The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm in co-operation with Clifford Chance LLP is a first tier firm,

Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm in co-operation with Clifford Chance LLP is a full-service group with a ‘big presence’ in the local banking market. It notably covers capital markets as well as project and structured finance transactions including the burgeoning area of sharia-compliant financing, thanks in no small part to the extensive expertise of managing partner Mohammed Al-Jadaan. Acting in conjunction with its Dubai office, the practice advised Zain Saudia Arabia on a $2.5bn murabaha financing facility, involving a combination of sharia-compliant and Export Credit Agency-backed facilities. Abdulaziz Al-Abduljabbar heads the team.

Within Corporate and M&A, Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm in co-operation with Clifford Chance LLP is a first tier firm,

Abdullah Al-Hashim heads the practice at Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm in co-operation with Clifford Chance LLP, where Mohammed Al-Jadaan is another corporate lawyer who is prominent in the market. The firm’s clients include investment banks, state-owned enterprises and multinationals, reflecting a breadth of expertise and sector coverage that few firms can match. The team advised Almarai Company, the world’s largest integrated dairy company, on its bid to acquire Hail Agricultural Development Company.

Within Dispute resolution, Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm in co-operation with Clifford Chance LLP is a first tier firm,

Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm in co-operation with Clifford Chance LLP’s name partner Yousef Al-Jadaan is a highly respected commercial litigator, who is considered to have ‘the ear of the Saudi judiciary’. The practice’s workload in 2010 included advising a real estate developer on several high-value land ownership disputes and advising a major international client on a local labour dispute.

Within Projects and energy, Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm in co-operation with Clifford Chance LLP is a first tier firm,

Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm in co-operation with Clifford Chance LLP’s projects offering is one of the most comprehensive in the region, covering project finance and construction for arrangers, sponsors and developers. Overseen by Mohamed Hamra-Krouha, Abdulaziz Al-abduljabbar and Mohammed Al-Jadaan, the team advised the mandated lead arrangers on the SAR4.75bn financing of medium and high-rise towers in the King Abdullah financial district in Riyadh.