Charles Salem Hallab is a Corporate & Securities partner in Mayer Brown’s Washington DC office. He advises clients on a variety of international corporate and commercial matters, with a focus on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other cross-border transactions and arrangements. He serves as chair of the firm’s Middle East practice and is a leader of the International Joint Venture & Strategic Alliance practice. Mr. Hallab advises clients on a variety of international corporate and commercial matters, with particular emphasis on international business combinations and collaborations, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and other ongoing bilateral or multilateral contractual arrangements. He manages a variety of corporate and commercial transactions inbound to, and outbound from, the Middle East, with a focus on GCC countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE.