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The Alliance of Abbas F. Ghazzawi & Co. and Hammad, Al-Mehdar & Co. regularly advises on the most heavyweight of disputes in the banking, construction and engineering industries. Insurance work is a particular strength. The firm also advised on an important IP dispute in 2008. Andreas Haberbeck provides ‘sound advice in dealing with the enforcement of rights and judgments in Saudi Arabia’.

Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm in co-operation with Clifford Chance LLP recently advised on complex commercial, antitrust and IP disputes, including a major product liability claim. Yousef Al-Jadaan is recommended.

Dispute resolution is Law Office of Hassan Mahassni ’s strongest practice area’. The firm advises a blue-chip international clientele on major disputes. Clients include a Japanese electronics manufacturer. Name partner Hassan Mahassni is ‘a well-known litigator’. Other clients include Western clients from the IT and aerospace industries.

Law Offices of Dr Mujahid M. Al-Sawwafacts for prestigious international clients’ such as McDonald’s, General Motors, Lucent and Electrolux in litigation. Name partner Mujahid Al-Sawwaf is well known for his litigation work. US lawyer Frederic Taylor (ex-Aramco and Lucent in Saudi Arabia) often works hand-in-hand with Dr Mujahid M. Al-Sawwaf in project managing litigation for foreign clients.

Fulbright & Jaworski LLP In Association with Mohammed Al-Ghambi Law Firm advised on commercial, contractual and employment disputes in 2008. Mohammed Al-Ghamdi is recommended. Though not able to appear in Saudi Arabian courts, John Lonsberg often ‘project manages litigation case work for clients involved in disputes’.

The Law Firm of Dr Ibrahim Modaimeegh name partner Ibrahim Modaimeegh is best known for his prowess in litigation.

The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan advised on a major international arbitration case in the energy sector for a Middle Eastern client. Other clients come from the US and Europe.

Much of Abdulaziz AlGasim Law Firm in association with Allen & Overy LLP’s dispute resolution work draws upon the firm’s ‘expertise in financial services industry work’. Examples include acting for The Saudi Stock Registration Company (SSRC) in defending a claim for damages.

At Al Sulaim & Al Awaji International Law Firm Osama Al-Sulaim and Ghassan Al-Awaiji are recommended for complex commercial disputes. Salah Abdulrahman handles IP-related litigation.

Al Tamimi & Company advised on a number of banking and intellectual property disputes, including a case involving seizure of counterfeit goods, and enforceability of a syndicated loan facility with a Saudi Arabian bank.

Name partner Feras Al Shawaf at Feras Al Shawaf Law Firm in Association with Trowers & Hamlins handles a range of commercial, IP and construction disputes.

The Law Firm of Wael A. Alissa- In Association with Denton Wilde Sapte name partner Wael Alissa has previously been a Deputy Prosecutor with the Saudi Arabian Department of Prosecution and Investigation for nine years, and ‘has experience of advising on corporate, banking and labour law disputes’.

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