RIYADH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Dechert LLP and the Law Firm of Hassan Mahassni announced today that they have expanded their association to include a newly opened office in Riyadh. The Riyadh office will include Counsel Husam El-Khatib. The two firms announced their association with an office in Jeddah in September 2015.
“We are quite pleased with the extension of our association with the Mahassni firm,” said Chris Sioufi and Gavin Watson, who serve as Dechert’s regional co-managing partners – Middle East. “Our clients have benefited with our expanded capabilities and offerings in Saudi Arabia.”
“The expansion to Riyadh will assist us in providing services to our clients throughout the Kingdom and in our work with Dechert and we are excited to have Husam work alongside us,” Mahassni said.
The Riyadh presence will greatly assist the firm’s continued capital markets growth and success in Saudi Arabia. Led by partner Camille Abousleiman, Dechert has a market-leading capital markets practice in the emerging markets, especially the Middle East, with lawyers advising on both equity and debt transactions.
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