About Karim Fawaz

Karim Fawaz is a partner at AX Law where he leads the corporate technology transactions practice. He is one of the leading fintech lawyers in the Middle East and is highly sought after for his work on telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) transactions. Prior to joining AX Law, Karim led the Saudi-focused practice group of one of the world’s five largest law firms, and prior to that, he worked at the largest foreign law firm in the Middle East, where he established and grew the firm’s corporate technology practice. Karim has also held legal roles inside the technology industry, namely as corporate counsel at Cisco Systems and Cisco Capital, leading the MEA legal team in major projects in technology transactions and technology finance.