At the forefront of legal developments in Saudi Arabia
About Us
Over the years, the lawyers of Derayah LLPC (formerly Hatem Abbas Ghazzawi & Co) have been at the forefront of legal developments in Saudi Arabia, advising BP and Royal Dutch Shell in connection with their participation in the Saudi Arabian Gas Initiative known as Core Venture 1, advising the lenders in a limited recourse financing of the first Independent Power Project in Saudi Arabia, advising the project company in the development and construction of the first Independent Water Project in Saudi Arabia, advising the lenders in the first IWPP in Saudi Arabia, advising the lenders on the first wholly Islamic financed project and acting as counsel to the issue in the first Initial Public Offering under the new Capital Market Regulation.
Because we are an independent firm, a major part of our practice is to act as Saudi counsel on the instructions of international law firms, which include Allen & Overy, Ashurst, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Clifford Chance, Davis Polk & Wardwell, Latham & Watkins, Linklaters, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, Shearman & Sterling, Skadden Arps, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and Slaughter & May.
Saudilegal is a Leading Law Firm
Derayah is a prominent independent law firm with offices in both Jeddah and Riyadh. It is well versed in representing international clients and regularly acts as local counsel on cross-border project finance files, with notable expertise in renewable energy and IWP matters. The team is noted for its deep knowledge of Saudi law and strong relationships with well-established clients. …
CHAMBERS GLOBAL, 2022
"The team has been great to work with. They are professional, enthusiastic and switched on. They have anticipated adverse events and prepared well to mitigate them. Despite Covid, they were able to keep on original schedule. The team's strengths are attention to detail, planning, and straightforward communication."
IFLR 1000, 2022
Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal is active across the petrochemicals and energy industry with strength in large-scale project financing mandates. Led by Jeddah-based Ali Abedi, the team is the first choice of Saudi counsel for international law firms and handles cross-border joint ventures, developments, and privatisations. Dana Halwani was promoted to the partnership and is recommended for project-related litigation
EUROPEAN LEGAL 500,
2022