Services

We have extensive legal experience, knowledge and background to advise and assist on all matters of the domestic law of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We advise a diverse range of clients – across many sectors including oil and gas, manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, hospitality and education – on a broad range of legal matters, including matters relating to employment law, real estate, corporate and commercial law, advice in relation to governmental permits, approvals, permissions and consents and, as needed, representation in Saudi Arabian courts or in arbitrations and regulatory investigation.

In Saudi Arabia, we regularly advise clients on local laws and regulations related to the following:

• licensing requirements to establish technical and scientific offices, branches (where possible) and companies, including joint ventures
• registration and deregistration of distributors
• anti-bribery, gifts and entertainment
• procurement law
• anti-concealment (also known as anti-fronting), which is relevant to involvement of foreign manufacturers in promoting sales through distributors
• competition (“anti-trust”), as applied to distribution agreements as well as mergers and acquisitions
• compliance with rules governing imports and exports
• other relationships with government entities

Our corporate practice includes:

• formation and support of companies, branch offices, and technical and scientific offices
• formation and operation of joint ventures
• mergers and acquisitions
• corporate governance issues
• corporate finance, including both third-party financing and shareholder loan financing
• competition (“anti-trust”), as applied to distribution agreements, as well as mergers and acquisitions
• compliance with local securities laws

Our intellectual property (“IP”) team has substantial experience with:

• analyzing patent portfolios to determine the breadth of protection and validity of the patents within a given portfolio
• identifying third party licensing opportunities as well as preparing and negotiating license agreements
• assisting company’s goals to monetize the portfolios through commercializing and/or licensing efforts