The Legal 500

The dispute resolution practice at Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm in co-operation with Clifford Chance LLP is ‘outstanding in all aspects: the lawyers boast a high level of professionalism in all respects and the firm has an excellent reporting system, which highlights the strength of its internal structure’. The team is also praised for ‘the proficiency of the partners, who encompass a variety of attributes which contribute to the excellent service they provide’. The firm represents clients before the Saudi courts, and in arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Practice head Yousef Al-Jadaan is highly recommended for his corporate and banking litigation expertise.

Law Office of Hassan Mahassni has a fantastic reputation for litigation and other disputes. The team remains busy working on a diverse range of major disputes, including corporate, IP, finance, and construction cases. Hassan Mahassni is the key contact, and is well regarded.

The ‘intelligent, strategic and forthright’ Andreas Haberbeck is recommended at Hatem Abbas Ghazzawi & Co. for dispute resolution matters. Recent instructions for the team include an international arbitration regarding Saudi matters and local litigation.

Law Offices of Dr Mujahid M. Al-Sawwaf is one of the top firms for litigation in the country, and managing partner Mujahid Al-Sawwaf is widely acknowledged for his expertise. Clients include foreign companies and financial institutions.

Al Tamimi & Company’s practice spans litigation and arbitration cases across areas such as finance, IP, corporate restructuring and liquidation, insurance, and employment. Abdullah Al Tamimi heads the practice.

Mohammed Al-Dhabaan at Dhabaan & Partners (in association with Eversheds KSLG) successfully represented Microsoft in a SAR200m IP enforcement case, and IP is a core area of focus.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in association with the Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan fields a multi-jurisdictional team that is able to act in local and international disputes. Hussam Al-Hejailan is the team’s main commercial litigator.

Managing partner Mohammed Al-Ghamdi at Mohammed Al-Ghamdi Law Firm In Association with Fulbright & Jaworski LLP. is an expert litigator with additional experience in arbitration and class action. Clients include various manufacturers, as well as energy and transport companies.

Al-Enezee in association with Squire Sanders is representing various clients in contractual disputes, including acting for contractor Thinet International in a $15m dispute over a sub-contract. Khulaif Al-Enezee is the key contact.

Al-Ghazzawi Professional Association (in association with Herbert Smith LLP) has notable expertise in disputes involving regulated industries.

Allazzam Law Office in Association with Holman Fenwick Willan LLP is able to handle cross-border litigation and arbitration, and has an excellent record in insurance cases. Practice head Faisal Allazzam is ably assisted by senior associate Waleed Alghosoon.

Managing partner Amgad Husein is the key figure in the busy litigation practice at The Law Firm of Wael A. Alissa in association with SNR Denton & Co.

Dr. Waleed N. Al-Nuwaiser in association with White & Case LLP handles litigation and arbitration work before national and international forums.

The Law Firm of Dr Ibrahim Modaimeegh is a litigation boutique with good local connections. Dr Ibrahim Modaimeegh heads the practice.

Jones Day In Association with Alsulaim Alawaji & Partners Law Firm acts for Saudi clients in international litigation, notably in US-related disputes, and its arbitration team has experience before the ICC and LCIA.

The Law Office of Montaser Al Mohammed Al Yaqoub Attorneys & Legal Advisers in association with Hogan Lovells acts in corporate, commercial, financial services, and IP cases.

Osool Law Firm advises its clients on litigation and arbitration in Saudi Arabia.