About Us

Wisefields is a specialist law firm with a singular focus on the real estate, hotels and tourism industry. Established by the two leading real estate and hotels lawyers in the Middle East, Bilal Ambikapathy and Moustafa Said, Wisefields is the culmination of decades of experience in the Middle East and the world. Both Moustafa and Bilal are Australian qualified lawyers having worked in tier 1 Australian, British and American law firms throughout their careers, they bring to bear extensive international experience with deep local knowledge of the Middle East.

Wisefields’ founders, Bilal Ambikapathy and Moustafa Said, are the only two lawyers in Saudi Arabia consistently ranked by the legal directories year after year as leading individuals with tier 1 practices in the Real Estate sector in Saudi Arabia.

Both having worked as partners at international law firms in the Gulf, they bring to bear world class international experience in the context of the dynamic and rapidly evolving real estate, hotels and tourism landscape in Middle East. Their unparalleled knowledge of the real estate, hotels and tourism industry are for the first time combined and collaborating together at Wisefields.

Wisefields is a specialist law firm with a singular focus on the real estate, hotels and tourism industry. Established by the two leading real estate and hotels lawyers in the Middle East, Bilal Ambikapathy and Moustafa Said, Wisefields is the culmination of decades of experience in the Middle East and the world. Both Moustafa and Bilal are Australian qualified lawyers having worked in tier 1 Australian, British and American law firms throughout their careers, they bring to bear extensive international experience with deep local knowledge of the Middle East.

Wisefields’ founders, Bilal Ambikapathy and Moustafa Said, are the only two lawyers in Saudi Arabia consistently ranked by the legal directories year after year as leading individuals with tier 1 practices in the Real Estate sector in Saudi Arabia.

Both having worked as partners at international law firms in the Gulf, they bring to bear world class international experience in the context of the dynamic and rapidly evolving real estate, hotels and tourism landscape in Middle East. Their unparalleled knowledge of the real estate, hotels and tourism industry are for the first time combined and collaborating together at Wisefields.

Expertise

Real Estate

Wisefields advises in respect of the entire real estate lifecycle from the initial land acquisition to corporate structuring and joint venturing, real estate funds, project financing, construction, utilities and infrastructure development, sub-division, titling, sales and leasing. The team regularly work for participants in mega-real estate projects at each level including Private Participants (Developers, Contractors, Financiers (Islamic), Operators and Owners) and Public Participants (Governments, Authorities and Concessionaires).

Hospitality & Tourism

The GCC has some of the most ambitious hospitality plans in the world. With a market that has seen and is experiencing remarkable growth and forecasted to remain its upward trajectory, trusted advisors and partners are needed. Wisefields’ team of lawyers supports a full suite of hospitality businesses through regulatory and commercial legal advisory. We advise some of the largest hotel conglomerates, resorts, branded residences and tourism entities with all aspects of real estate, hospitality and tourism law. Our partners are award-winning, based in the region and we operate on a personal basis, where we partner with our clients to achieve success.

Construction

We advise a diverse range of clients (developers, financiers, contractors, major subcontractors and project consultants) across multiples sectors on all aspects of their construction, projects and procurement requirements. Our sectoral experience includes commercial and social infrastructure, including luxury hotel developments, offices, clinics, schools, retail and F&B outlets. We are also able to advise on energy related infrastructure projects including district cooling and renewables projects and their associated offtake agreements. We are able to assist on the preparation and negotiation of the full spectrum of contract structures and project delivery systems for the entire project lifecycle.

Awards and Recognition

Saudi Arabia

Real Estate and Construction Leading Individuals: Bilal Ambikapathy and Moustafa Said

Legal 500 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022

Bahrain

Spotlight Table (Corporate & Finance: Real Estate & Construction): Bilal Ambikapathy

Chambers Global, 2022

Bahrain

Leading Lawyer: Bilal Ambikapathy

IFLR1000, 2022