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Key contacts
Partner: Hosam Ibn Ghaith
Partner: Haris Meyer Hanif
Partner: Mohsin Suleman
Partner: Shaima Bakhsh
Key practice areas
Banking
Project finance
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
M&A
Project development
Projects
Public law and Government Regulatory
Firm overview

Our office in Riyadh capitalizes on our lawyers’ decades of experience advising clients in the Kingdom.

Our team has extensive experience of high-profile, multijurisdictional transactions, which when combined with their deep understanding of the local landscape helps our clients unlock new growth opportunities.

Our laser focus on exceptional client service makes us the go-to legal advisor for many of the region’s most prestigious entities. We combine outstanding service, innovative delivery and original legal thinking to provide commercially astute solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges. 

Address:
Tadawul Tower-Building 1.17,Office W1, 9th Floor KAFD Al Aqeeq District
Riyadh, 13519
Web Address:https://www.aoshearman.com/en/legal-notices/country-specific-legal-notices/saudi-arabia
Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 4
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AS&H Clifford Chance
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Baker McKenzie Law Firm
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Khoshaim & Associates
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Latham & Watkins
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White & Case
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Tier 2

Derayah
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King & Spalding
7 practice areas
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Linklaters
5 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
1 practice area
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Tier 3

Al Tamimi & Company
10 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper
3 practice areas
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Dentons Arabia Law
4 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
9 practice areas
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Addleshaw Goddard
2 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Hourani & Partners
4 practice areas
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Law Office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed
6 practice areas
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STAT Law Firm
2 practice areas
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Notable

Greenberg Traurig Khalid Al-Thebity Law Firm
6 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 3
10 firms ranked
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Tier 1

AS&H Clifford Chance
11 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie Law Firm
9 practice areas
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Khoshaim & Associates
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Linklaters
5 practice areas
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White & Case
5 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
9 practice areas
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Derayah
9 practice areas
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King & Spalding
7 practice areas
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Notable

Al Tamimi & Company
10 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Notable
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

AS&H Clifford Chance
11 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie Law Firm
9 practice areas
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Khoshaim & Associates
9 practice areas
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White & Case
5 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

Derayah
9 practice areas
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STAT Law Firm
2 practice areas
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Suhail Partners
4 practice areas
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Notable

A&O Shearman
9 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
2 practice areas
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Hourani & Partners
4 practice areas
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King & Spalding
7 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
5 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 3
34 firms ranked
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Tier 1

AS&H Clifford Chance
11 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie Law Firm
9 practice areas
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Khoshaim & Associates
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

King & Spalding
7 practice areas
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The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan
7 practice areas
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White & Case
5 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
9 practice areas
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Al Tamimi & Company
10 practice areas
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AlAmmar
9 practice areas
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Derayah
9 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Hourani & Partners
4 practice areas
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Tier 4

AlSabhan & Alajaji Pinsent Masons
5 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Clyde & Co
4 practice areas
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Dentons Arabia Law
4 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig Khalid Al-Thebity Law Firm
6 practice areas
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Hammad & Al-Mehdar
5 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
5 practice areas
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Linklaters
5 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs Al-Akkas
2 practice areas
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Addleshaw Goddard
2 practice areas
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Al-Soaib Law Firm
1 practice area
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BSA LAW
4 practice areas
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CMS
1 practice area
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Eversheds Sutherland
2 practice areas
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GLA & Company
4 practice areas
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Khalid Nassar & Partners
5 practice areas
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Law Office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed
6 practice areas
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Meysan
4 practice areas
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Suhail Partners
4 practice areas
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The Law Office of Hassan Mahassni
7 practice areas
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Project development
Notable
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

AS&H Clifford Chance
11 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie Law Firm
9 practice areas
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Khoshaim & Associates
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Derayah
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Al Tamimi & Company
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
3 practice areas
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Linklaters
5 practice areas
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The Law Office of Hassan Mahassni
7 practice areas
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Notable

A&O Shearman
9 practice areas
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AlSabhan & Alajaji Pinsent Masons
5 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig Khalid Al-Thebity Law Firm
6 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
5 practice areas
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Osool
6 practice areas
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Projects
Tier 4
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

AS&H Clifford Chance
11 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie Law Firm
9 practice areas
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Khoshaim & Associates
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

AlAmmar
9 practice areas
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Derayah
9 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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White & Case
5 practice areas
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Tier 3

AlSabhan & Alajaji Pinsent Masons
5 practice areas
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The Law Office of Hassan Mahassni
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

A&O Shearman
9 practice areas
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King & Spalding
7 practice areas
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Notable

Al Tamimi & Company
10 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
5 practice areas
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Public law and Government Regulatory
Active
5 firms ranked
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Active

A&O Shearman
9 practice areas
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AS&H Clifford Chance
11 practice areas
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Al Tamimi & Company
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Khoshaim & Associates
9 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

A&O Shearman is a multinational law firm formed in May 2024 from the merger between UK-headquartered magic circle firm Allen & Overy, and US-headquartered Shearman & Sterling. The combined firm has advised clients in the Middle East for over 40 years. It has had its own fully integrated office in Riyadh since May 2024. 

Highlights  
The firm advises on all aspects of bank lending, project financing and project development. The office has an active capital markets practice for both debt and equity instrumentswith a notable record on Saudi IPOs, rights issues, private placements, employee share option plans and CMA regulations. Its corporate practice has expertise in M&A, private equity, joint ventures and corporate reorganisations across a range of sectors. 

 
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New hires were made across the finance practices in New York, San Francisco, London and Milan
M&A
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M&A
As the European Commission seeks input on updating its 20-year-old merger rules, focusing on traditional competition metrics will no longer be enough, lawyers say
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Partner Tom Grant discusses the legal innovation behind the first Solvency II-compliant restricted tier 1 bond issuance in Portugal and how it can help the firm to win more work
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