Middle East/Saudi Arabia

Bird & Bird to open office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Firm opens 34th global office in kingdom’s hot legal market as it targets €1bn in revenue

  • 1d

Akin hires White & Case partner ahead of Riyadh debut

Project finance specialist Alexander Malahias joins ahead of planned office launch later this year

  • 2mos

Pinsent Masons launches in Saudi Arabia

London-based firm becomes latest to launch in kingdom’s hot legal market

  • 2mos

BCLP to enter Saudi Arabia’s hot legal market with two offices

Transatlantic firm hires two partners from local boutique to open bases in Riyadh and Al-Khobar

  • 3mos

Kirkland expands in Saudi Arabia with funds hire from Morgan Lewis

Nabil Abou-Charaf joins as a partner in Riyadh after almost six years with Morgan Lewis in the UAE

  • 3mos

King & Spalding merges with Saudi firm

Tie-up with Al Fahad & Partners adds 17-fee earners to US firm’s nine-lawyer Riyadh team

  • 4mos

Pillsbury to launch in Riyadh through link up with one of its former lawyers

Office to give top 70 US firm first physical base in Middle East

  • 5mos

Latham hires highly rated M&A partner from Saudi independent firm

Arrival of Leen Zaza comes amid heightened interest by international firms in Saudi Arabia’s legal market

  • 9mos

Saudi Aramco hires former Haleon legal chief as deputy GC

Bjarne Philip Tellmann joins the world’s largest oil producer, where he will oversee global compliance

  • 1yr

Allen & Overy marks Saudi launch ahead of Shearman merger

Magic Circle firm secures third Middle East base as dozens of law firms eye business linked to Saudi wealth

  • 1yr

Latham & Watkins launches MENA region headquarters in Saudi Arabia

Move follows new Saudi rule that multinationals must have regional headquarters there or risk losing lucrative government contracts

  • 1yr

Simmons & Simmons announces Saudi Arabia debut

UK firm adds former DLA Piper partner and his team to open third Middle East office in Riyadh

  • 1yr

Gibson Dunn opens in Riyadh with team from White & Case

US firm follows up Abu Dhabi launch earlier this year with Saudi Arabia move as it continues to grow rapidly in the Gulf

  • 1yr

Mishcon de Reya plans Saudi Arabia launch

UK firm becomes latest law firm to look to Riyadh amid Kingdom’s growing economic importance

  • 1yr

Kirkland & Ellis secures Latham, White & Case partners for Riyadh launch

Chicago giant chooses Saudi Arabia for Middle East headquarters citing Kingdom’s growing significance for clients

  • 1yr

CMS secures Clyde & Co partner for Saudi Arabia debut

Mohammed Aldowish joins having led Clyde & Co’s Saudi disputes practice

  • 1yr

Linklaters hires partner from Saudi firm for Riyadh office launch

Magic Circle UK firm secures third Middle East base and ends alliance as new licensing regime continues to shake up Saudi legal market

  • 2yrs

Greenberg Traurig debuts in Saudi Arabia with former Squire Patton Boggs ally

US firm announces affiliation with Khalid Al-Thebity Law Firm ahead of launching joint venture in the Kingdom

  • 2yrs

Saudi Arabia grants first foreign licences to trio of international firms

Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills and Latham & Watkins become first foreign law firms granted licences to practise in the Kingdom under new rules

  • 2yrs

Addleshaw Goddard signals Middle East ambitions as it adds partners from Bracewell and Latham & Watkins for Riyadh debut

UK firm’s fourth office in the region to launch with five partners and eight-strong team of lawyers and paralegals

  • 2yrs
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