The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a third tier firm,

‘Superlative law firm’ The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP further strengthened its market position in 2010 with the formalisation of its longstanding association with Sheikh Salah Al-Hejailan’s respected Saudi practice. Tobias Müller-Deku and his team advised Samba Financial Group on SAR3.2bn bridge financing for Saudi Arabian Airlines’ new fleet.

Within Corporate and M&A, The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a third tier firm,

The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP’s Saudi practice recruited several lawyers in 2010. The group also brought in Tobias Müller-Deku from Moscow to be the new managing partner of the Riyadh office and formalised its association with the practice of Salah Al-Hejailan. The group advised Saudi Telecom Company on Maxis Berhad’s listing on Bursa Malaysia. Patrick Ko is also recommended.

Within Dispute resolution, The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a second tier firm,

Salah al-Hejailan at The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP provides local law expertise to complement the cross-border capability of the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP network. The practice advises regional clients on ad hoc arbitration proceedings in Saudi Arabia as part of a growing body of arbitration work. Joseph Huse and Reza Mohtashami are recommended.

Within Legal market overview,

The requirement that foreign law firms operate in alliance with a local Saudi firm led to a number of key developments for the market in 2010. January saw White & Case LLP split from its longstanding alliance with Mohammed Al-Sheikh’s local practice and Al-Sheikh quickly formed an association with Latham & Watkins LLP. With Saudi Aramco such an important client for White & Case LLP, both locally and internationally, in November the firm announced a tie-up with Waleed N Al-Nuwaiser, who split from his association with Gide Loyrette Nouel following that firm’s exit from the Middle East. In other market developments, the alliance of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in association with the Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan was formalised.

Within Projects and energy, The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a third tier firm,

The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP’s project finance practice represents public and private sector clients. It advised GDF Suez-Tractebel on its bid for the Riyadh PP11 independent power plant, and advised the Ministry of Water and Electricity on water and wastewater PPP projects at Jeddah.