Lawyers
Leanne Farsi
Associate
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Ms. Farsi advises on banking and finance as well as corporate and commercial transactions. She received her Bachelor of Laws from University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies) and her Master of Laws from Fordham University.
EDUCATION
- 2015 University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies), Bachelor of Laws
- 2017 Fordham University School of Law, Master of Laws in Intellectual Property and Information Technology
ADMISSIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 2022 Admitted, New York State Bar
CITIZENSHIP
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
PUBLICATIONS AND SPEECHES
- (Co-author with Dana Halwani) “Doing Business in Saudi Arabia”, (2020) Chambers Global Guide Doing Business in 2020
- (Co-author with Dana Halwani) “Doing Business in Saudi Arabia”, (2021) Chambers Global Guide Doing Business in 2021
EXPERIENCE AND REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Advised on the Kingdom’s first independent sewage treatment plant (ISTP) to be awarded to the private sector, the Dammam ISTP.
- Regularly advises on the incorporation of limited liability companies and branches in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Regularly Advises on filings with the General Authority for Competition in connection with merger control.
- Advised on security documents including contract proceeds assignment agreements, assignments and pledges of insurance proceeds, pledges of plant and equipment, and security over accounts agreements, for the construction of an independent water plant.
- Prepared step-by-step guides for client-use on how to use the Unified Register for Commercial Pledges and the Unified Registry of Rights on Moveable Assets.
- Performing research and creating industry reports for court appointed experts.
- Advised on various contracts and legal documents including lease transfer agreements, representation agreements, due diligence reports, memoranda of understanding, powers of attorney, shareholder agreements, security agreements, legal confirmation letters for audits, engagement letters, and bond prospectuses.
- Advised foreign corporations on Saudi regulations governing companies, labor, capital markets, share transactions, record and document retention, insurance, civil aviation, security agreements, taxation of foreign ownership of shares and preparing presentations on the same.