What we say about the firm's legal practice in Saudi Arabia
Banking and finance
Within Banking and finance , White & Case LLP is a first tier firm,
Much of Law Office of Mohammed A Al Sheikh (in assoc with White & Case LLP)’s finance work in the last 12 months involved cross-over with the firm’s general expertise in complex projects work. Examples include advising ABC Islamic Bank, Arab National Bank, Standard Bank, Unicorn Investment Bank and WestLB as joint lead managers and underwriters in connection with a $600m Sukuk issuance by Dar Al-Arkan Real Estate Development Company. Based on an Ijara structure, the bond was the first Sukuk bond issued in the international capital markets by a Saudi corporate. Mohammed Al-Sheikh is recommended. Christopher Langdon is ‘proactive and can be relied on to take charge of a task in its entirety’ for capital markets and securitisation transactions.
Corporate and M&A
Within Corporate and M&A, White & Case LLP is a second tier firm,
Law Office of Mohammed A Al Sheikh (in assoc with White & Case LLP) advised on a range of corporate, finance and FDI transactions for clients from the real estate, food and beverage, health care and telecom sectors in 2008. The firm advised Carter Holt Harvey Limited and Evergreen Packaging in the acquisition of the beverage packaging division of International Paper Company in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco is also a key client. Mohammed Al-Sheikh offers ‘deep understanding of the subject matter while also providing excellent practical legal advice and counsel’. Sami Al-Louzi offers ‘attention to detail and close co-ordination with other lawyers in the firm’ on corporate transactions.
Legal market
Within Legal market,
Foreign law firms are obligated to operate in alliance with local Saudi practices. The firms best placed to cater to the commercial demands of the domestic market are: Legal Advisors in association with Baker & McKenzie; Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm in co-operation with Clifford Chance LLP and Law Office of Mohammed A Al Sheikh (in assoc with White & Case LLP).
Projects and energy
Within Projects and energy , White & Case LLP is a second tier firm,
Law Office of Mohammed A Al Sheikh (in assoc with White & Case LLP) acted for the Jordani government on an airport development. Saudi Aramco is a key client. Mohammed Al-Sheikh is ‘well regarded’.
What we say worldwide
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United Arab Emirates
Offices in Abu Dhabi
Belgium
Offices in Brussels
- Banking, finance and capital markets : Banking, finance and capital markets
- Competition : Competition
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping : Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Environment : Environment
- Information technology : Information technology
- EU regulatory Chemicals (REACH) : EU regulatory Chemicals (REACH)
- EU regulatory Environment (including WEEE and RoHS) : EU regulatory Environment (including WEEE and RoHS)
- EU regulatory Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology : EU regulatory Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
- EU regulatory Telecoms : EU regulatory Telecoms
- Legal market : Legal market
China
Offices in Beijing and Shanghai
- Foreign firms : Banking and finance
- Foreign firms : Dispute resolution
- Foreign firms : Projects and energy
- Foreign firms : Tax
- Foreign firms : WTO/international trade
Czech Republic
Offices in Prague
- Banking, finance and capital markets : Banking, finance and capital markets
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Real estate and construction : Real estate and construction
- TMT : TMT
- Tax : Tax
- Legal market : Legal market
Germany
Offices in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, and Dusseldorf
- Antitrust : Antitrust
- Banking and finance Bank lending : Banking and finance Bank lending
- Banking and finance Project finance : Banking and finance Project finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A Large deals : Corporate and M&A Large deals
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Employment : Employment
- Information technology and outsourcing : Information technology and outsourcing
- Insolvency and restructuring Insolvency : Insolvency and restructuring Insolvency
- Insolvency and restructuring Restructuring : Insolvency and restructuring Restructuring
- Investment funds : Investment funds
- IP: trade marks : IP: trade marks
- Media Entertainment : Media Entertainment
- Private equity : Private equity
- Public sector : Public sector
- Real estate and construction Real estate : Real estate and construction Real estate
- Structured finance and securitisation : Structured finance and securitisation
- Tax : Tax
- Telecoms : Telecoms
Denmark
Algeria
Foreign Firms
Finland
Offices in Helsinki
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- Real estate and construction : Real estate and construction
- Legal market : Legal market
France
Offices in Paris
- Administrative and public law : Administrative and public law
- Aviation finance : Aviation finance
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Construction : Construction
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation : Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration : Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- EU competition and distribution : EU competition and distribution
- Mergers and acquisitions : Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity : Private equity
- Project finance and energy Project finance : Project finance and energy Project finance
- Real estate : Real estate
- Tax : Tax
- Legal market : Legal market
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
- Asset finance : Asset finance
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate (including M&A) : Corporate (including M&A)
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Investment funds : Investment funds
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
Hungary
Offices in Budapest
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Competition : Competition
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Energy : Energy
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Mergers and acquisitions : Mergers and acquisitions
- Project finance : Project finance
- Real estate : Real estate
- TMT : TMT
- Tax : Tax
- Legal market : Legal market
Indonesia
India
Offices in Mumbai
Japan
Offices in Tokyo
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance - International firms and joint ventures
- Capital markets : Capital markets - International firms and joint ventures
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A - International firms and joint ventures
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution - International firms and joint ventures
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property - International firms and joint ventures
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy - International firms and joint ventures
- Real estate and construction : Real estate and construction - International firms and joint ventures
- Structured finance/securitisation : Structured finance/securitisation - International firms and joint ventures
- Tax : Tax - International firms and joint ventures
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Offices in Almaty
London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets -UK capability
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets -US capability
- Corporate and commercial : Financial services
- Corporate and commercial : M&A - upper mid-market and premium deals, £250m+
- Corporate and commercial : M&A - US law capability
- Corporate and commercial : Private equity
- Dispute resolution : Overview
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Finance : Overview
- Finance : Acquisition finance
- Finance : Asset finance and leasing
- Finance : Bank lending - investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance : Corporate restructuring and insolvency
- Finance : Debt capital markets
- Finance : Derivatives and structured products
- Finance : Emerging markets
- Finance : High yield
- Finance : Investment funds
- Finance : Islamic finance
- Finance : Securitisation
- Finance : Trade finance
- Human resources : Overview
- Human resources : Employee share schemes
- Human resources : Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Overview
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Private finance initiative(PFI)
- Real estate : Commercial property
- Real estate : Construction
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- Transport : Rail
Republic of Macedonia
UK Overview
Philippines
Poland
Offices in Warsaw
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Projects, energy and natural resources
- Real estate : Real estate
- Tax : Tax
Qatar
Romania
Offices in Bucharest
Russia
Offices in Moscow
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A Moscow : Corporate and M&A Moscow
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources : Energy and natural resources
- Real estate : Real estate
- Tax : Tax
South Africa
Offices in Johannesburg
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A Johannesburg : Corporate and M&A Johannesburg
- Mining : Mining
- Projects and infrastructure : Projects and infrastructure
Sweden
Offices in Stockholm
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Construction : Construction
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- IT and telecoms : IT and telecoms
- Insurance : Insurance
- Mergers and acquisitions : Mergers and acquisitions
- Real estate : Real estate
- Shipping : Shipping
- Legal market : Legal market
Singapore
Offices in Singapore
- Offshore market : Offshore market
- Foreign firms : Asset finance - Foreign firms
- Foreign firms : Banking and finance - Foreign firms
- Foreign firms : Capital markets - Foreign firms
- Foreign firms : Corporate and M&A - Foreign firms
- Foreign firms : Projects and energy - Foreign firms
- Foreign firms : Restructuring and insolvency - Foreign firms
Slovakia
Offices in Bratislava
- Banking, finance and capital markets : Banking, finance and capital markets
- Corporate and commercial, including M&A : Corporate and commercial, including M&A
- Legal market : Legal market
Saudi Arabia
Offices in Riyadh
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
- Legal market : Legal market
Thailand
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Thailand overview : Legal market overview
Tunisia
Turkey
Offices in Istanbul and Ankara
US
Offices in Washington DC, Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and Palo Alto
- Finance : Asset finance and leasing: National
- Finance : Bank lending: National
- Finance : Bankruptcy: District of Columbia
- Finance : Capital markets: debt offerings: National
- Finance : Capital markets: equity offerings: National
- Finance : Capital markets: global offerings: National
- Finance : Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings: National
- Finance : Corporate restructuring: National
- Finance : Project finance: National
- Finance : Structured finance: derivatives and structured products: National
- Intellectual property : Patent litigation: life sciences/chemical: National
- Intellectual property : Trademarks: non-contentious - full coverage: National
- Labor and employment : Executive compensation: National
- Litigation : Energy: National
- Litigation : Environment: National
- Litigation : International arbitration: National
- Litigation : International trade: National
- Media, technology and telecoms : Sports: National
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Antitrust - National
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : M&A: mega-Deals
- Real estate and construction : Florida: transactions and finance
- Real estate and construction : New York: corporate and private equity acquisitions
- Tax : Domestic tax: East Coast
- Tax : International firms: National
- Tax : Employee benefits: National
- Tax : Tax controversy: National