Four & Five announces that Ahmed Tayane joins the firm as partner per 1 August 2023. With Ahmed’s arrival, Four & Five strengthens its litigation practice. Ahmed will head and expand the litigation department.
Ahmed’s appointment is the next logical step in the growth of Four & Five. Litigation and disputes are an inevitable part of a company’s life cycle, and Four & Five helps its clients to address these challenges. “We felt a need and witnessed increasing demands for assistance of our clients in this area of the law. I have known Ahmed for many years, and I am convinced that he – together with his team – will be able to service our clients and address their needs”, says managing partner Anneleen Vander Elstraeten.
Who is Ahmed Tayane?
“I am known to be a go-getter, someone who is determined and goes great lengths for our clients.” As of 2009, Ahmed was a registered lawyer at the Brussels Bar. He was a Senior Associate at Loyens & Loeff’s Litigation and Risk Management department. For 10 years he advised and defended multinationals and SMEs in legal and arbitrage proceedings. He was also a teaching assistant in insolvency law at KU Leuven.
In 2019 he was appointed General Counsel and director of a London investment and asset management firm, holding GBP 6 billion in European real estate (residential, commercial and hospitality). He was responsible for structuring the investments, and the negotiations with equity and debt providers, and the sellers.
As per 1 August 2023 thus Ahmed returns to the Bar in Antwerp. “Successfully closing a transaction gives me an enormous kick, but nothing beats the feeling of winning a case in court for a client.” Together with his team, specialised in corporate, M&A and commercial litigation, Ahmed assists clients in advance of, during and after proceedings.
