Clyde & Co has obtained the formal approval from the authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) that will enable it to open a fully integrated Clyde & Co office in Riyadh.
Clyde & Co has been providing advice and assistance to its clients in relation to their operations in Saudi Arabia via its associated law firm in Riyadh, Abdulaziz Al-Bosaily Law Office, since 2009. The move to a fully integrated Clyde & Co office is a major step forward for Clyde & Co in KSA providing a solid platform for further expansion of its KSA business. The firm will be only one of two global law firms operating in KSA to move away from the traditional associated office structure.
Abdulaziz Al-Bosaily and Clyde & Co will jointly operate the newly-established professional company. Abdulaziz Al-Bosaily will head the office and act as the General Manager of the new structure. Abdulaziz, former General Counsel of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), is a leading corporate & commercial lawyer in KSA and was recently named ‘External Counsel of the Year 2013’ by Asian MENA Counsel’s annual ‘Representing Corporate Asia and Middle East Survey’ of over 20,000 in-house counsel based across the Middle East and Asia.
Ben Cowling, a specialist construction partner of Clyde & Co who has been resident in KSA since 2012, will continue to be based in the Riyadh office and assist with the management of the office.
Source: www.clydeco.com
