SAUDI ARABIA Trends and Developments Contributed by: Christiana O’Connell-Schizas Baker McKenzie Baker McKenzie acquired a majority interest in its longstanding associated firm Legal Advisors, Ab - dulaziz Alajlan & Partners, now known as Baker Mc - Kenzie Law Firm. Baker McKenzie has been active in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East and North Africa region since the 1970s, directly or in co-operation with local law firms. As recognised market leaders, the firm has a deep knowledge and understanding of the Saudi legal market and cultural differences, which aid it in foreseeing risks others often overlook and opportunities that many miss. The firm’s main
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practice areas include capital markets, competition, corporate, employment, regulatory, real estate, bank - ing and finance, construction and projects, litigation and dispute resolution. Baker McKenzie Law Firm is consistently ranked Tier 1 in the Kingdom in many practice areas, and the lawyers are regularly recog - nised by legal directories as leaders in their field. The firm is the longest ranked firm for employment in Saudi. Specifically, Baker McKenzie Law Firm is highly ranked by Chambers and Partners. penalties, terminations, Saudisation and nationalisation requirements; preparing compensation plans, such as stock options; and leading employment transactions in the context of reorganisations, acquisitions, spin-offs, mergers, outsourcing, etc. Christiana has worked at Baker McKenzie’s Bahrain and London offices, and is one of two lawyers ranked by Chambers in employment in Saudi Arabia.
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Christiana O’Connell-Schizas is an English-qualified solicitor. She joined Baker McKenzie Law Firm in 2014 and leads the Saudi employment and compensation practice. She actively advises Saudi and foreign clients on
strategic employment law matters including on-boarding, internal policies, secondments, holding disciplinary meetings and issuing disciplinary
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