Lawyers

EDUCATION

• 2012  Dar Al-Hekma University, Bachelor of Laws
• 2016  Fordham University School of Law, Bachelor of Laws

ADMISSIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS 

• 2017  Admitted, Saudi Arabia
• Member, Saudi Bar Association, Saudi Arabia

CITIZENSHIP

• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

EXPERIENCE AND REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Advised in connection with the enforcement of an LCIA arbitration award against a Saudi company.
• Advised in connection with enforcing an ICC arbitration award against a Saudi company.
• Advised on multiple enforcement applications against Saudi companies for enforcement of promissory notes.
• Obtained a final judgment against an international shipment company for a default in the package during shipment.
• Concluded a settlement with a car distribution company in connection with a claim of breach of contract.
• Advising in a labor case against a large institution.
• Acted for a multinational company in a dispute with other shareholders in a Saudi Arabian joint venture company.
• Acted for a foreign shareholder in a Saudi Arabian company in court proceedings brought by other shareholders over the control of the company.
• Acted for the foreign shareholder in a Saudi Arabian trading company in a dispute with the Saudi Arabian shareholder.
• Advised multiple foreign companies in connection with pre-requisites of the General Authority for Competition in merger and acquisitions transactions with Saudi companies.
• Acted for an international medical company in court proceedings against its former Saudi Arabian distributor.
• Conducted proceedings for the enforcement of an arbitration award which was issued in the USA.
• Conducted proceedings for the enforcement of an arbitration award which was issued in Japan.
• Regularly advising foreign companies in relation to their entrance as foreign investors into the Saudi market, the application of the Saudi Companies Regulation and other applicable laws.
• Regularly advises on the preparation and completion of transactional documents to complete mergers and acquisitions deals between Saudi and foreign corporations and setting up joint ventures.
• Represented companies in dispute resolution settlements and finalizing related matters at the Enforcement Court.
• Regularly advises on the renewal of foreign investment licenses and certificates of registration for companies.
• Regularly advising on the preparation of articles of associations, and shareholder and board resolutions for foreign and local companies.
• Represented employees in disputes with their companies before the Labor Court.
• Advised a Saudi Arabian public listed company in connection with structuring a convertible Sukuk and regulatory changes required to affect the structure.
• Advised a Saudi Arabian financial institution in connection with a Tier I capital sukuk issuance, including advice on sukuk and offering documents.
• Advised foreign corporations on the registration of securities and the Listing Rules of the Saudi Stock Exchange.
• Advised on the preparation of the legal due diligence report and the prospectus for the US$ 2 billion Sadara sukuk IPO on the Saudi Stock Exchange. 
• Advised Sadara Basic Services Company as issuer, Sadara Chemical Company and Dow Chemical Company on the initial public offering of a US$ 2 billion sukuk issuance as part of the financing for the development of petrochemicals and chemical complex. This is the largest public sukuk in Saudi Arabia to date.
• Advised a Saudi Arabian Group in connection with issuing bonds and sukuk to be listed on a European Exchange, including assistance with structuring the transaction, assisting with the offering memorandum, Saudi Arabian restructuring of group companies and Saudi Arabian security documents.
• Advised on a legal due diligence exercise for a wide food chain company in Saudi Arabia, for its merger with an international company.
• Advised on a legal due diligence exercise for a international cosmetics company, with regards to opening a branch in Saudi Arabia.
• Advised on the incorporation of an operation and management limited liability holding company with a sole shareholder.
• Advised an international operation and management company in connection with restructuring its business and establishing branches for the company in Saudi Arabia.
• Incorporated a large pharmaceutical company, with a capital of SAR 30,000,000, and foreign shareholders in Saudi Arabia; negotiating and representing the incorporated company before the Ministry of Investment, Ministry of Commerce, and other governmental entities.
• Incorporated Saudi services, trading, and industrial companies, dealing with large projects in the Western, Eastern, and Middle regions in Saudi Arabia; and dealing with the Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Investment and related governmental entities as needed.
• Advised one international oil services company on the Saudi aspects of its takeover of another leading international oil services company’s operations.
• Advised a subsidiary of an international oil company on the current regulatory structure of the power and water industry in Saudi Arabia.
• Advised on the Saudi legal aspects of the takeover by an international oil company of a downstream company.