March 25, 2024

Our Managing Partner, Dr. Feras Al Shawaf, graciously hosted a private dinner for our partner firms and guests who were attending the Riyadh International Disputes Week.

Our guests included Kılınç Law & Consulting, YFLG – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group, Al Sulaiti Law Firm | السليطي للمحاماة والاستشارات القانونيه, LGP Lawyers, LexisNexis, The Law, Ibn Haldun University, Volterra Fietta, Albawani Holding | البواني القابضة, Ambassador (ret.) Charles C. Adams, Jr., Rena Scott FCIArb and Ali Al-Khasawneh.

We had the privilege of co-sponsoring and attending the Istanbul Arbitration Days, with our friends at Kılınç Law & Consulting, LGP Lawyers, Al Sulaiti Law Firm | السليطي للمحاماة والاستشارات القانونيه, YFLG – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group, and LexisNexis at one of Istanbul’s most unique venues, the Rahmi Koç Museum. ✨

Our delegation was led by our Managing Partner, Dr. Feras Al Shawaf, and included our Head of Corporate / M&A, Fareed Yaldram, as well as Practice Manager, Fawaz Salameh. We were also honored to be joined by representative of our esteemed client, Albawani | البواني, Sardar Abbas Ali Khan, who is the Chief Legal Officer of Al Bawani.

We had the pleasure of hosting our event titled “Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Arbitration in Focus: Overview of Recent Trends and Developments”, as part of the Dubai Arbitration Week. The event was co-hosted by LGP Lawyers and Kılınç Law & Consulting.

The firm was represented by our Managing Partner, Dr. Feras Al Shawaf, Head of Corporate / M&A, Fareed Yaldram, Practice Manager, Fawaz Salameh and Junior Associate Ahmad Ismaiel.

We wrapped up the Riyadh International Disputes Week with our incredibly well-attended networking event titled “An Evening of Connections: The Middle East and Beyond”, which was held at the Sofitel Riyadh Hotel & Convention Centre.

It was a pleasure to meet old friends, see new faces, and engage in a fascinating exchange of ideas and experiences.

We thank our partner firms and co-sponsors for their support: Al Sulaiti Law Firm | السليطي للمحاماة والاستشارات القانونيه, LGP Lawyers, YFLG – Al-Yaqout & Al-Fouzan Legal Group, Kılınç Law & Consulting, LexisNexis, The Law, Sarkis Attorneys-at-Law and Ibn Haldun University.

We would also like to thank our Managing Partner, Feras Al Shawaf, our Practice Manager, Fawaz Salameh, our Head of Corporate M&A, Fareed Yaldram, Ahmad Ismaiel, Olla Hamid Eldirdiri, Çağla Yargıç, Anna Zeitlinger, Hossam Abuelnaga, Syed Abdul Rafey, and SYED MUSTHAQ AHAMED for working hard to pull off this amazing event.

We are delighted to announce a landmark Memorandum of Understanding between the Embassy of Italy in Saudi Arabia and Feras Al Shawaf Law Firm. This collaboration solidifies the Embassy’s engagement with our firm for legal services, alongside our commitment to providing probono support. His Excellency Carlo Baldocci, Italian Ambassador, and Roberto Mariani, Chief of Staff were present at the signing along with Dr. Feras Al Shawaf.

Acted for ABH, the parent company of one of the leading construction groups of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), on the sale of its minority shareholding to the Public Investment Fund (the sovereign investment arm of KSA) for SAR 1 billion (approx.).

The Firm successfully reviewed and standardised the employment contracts of a royal reserve in KSA, after benchmarking the employment contracts against leading local and international contract precedents.

Feras Al Shawaf Law Firm acted as local counsel for Deloitte and establish its Regional Headquarter in KSA.

Acted on behalf of SCG Thailand in advising them on their foreign direct investment in KSA. Provided detailed advice on the regulatory compliance requirements for investing in KSA and establishing a trading company. Subsequently, incorporated the trading company for SCG in KSA.

This transaction is significant as SCG became the first Thai company (after 20 years) to be granted the permission to establish a place of business in KSA.