Master of Laws in Commercial and Corporate Law from the University College of London (UCL)
Author of
- •ICLG - Saudi Franchise Law (Published by ICLG 2020)
- •Saudi Competition Law Revamped (2019)
- •Saudi Transfer Pricing Regulation (2019)
- •The Fintech Revolution (Published by Thomson Reuters 2018)
- •Saudi New Companies Law Revamped (2016)


