Jad Taha

Jad A. Taha is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Corporate & Securities practice. Jad routinely advises domestic and international clients on local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, private equity, corporate restructurings and general corporate and commercial matters, with a focus on inbound and outbound investments in the United States and the Middle East.

Jad is an active member of the firm’s Middle East practice and the International Joint Venture & Strategic Alliance practice, and has played a key role in the opening of the firm’s office in Dubai and in setting up the firm’s cooperation arrangement in Saudi Arabia. Prior to joining the firm, Jad was an associate in an international law firm’s Washington DC, Chicago and Abu Dhabi offices.

Education :

• University of Florida Levin College of Law, JD, cum laude
• College of Charleston, BS, cum laude
• College of Charleston, BA, cum laude

Admissions :

• New York
• District of Columbia
• Emirate of Dubai

Activities :

• New York State Bar Association – Member
• American Bar Association – Member

Experience :

• Advised a Moroccan investment company on its acquisition of a majority equity stake in a Florida-based olive oil producer and distributor on a cash and debt basis.
• Advised Shiseido Americas Corporation, a Japanese multinational cosmetics manufacturer and distributor, on the corporate implementation of an internal tax-based restructuring.
• Advised a multinational strategy consulting company on its potential acquisition by merger with a Virginia-based data collection and management service provider.
• Advised a US-based project development company on the corporate implementation of an internal tax-based restructuring and the acquisition of a UK-based specialist renewable energy business with a US subsidiary.
• Advised a multinational strategy consulting company on its potential acquisition by merger with a Virginia-based data collection and management service provider.
• Advised a leading multinational company and engineer, designer and manufacturer of engine products on contractual and commercial disputes involving its distributors in Europe and the Middle East.
• Advised Yum! Brands, Inc. on the legal separation of Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell into separate groups of companies as part of a restructuring spanning over multiple jurisdictions.
• Advised Weatherford International, one of the world’s largest oil and natural gas service companies, on due diligence and the sale of three of its business lines in the context of an auction to multiple buyers across seven jurisdictions.
• Advised a leading global engineer, designer and manufacturer of engine products on contractual and commercial disputes involving its distributors in Europe and the Middle East.
• Advised a leading Abu Dhabi-based integrated technology solutions company on the acquisition of the exclusive licensee of Vodafone in Egypt.
• Advised an Abu Dhabi-based management, logistics and operations consultant on a US$80 million capital injection by a key Qatari shareholder.
• Advised Brasil Foods S.A. (now, BRF S.A.), the world’s second largest food processor by revenue, on its incorporation and licensing of a joint venture vehicle and food processing plant in the UAE.
• Advised a leading electronics manufacturer on principles of maintaining control over a joint venture and profit-sharing arrangement with a strategic partner in Qatar.