Hammad & Al-Mehdar Law Firm

Managing Partner: Abdulrahman Hammad
Co-Managing Partner: Suhaib Hammad
Number of partners: 7
Number of lawyers: 25 Languages: Arabic, English

FIRM OVERVIEW:
Hammad & Al-Mehdar was founded in 1983 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and has grown to become one of the most extensive private practice Saudi firms in the Kingdom and the GCC, with offices in Jeddah, Riyadh, Khobar, and the UAE. The law firm boasts a leading local presence supported by international capabilities. Hammad & Al-Mehdar provides a full suite of corporate and private client legal services in all major Saudi and ADGM law areas, working on cutting-edge, complex, and high-value transactions and disputes in the region and beyond. The law firm has received the Islamic Finance News Law Award for M&A Law Firm of the Year for 2017 and 2018 and the Client Choice Award 2020 for M&A in Saudi Arabia.

MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE:

Corporate & Commercial:
6 partners; 18 fee earners
Advising:
• The Middle East and Northern Africa Beverages Manufacturing Company – MenaBev on the restructuring and contractual arrangements of the biggest bottling facility in the Middle East in a multimillion USD matter
• Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors Co. and it’s subsidiary Arabian Trading Supplies on financial review and other legal matters in a multimillion SAR transaction
• Nesma Holding Co. in establishing its company and obtaining a foreign investment license for a new company from the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority in relation with the Makkah Bus Project, the biggest pilgrim transportation facility project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, worth SAR 45 million
• Saudi Airlines Cargo Company on review of CR, Organisational Chart, Corporate Governance, and any other licences, as well as commercial agreements, with a matter value of multimillion SAR
• Veolia Water Technologies Middle East on a merger of three companies of Veolia, including the provision of legal opinions and legal representation in courts
Key Clients: Abdul Lateef Jameel Group of Companies, Lembaga Tabung Hajji, Siemens Energy, Etihad Etisalat (“Mobily”) Company, Saudi Venture Capital Company, Raed Ventures, Elm Information Security Company, Gulf Electric Testing Laboratory Company, Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company.
Contacts: Dr. Adli Hammad, Suhaib Hammad and Abdulrahman Hammad
Tel: +966 92 000 4626
Email: [email protected]

Banking & Finance:
2 partners; 5 fee earners
Advising:
• DBS Bank Limited – Malayan Banking Berhad Singapore Branch in relation to a review of a Shareholder Support Agreement and a Call Option Agreement from a Saudi Arabian law perspective and on the enforceability of said agreements in KSA; a multimillion SAR matter value
• Bank of New York Mellon – BNYM on early booking guide update and other legal services
• Buthoor Takaful in relation to Buthoor Bank framework agreement and standard user T&Cs, as well as on Capital Market regulatory and compliance issues
• Bloomberg Trading Facility Ltd. on the ability of Saudi corporations to use the client’s platform for auctioning deposits in the UAE
• Arab Company for Pharmaceuticals Products Limited (ARABIO) in relation to the extension of a USD 53 million financing facility by a Bank to ARABIO
• Tarabut Gateway on its application for an open banking license in Saudi Arabia
Key Clients: Riyad Bank, Sidra Capital, Mobily
Contacts: Dr. Adli Hammad, Belal Hashmi
Tel: +966 92 000 4626
Email: [email protected]

Dispute Resolution:
1 partner; 8 fee earners
Representing:
• Office of Pilgrims Affairs Pakistan – OPAP in three cases in front of governmental and non-governmental authorities on resolving and collecting amounts amicably
• SBS Steel Belt Systems in the enforcement of an ICC Arbitration Award in Saudi Arabia against Taswia Industrial Company Limited
• Saudi Brothers in relation to Labour Office cases and several other cases against Al-Aqeel Foundation as well as advising on general legal advice on Saudi laws in relation to internal matters and external transactions
• Sheraton Hotels – Jeddah in general court litigation against Prince Al-Walid bin Abdul-Mohsen, Nouf Bint-e-Faisal, and Saudi Oger Company, as well as advising the client on general legal matters in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Lembaga Tabung Haji in a case against Al Olayan Hotels in Makkah, Saudi Arabia concerning the sub-lease and management of certain real estates in the Kingdom
Key Clients: Sawaco Co., Ewaan Global, Binladin Holding, Zahid Group Electronics Contacts: Mohammed Al-Mehdar
Tel: +966 92 000 4626
Email: [email protected]

PRACTICE AREAS
Capital Markets
Commercial
Competition and Antitrust
Construction and Energy
Corporate and Civil Disputes
Corporate Restructuring and Family Business Re-Organisation
Foreign Direct Investment
Inheritance and Estate Structuring
IP Protection and Registrations
Islamic Finance and Banking
Labour and Employment
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Client Services
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Real Estate