United Arab Emirates
| Vinson & Elkins announced it is expanding its Middle East practice by opening a Riyadh office in association with the Law Office of Looaye M. Al-Akkas. Al-Akkas, a former Baker & McKenzie associate, has joined V&E as a partner and will manage the practice in Saudi Arabia effective immediately. The firm said its new Riyadh office will focus on construction/infrastructure; corporate/M&A; capital markets; energy; project development and finance and conventional and Islamic banking and finance. V&E’s Saudi practice also includes partners Sami Al-Louzi and Ahmed el-Gaili, as well as associates William Page and Fahad AlMalki. Al-Akkas specialises in advising corporate multinationals in structuring major projects and mergers and acquisitions in the Kingdom and also has significant experience across a wide range of capital market matters. He also advises Saudi and foreign clients regarding corporate restructurings, commercial agreements and Saudi government tender and banking regulations. Al-Akkas has worked with Saudi Aramco as in-house legal counsel, providing advice on matters including refining and petrochemical projects, joint venture structures and initial public offerings. |
Latest Updates
Related Articles
Related Articles by Jurisdiction
The United Arab Emirates Space Agency and race to Mars
With the official launch of the United Arab Emirates Space Agency on May 26, 2015 and as the UAE aspires to launch the probe ...
Employment law developments across the GCC
a summary of the key employment law developments across the GCC ...
Latest Articles
