Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (AS&H) in co-operation with Clifford Chance, is pleased to announce that Khalid Al-Abdulkareem has joined the AS&H partnership as Senior Partner, with effect from 1 January 2019.
Khalid is one of the most prominent, highly respected and experienced legal practitioners in Saudi Arabia. He has extensive experience in advising multinationals and major Saudi Arabian corporates, financial institutions and government entities in connection with corporate restructuring, cross-border mergers, joint ventures, securitisation, shareholders agreements, capital markets law, foreign direct investment and privatisation matters. He has advised on and drafted various Saudi Arabian laws and regulations.
Khalid spent the first nine years of his career as a faculty member at the Institute of Public Administration in Riyadh followed by eight years as a Legal Advisor to the Royal Court (including three years as a Legal Advisor to the Court of the Crown Prince). He then joined private practice with Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm in early 2003, becoming a partner in 2008, before joining Clifford Chance as a partner in 2013. He then played a key role in the successful transition of the practices of Clifford Chance Law Firm to AS&H in November 2016.
Following the launch of AS&H, Khalid remained a Clifford Chance partner, a member of the AS&H leadership team and besides his contribution in advising on several landmark deals, he also played a significant role in the growth of the firm, that will shortly reach 42 lawyers.
Announcing the joining of Khalid to the AS&H partnership, Dr. Fahad Abuhimed, Managing Partner of AS&H commented:
“The partners and I are delighted to have Khalid as a Senior Partner. Khalid is without doubt one of the most respected and highly regarded lawyers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a stellar track record. He has been an integral part of the team for the past sixteen years and with his support and continued participation in the leadership team of AS&H, we can continue offering best in class legal services to clients and also continue investing in the growth of the practice."
Khalid commented:
“I'm delighted with this new role. Working with the finest team in the Kingdom for the past sixteen years, I look forward to contributing to its future growth and success. There are tremendous opportunities in the Saudi market and across the Middle East. My aim is to ensure our clients have access to the best legal minds, both locally and internationally, using AS&H's regional and Clifford Chance's global network and connections."
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All media enquiries to be directed to:
Mohammed Bahelmi, General Manager, AS&H on +966 11 481 9725 or Mohammed.Bahelmi@ashlawksa.com
Roshan Khan, Head of Business Development, Clifford Chance on +971 4 503 2661 or roshan.khan@cliffordchance.com
About AS&H
• AS&H, in cooperation with Clifford Chance is one of the largest law firms in Saudi Arabia and has a deep bench of Saudi Nationals and internationally qualified lawyers who are specialists across a range of practice areas including Corporate, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Regulatory, Public Policy and Legislations, Dispute Resolution and Real Estate.
• We have amassed a wealth of experience in Saudi Arabia and regularly advise key Saudi Ministries and Government entities as well as a wide range of government owned and privately held Saudi and international businesses, listed companies and financial Institutions.
• The team is consistently ranked Tier 1 for each of our practice areas by Chambers Global, IFLR1000 and The Legal 500 and our team has won the prestigious Saudi Arabian Law Firm of the Year for 12 of the past 13 years at the IFLR Middle East Awards and is the current holder of this accolade.
• With five AS&H partners and three Clifford Chance partners seconded to AS&H, we have more partners on the ground than any other law firm in the Kingdom, and altogether we currently have over 34 permanently based Saudi and foreign lawyers (with more on the way in the coming days) and 23 business support staff – a truly formidable presence in Saudi Arabia.
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