Ali Abedi
Asad Abedi
Hatem Ghazzawi
Andreas Haberbeck

  
 
 
  Mr Abedi worked for six years with White & Case in New York, where he specialized in asset- and project finance and cross-border joint ventures. Since his return to Saudi Arabia in 1994 he has practised within his areas of specialisation in a Saudi context.
 
BORN:   1963
NATIONALITY:   Saudi
EDUCATION:  

University of London, Queen Mary College, Bachelor of Laws, 1985
New York University, Master of Laws, 1987
ADMITTED:   Called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Middle Temple, 1988,
New York Bar, 1989
Saudi Arabia, 2001
MEMBER:   Middle Temple, International Bar Association
PUBLICATIONS:   (Co-author) "Banking Laws of Saudi Arabia",
New York Law Journal, 1990
PRACTICE:   Project Finance, Banking
 

Ali Abedi is highly commended by clients, who point out that he is "one of the key contacts for foreign firms in the kingdom, understands international requirements and time is never an issue with him."

"Chambers Global 2011"
 
   
 

Chambers Global 2011

  
  "This local law favourite has earned the trust of some of the world's top lenders thanks to its technical expertise, local knowledge and client service ... This firm has had a diverse array of work over the past year, thanks to the team's excellent reputation and its appreciation for the nuances of the Saudi market ... Clients laud the breadth of this firm's corporate and commercial offering, which ranges from day-to-day advisory work to acting on complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions. The team blends local knowledge and experience with a high level of client service and product quality ... This firm continues to be a top choice for regional and overseas clients seeking disputes advice in Saudi Arabia."
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IFLR 1000, 2011 edition

  
  The Jeddah-based firm has an established presence and remains a respected contender in the market. The firm is praised by clients as one says: "The reality is that when you get to the major project finance deals there are relatively few firms that have worked on major deals and Hatem is one of them, and that experience is reassuring to the inter-national market from a banking perspective."
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  European Legal 500,
2011 edition		  
 

Hatem Abbas Ghazzawi & Co. had
a busy year in the capital markets field, with well-respected specialists Asad Abedi and Andreas Haberbeck advising Royal Sun Alliance affiliate Al Alamiya Insurance Co on the $53m initial public offering of 30% of its share capital. On the conventional finance front, Ali Abedi acted for the lenders on a facility to provide working capital to Shuaibah Water
& Electricity Company.
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