Tahan (Tom) A. Thraya

Tom offers clients over a decade of experience and an international geographic focus on the Middle East (with particular emphasis on the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iraq). Tom is a fluent Arabic speaker and reader.

Clients served by Tom include Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Danaher, Benteler, Accenture, ADNOC, Fendi, General Motors, Cruise Automation, HSBC, Publicis and Underwriters Laboratories.

• Underwriters Laboratories in a significant joint venture with GCC Labs (Saudi Arabia) for the creation of the largest renewables testing lab in the MENA region.
• UAE-based client in a significant joint venture in Saudi Arabia for the creation of the largest biofuel plant in the Kingdom.
• Large US client in a joint venture in connection with the operation of the first nuclear reactor in Abu Dhabi.
• Large US multinational in a strategic joint venture in Saudi Arabia.
• Large UK-based reinsurance company in the acquisition of a target in run-off in the UAE.
• Saudi Royal Family member in connection with three significant oil commodity transactions in North America.
• Largest Middle East bank in a strategic asset divestiture in Hong Kong.
• Global luxury brand in connection with the ratification of an arbitral award in Abu Dhabi.
• Large US defense firm in the creation of an energy services-related offering in the UAE.
• Largest US printing company in a joint venture with the Ruler of Sharjah.
• DM Prevent in a joint venture with Al Sharq Hospital in Fujairah to establish the only diabetes wound clinic in the Middle East.
• Global professional services company on a significant government procurement transaction with the Government of Abu Dhabi.
• Global professional services company on the first BPO transaction in the Middle East.
• Global professional services company on three significant government procurement transactions with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority.
• Large US-based defense firm on its off-set obligations in the UAE.
• UK publicly traded company in a significant joint venture with an African oil & gas company.
• World's largest security company in a significant joint venture in the UAE.
• Large UAE-based catering company on the sale of a majority of its shares to a large UAE publicly traded company.
• Private US investors in their acquisition of an equity stake in a UAE-based aluminium smelting plant.
• Leading UAE real estate developer on its acquisition of distressed real estate developments in Dubai.
• Leading UAE real estate developer on its joint development arrangement with a leading Dubai governmental developer.
• Leading UAE real estate developer on its sale and lease back transaction with a Bahraini-based private equity firm for Dubai-based warehouses.
• Saudi Royal Family member in the acquisition of an equity interest in a Spanish resort development.
• US-based piping fabrication company in its acquisition of a UAE company.
• US publicly traded company on its acquisition of a Saudi target.
• Leading UAE-based e-commerce company on its acquisition of an Egyptian target.
• Large US-based defense firm on its joint venture with AMMROC in Abu Dhabi.
• European publicly traded global advertisement firm in the acquisition of a UAE target.
• European luxury brand in the restructuring of its Qatari joint venture and operations.
• Large publicly traded company in the UAE in its more than $350 million acquisition of another publicly traded company in the UAE.
• Large UAE-based IT systems company in its more than $500 million auction sale process.
• EQT in a more than $225 million private equity acquisition of a UAE target.
• Dubai Crown Prince in a number of cross-border transactions into the United States and Europe valued at more than $125 million.
• US publicly traded company in its more than $105 million acquisition of a large UAE-based manufacturing company.
• Tristar, Dutco and the Omani Investment Fund in a more than $60 million joint venture for the manufacture of antimony ores in Oman.
• Binladen Group, Porr and HBK in a large construction consortium and joint venture in Qatar in connection with the more than $2.2 billion Qatar Integrated Railway Project.
• Lockheed Martin in the more than $450 million procurement of an air academy in Qatar.
• BR Foods in its more than $56 million acquisition of a significant interest in Federal Foods in the UAE.
• BR Foods in its more than $150 million joint venture with Al Nowais Investments for the construction and operation of a meat processing plant in the UAE.
• Large US-based defense firm in the establishment of a more than $300 million joint venture in the UAE and the procurement of offset obligations.
• Iraqi Oil Ministry in a more than $15 billion BOT transaction involving the construction of Iraq's third oil pipeline.
• KEPCO in connection with its more than $20 billion award of the nuclear power plants in the UAE.
• Abercrombie & Fitch in significant joint ventures in the UAE and in Kuwait.
• Abraaj Capital in the acquisition of a controlling stake in a major Saudi Arabian air transportation and services company.
• Masdar Capital, a Mubadala Company, in a venture capital investment into a US-based early stage specialty chemicals company.
• Kaizen Development Consulting in a global joint venture with a US-based hospital construction company.
• Publicis Groupe in the acquisition of Flip Media in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and India.

Served as key litigation support on large matters before UAE courts for global clients, including:

• Large Malaysia oil & gas quasi-governmental entity as defendant in an agency dispute in the UAE for more than $185 million.
• Large US defense contractor as defendant in an agency dispute in the UAE for a claim for more than $65 million.
• Large US defense contractor as defendant in a wrongful death claim in the UAE.
• Large Australian oil & gas services company as plaintiff in a breach of contract claim.
• Large US oil & gas company as defendant in a wrongful death claim in the UAE.
• Large Saudi investment company as plaintiff in a fraud case in the UAE.