Hesham Lotfy

Transfer Pricing Senior Manager | Deloitte & Touche (M.E.)

Hesham is a bilingual Senior Manager in Deloitte ME, leading the Transfer Pricing practice in Dubai. Hesham brings with him over than 12 years of experience in International tax and Transfer pricing during which he succeed to build solid experience in Transfer Pricing compliance Advisory and controversy.

Hesham has involved multi–Jurisdictional TP Documentation projects, TP controversy and worked on complex TP planning and operation TP projects. Hesham brings a mix of academic skills, having studied accounting Hesham is a member of Egyptian Society of taxation.

Hesham has developed a strong technical abilities in oil and gas sector when he was the tax expert for one of the biggest oil gas exploration companies in the world. Hesham is always involved in TP events within the MENA region.

Hesham studied accounting and taxation in the ZAGZIG university in Egypt.

Rabia Gandapur

Director | UAE Transfer Pricing Lead | Deloitte & Touche (M.E.)

Rabia is a Director in the Transfer Pricing team covering the Middle East. She has been based in the region for the last 3 years, having moved here after 10 years in the UK with a Big 4 firm. Rabia is a UK Chartered Tax Advisor and financial economist.

Rabia has extensive experience advising multinationals on complex TP planning, design and documentation projects as well as supporting clients on their operational, governance and implementation strategies.

She has supported various multinationals, SWFs and family groups in respect of the transfer pricing and Country-by-Country Reporting requirements. Rabia has advised on multiple Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) and Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAP) in the UK and supports clients in the Middle East with TP audits and controversy.

Danial Khalid

Director | KSA Transfer Pricing Lead | Deloitte & Touche (M.E.)

Danial has specialized in transfer pricing since 2008 and has worked in Singapore, Indonesia and Middle East. Danial has experience in many transfer pricing projects, encompassing transfer pricing design, audit defense, compliance and contemporaneous documentation for tangible property, intangible property, intercompany services and debt pricing for clients in diverse range of industries. He has also assisted clients in negotiating bilateral advanced pricing agreements.  Danial holds an MSc in Economics degree from University of Kent.

Mohamed Serokh

Partner | Transfer Pricing | Deloitte & Touche (M.E.)

Mohamed is the Middle East Transfer Pricing Leader at Deloitte. As a Transfer Pricing specialist and a former regulator, Mohamed has more than 24 years’ experience in Transfer Pricing, international tax, strategic, economic and business consulting across a number of industry segments. These include Automotive, Construction & Materials, Energy, Financial Services, Pharmaceutical, Telecommunications & Media, Technology and Travel & Leisure sectors.

Mohamed’s experience includes leading and managing global documentation and planning studies, as well as drafting Advanced Pricing Agreements (APAs) for submission to tax authorities in jurisdictions worldwide. Mohamed presents widely on Transfer Pricing and tax issues at seminars across the world and has been extensively published in the area of Transfer Pricing and tax on different platforms. In 2020, Mohamed was awarded the International Tax Review (ITR) Editor’s Choice Award for progressive work throughout the Middle East in Transfer Pricing and was nominated for the EMEA Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the Year award.

Mohamed was awarded an MBA (with distinction) from Warwick Business School, where he won an award for the overall best MBA degree of the year. Mohamed also holds MSc Economics (with distinction) and BSC Economics (first class) degrees from the University of London.

Danny Oyekan

Founder and CEO, Dan Holdings

Khaled Shivji

Technology Partner, Keystone Law Middle East

Khaled is a technology partner at Keystone Law Middle East. Khaled started his career in internet engineering. He was a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and won the IET’s global prize for his research on internet music piracy and IP infringement. As a lawyer, Khaled leads large scale transactions in the technology and telecoms sectors involving 5G, AI, Big Data, cloud computing, fibre, FinTech, legal technology, mobility and software as a service. Khaled’s masters thesis was in the field of anti-bribery programmes and regulatory compliance.

Rany Sader

Rany Sader is the co-founder and managing partner of SADER & Associates (Advocates & Legal Consultants).  He is a prolific author of legal books, such as the Reference Guide of Intellectual Property Jurisprudence and other publications in Arabic, French and English. As President of the SADER Law Research Center (affiliated to SADER Group, established in 1863), Rany is the author of several studies published locally, regionally and internationally related to publishing, information technology, intellectual property and legal training.  As founder and president of the SADER Law Research Center (SLRC), Rany led and directed the implementation of numerous projects and acted as project leader to numerous “Rule of Law” projects in the region such as the digitization of the Abu Dhabi laws project, the establishment of the UAE Ministry of Justice legal portal, and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Digital Legal Library.

Michel Séjean

Michel Séjean is a graduate of the Higher Institute of Interpretation and Translation (ISIT Paris) and holds a Ph.D. in Law. He is a Professor at the Université Bretagne Sud. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Henri Capitant Law Review and a member of the Paris MENA Legal Club’s Scientific Board.

Dr. Abdulaziz Altuwaijri

Dr. Abdulaziz Altuwaijri is a law professor at King Saud University. He’s a senior consultant at Burhan Almarifa. Dr. Altuwaijri is, Also, a consultant for a number of Saudi government entities. Dr. Altuwaijri graduated with an S.J.D. and L.L.M from Georgetown University and L.L.B. from KSU.

Dr. Qaisar Metawea

Managing Partner, Dr. Qaisar Metawea Law Firm 

• Dr. Qaisar Metawea is a Saudi lawyer and the founding partner of the Firm. Before establishing the Firm in 2016, Dr. Qaisar practiced as a Saudi attorney for over fifteen years. He is licensed as an attorney by the Saudi Ministry of Justice and is fluent in Arabic and English.
• Dr. Qaisar received an S.J.D. degree in International Intellectual Property Law -International Trade Law-, and an L.L.M. degree in International Intellectual Property Law at Indiana University, School of Law, U.S.A. Also Dr. Qaisar completed an L.L.M. degree in Business Law – International Trade Law-, at Case Western Reserve University, School of Law, U.S.A and an L.L.B. degree at King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia.
• Dr. Qaisar has wide-ranging in-depth experience in legal opinions, legal drafting, negotiating business transactions, company structuring, litigation, and completing registrations in various sectors, and obtaining licenses. Dr. Qaisar is also has extensive experience working closely with executive governmental authorities in policy drafting and review.
• Dr. Qaisar assists clients in the following practice areas:
  • Commercial & Corporate Law
  • Construction & Real Estate law
  • Tourism Law
  • Health Law
  • Power & Energy Law
  • Aviation Law
  • Labor Law
  • Foreign Investment
  • Competition Law
  • Intellectual Property & Technology Law
• In addition to Dr. Qaisar’s professional practice, Dr. Qaisar has experience as a lecturer at a local law school, and writes a legal column for prominent local newspapers, including Okaz and Arab News.