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Abdulaziz AlGasim Law Firm in association with Allen & Overy LLP

AL-MAEDA CENTRE, 2ND FLOOR, OLAYA DISTRICT, KING FAHAD ROAD, RIYADH 11623, SAUDI ARABIA

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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Saudi Arabia

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, Allen & Overy LLP is a first tier firm,

Abdulaziz AlGasim Law Firm in association with Allen & Overy LLP has a strong reputation for conventional banking, Islamic finance and project finance under the leadership of corporate finance specialist Julian Johansen. The firm advised the lead arrangers on Saudi Electricity Company’s SAR5bn murabaha financing facility.

Capital markets

Within Capital markets, Allen & Overy LLP is a second tier firm,

Abdulaziz AlGasim Law Firm in association with Allen & Overy LLP’s practice has attracted increasingly high-profile instructions, including advising Saudi International Petrochemical Company on its issuance of a SAR1.8bn mudaraba sukuk.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, Allen & Overy LLP is a second tier firm,

Abdulaziz AlGasim Law Firm in association with Allen & Overy LLP provides ‘excellent response times, superb industry knowledge and on-point advice’, with New York and Saudi Arabia-qualified Zeyad Khoshaim highlighted as being ‘a highly knowledgeable and dedicated attorney who gives specific advice without neglecting the overall business objective’. The firm is advising Saudi Aramco Total Refinery and Petrochemicals Company on all its corporate and contract work, including the structuring of long-term offtake arrangements.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, Allen & Overy LLP is a third tier firm,

Abdulaziz AlGasim Law Firm in association with Allen & Overy LLP represented a Saudi Arabian bank in a $1bn action for the unwinding of a mortgage security. Abdulaziz AlGasim’s team also acted for Mobily in several regulatory disputes with the CITC concerning telecoms tariffs.

Projects and energy

Within Projects and energy, Allen & Overy LLP is a second tier firm,

Abdulaziz AlGasim Law Firm in association with Allen & Overy LLP advised Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company on the $14.2bn Jubail refinery and petrochemical project – a financing that involved 19 different facilities with seven export credit agencies and two different Islamic facilities. Riyadh-based Julian Johansen is recommended.