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Jeddah-based Andreas Haberbeck is an extremely well-known lawyer with nearly three decades of experience practising in Saudi Arabia. He wins particular recognition for his keen shipping knowledge and capably provides advice on various offshore disputes. "He did a great job of leading and rallying the team. He presented information clearly and gave concise advice."

— Chambers Global 2022

Andreas Haberbeck

Mr Haberbeck has more than 30 years experience of working as a lawyer in Saudi Arabia. Following pupillage at 3 Essex Court (now 20 Essex Street), he joined Coward Chance (now Clifford Chance) in 1982, and was seconded to the firm's then new associated Saudi Arabian office from 1983 to 1986. He subsequently worked with Thomas Miller & Co and Richards Butler (now Reed Smith) in London, and returned to Saudi Arabia in 1991. In 1993 he joined Abbas Ghazzawi Law Firm, which has since become Hatem Abbas Ghazzawi & Co.

BORN: 1952

NATIONALITY: German

EDUCATION: University of London, SOAS, Bachelor of Laws, 1979; University of London, University College, Master of Laws, 1980

ADMITTED: Called to the Bar of England and Wales by Gray's Inn, 1981

MEMBER: Gray's Inn

PUBLICATIONS: Co-author of the books "The Maritime Laws of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council States" (1986) and "Saudi Shipping Law" (1990); articles include "Insurance under Saudi Arabian Law" (1986) Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly 246, "Risk Sharing in an Islamic Society" (1987) Arab Law Quarterly 138 and "Regulating the Saudi Arabian Insurance Industry", International Bar Association Insurance Law Newsletter, August 2000

PRACTICE: Dispute Resolution, General Practice

Derayah LLPC – Saudilegal regularly advises on commercial transactions with contentious elements and M&A transactions with competition law aspects. Andreas Haberbeck, Asad Abedi and Ali Abedi are the key names to note.— Legal 500 EMEA 2020

“Andreas Haberbeck and his team provide an excellent and responsive service. A strength is their skill in explaining the Saudi legal system to those for whom it is unfamiliar.” — IFLR 1000