SAUDI ARABIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Zeyad Khoshaim, Abdullah Alajlan, Kamil Mehiz and Sarah Sedky, K&A
K&A is Saudi Arabia’s only independent full-service Saudi law firm consistently ranked Tier 1 by all major legal directories. Its market-leading dispute resolution practice, led by managing partner Zeyad Khoshaim and partner Abdullah Alajlan, advises on many of the Kingdom’s most significant disputes and arbitrations, and is composed of a team of seasoned practitioners with experience in local and international law firms. With deep expertise in Saudi law and Shari’ah prin -
ciples, the team regularly acts as counsel, arbitra - tors and experts in proceedings under the ICC, LCIA, SCCA and other major arbitration rules. The firm also provides expert evidence on Saudi law before foreign courts and tribunals, including the English courts. Re - cent highlights include securing a complete dismissal of claims and a multi-million-dollar counterclaim in a USD100 million arbitration governed by Saudi law.
Authors
Zeyad Khoshaim is the managing and founding partner of K&A, the only independent Saudi law firm ranked as top tier by all major legal directories. Qualified in New York, California, Washington, DC and Saudi Arabia,
Kamil Mehiz is counsel in K&A’s top-tier dispute resolution practice, focusing on international arbitration and complex cross-border disputes governed by Saudi law. He has secured multi-million-dollar recoveries
Zeyad has over 20 years of experience in energy, petrochemical, and oil and gas projects. He regularly serves as counsel, arbitrator or expert in international arbitrations related to major Saudi projects, including those administered under the SCCA and ICC arbitration rules. Zeyad holds a Bachelor’s of Engineering and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Vanderbilt University, and a Management of Law Firms certificate from Harvard Law School.
in high-value Saudi-related matters and is recognised for his arbitration expertise. Kamil has represented clients in proceedings under the ICSID, ICC and SCCA rules, among others, as well as in local court proceedings concerning the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards. Before joining K&A, he practised at leading US law firms. He is admitted in New York and Washington, DC, and holds an LLM from Georgetown University and a JD from American University.
Abdullah Alajlan is a leading Saudi lawyer and partner in K&A’s Band 1 dispute resolution team, as recognised by Chambers Global. He has extensive experience in KSA litigation and arbitration, including
Sarah Sedky is a senior associate in K&A’s Band 1 dispute resolution practice, where she focuses on international arbitration. She advises private companies, foreign sovereigns and state entities on complex cross-
construction, energy, securities and corporate disputes. Abdullah has successfully represented clients before all major Saudi courts, and in international arbitrations governed by the SCCA and ICC arbitration rules. He holds a Bachelor’s in Law from King Saud University and a Master’s in Banking and Financial Law from Boston University. Fluent in Arabic and English, Abdullah previously worked at the Saudi Stock Exchange.
border disputes. She has represented clients in proceedings under the ICSID, ICC, LCIA, SAC, DIAC, SCCA, CRCICA and UNCITRAL rules across a broad range of industry sectors, including construction and infrastructure, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, mining and shareholder disputes. She also has experience in arbitration-related proceedings before local courts and in cross-border regulatory and FCPA-related investigative matters in the Middle East. Sarah previously worked at Magic Circle and US law firms in Paris and Dubai. She is a native speaker of French, English and Arabic.
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