Al Akeel & Partners

Inspired by the need to offer comprehensive legal solutions in the Middle East, Al Akeel & Partners was established by Dr Meshal Al Akeel in 2007. With foundational values of ethics, service, and trust, our firm has been operational in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the past 15 years and has worked with numerous local, regional, and international clients with integrity and dedication.

We possess a deep understanding of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East region, offering clients access to trusted advisors who guide across opaque processes utilising an extensive government and business community network, as well as technical, commercial, and cultural capabilities acquired over years of onthe-ground experience.

Our teams comprise some of the most experienced and talented legal consultants in the region, proficient in navigating the fluid regulatory landscape in Saudi Arabia through leading corporate/commercial expertise and outstanding litigation knowledge. With a full-service office in Riyadh, we tailor to your interests and work with you to surpass your legal service expectations through strategic advice and an intrinsic understanding of both business and legal matters.

We offer day-to-day corporate/ commercial legal advice, along with services on more complex transactions, wherein we leverage the skills of our experts (many of whom are fluent in English, Arabic, and French) in order to integrate international best practices within a local law context. Our practices range from Dispute Resolution, Litigation & Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Real Estate, Foreign Investment Licensing, Bankruptcy & Insolvency, Technology,

Media & Telecom, Family Governance & Restructurings, Franchising & Agencies, Employment, Intellectual Property, Joint Ventures, and Mergers & Acquisitions.

Vision

To effectively guide clients through legal processes and assist in the implementation of their commercial goals. We seek to offer comprehensive solutions covering all aspects of corporate/commercial transactions and complex litigation cases.

Mission

To encourage fair, transparent, and ethical legal practices in the Middle East and help clients overcome legal challenges with innovative and ethics-inspired solutions. Our mission is to create a compassionate environment where justice prevails and legal processes are empowering and seamless.

Clients

Our diverse international, regional, and national client base range from leading companies, high-net-worth individuals, and government agencies to exchangelisted conglomerates and family groups, operating across a wide spectrum of industries in Saudi Arabia and globally. Leading Corporate Expertise

The firm’s multi-lingual corporate team provides legal advice and services on a wide spectrum of transactions in the corporate/commercial fields, including those involving the Capital Market Authority, joint ventures, M&A, rights issues, private placements, bankruptcy, franchising, agencies/distributions, intellectual property, construction, real estate investment, employment, multiple types of regulatory work, to name a select few. We also handle the licensing and qualification of foreign and GCC companies wishing to participate in and/or conduct business independently or through joint venture partnerships in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Outstanding Litigation Knowledge

Our team of expert litigators possess the knowledge and skill-set required to handle difficult and complex litigation and arbitration cases. We successfully raised claims for our clients at various venues including the Committee for the Settlement of Banking Disputes, Shari’a courts, the Saudi Board of Grievances, the Saudi Arabian Commercial Court, Labour Courts, Execution Courts, the Saudi Arabian Capital Market Authority, and the Insurance Committee.

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