Ali Abedi
Asad Abedi
Hatem Ghazzawi
Andreas Haberbeck

  
 
 
  Mr Haberbeck has more than 21 years experience of working as a lawyer in Saudi Arabia. Following pupillage at 3 Essex Court (now 20 Essex Street), he joined Coward Chance (now Clifford Chance) in 1982, and was seconded to the firm's then new associated Saudi Arabian office from 1983 to 1986. He subsequently worked with Thomas Miller & Co and Richards Butler (now Reed Smith) in London, and returned to Saudi Arabia in 1991. In 1993 he joined Abbas Ghazzawi Law Firm, which has since become Hatem Abbas Ghazzawi & Co.
 
BORN:   1952
NATIONALITY:   German
EDUCATION:  

University of London, SOAS, Bachelor of Laws, 1979
University of London, University College, Master of Laws, 1980
ADMITTED:   Called to the Bar of England and Wales by Gray's Inn, 1981
MEMBER:   Gray's Inn
PUBLICATIONS:   Co-author of the books "The Maritime Laws of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council States" (1986) and "Saudi Shipping Law" (1990); articles include "Insurance under Saudi Arabian Law" (1986) Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 246, "Risk Sharing in an Islamic Society" (1987) Arab Law Quarterly 138 and "Regulating the Saudi Arabian Insurance Industry", International Bar Association Insurance Law Newsletter, August 2000
PRACTICE:   Mergers & Acquisitions, Dispute Resolution
 

Andreas Haberbeck is well known for his extensive disputes experience. Clients say he "has a keen grasp of Saudi law and is very approachable, commercial and quick."

"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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      saudilegal 2011