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Luna Shehayeb
Luna Shehayeb

Luna Shehayeb

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Luna specialises in technology corporate finance transactions and investment funds structuring, formation and capital raising. 

Luna’s experience spans the full lifecycle of venture capital fundraising, including seed rounds, pre-series A bridge financing, and series A through C rounds. She assists clients in structuring investments from early seed stages through to private acquisitions and exits.

She also advises clients on venture capital fund formation matters, with a strong emphasis on navigating the regulatory frameworks of the DIFC and ADGM.

Luna advises clients utilizing technologies such as fintech, crypto assets, blockchain, and distributed ledger technology on regulatory compliance. She has acted on leading transactions in Egypt in relation to securing operational permits for payment service aggregators, prepaid card issuers, crowdfunding platforms, and digital wallets.

 

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Venture capital
Private equity
M&A
Investment funds

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Technology, media & communications

MENA Venture Law Guide 2024

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CV

Since 2024 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2023 - 2024 Trainee Solicitor, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2023 Junior Associate, Matouk Bassiouny (Egypt)
2020 - 2020 Vacation Scheme, Jones Day (London)
2019 - 2019 Vacation Scheme, Linklaters (Dubai)
2024 Admitted as a solicitor in the Senior Courts of England and Wales, Solicitors Regulation Authority
2021 Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, University of Law
2020 Accelerated (LLB), University of York
2018 Bachelors in Economics, American University of Beirut
2016 Semester abroad in International Business Law and Comparative Corporate Law at Justus Liebig University Giessen in collaboration with University of Wisconsin Law School

Career

Since 2024 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2023 - 2024 Trainee Solicitor, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2023 Junior Associate, Matouk Bassiouny (Egypt)
2020 - 2020 Vacation Scheme, Jones Day (London)
2019 - 2019 Vacation Scheme, Linklaters (Dubai)

Education

2024 Admitted as a solicitor in the Senior Courts of England and Wales, Solicitors Regulation Authority
2021 Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, University of Law
2020 Accelerated (LLB), University of York
2018 Bachelors in Economics, American University of Beirut
2016 Semester abroad in International Business Law and Comparative Corporate Law at Justus Liebig University Giessen in collaboration with University of Wisconsin Law School

Additional languages

English Arabic

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