Abdulaziz Bin Ali & Partners Law Firm

Abdulaziz Bin Ali Law Firm is a specialist Saudi litigation and arbitration practice established in 2013. The firm has built a distinguished reputation for representing clients in high-stakes disputes across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and internationally. With a focused team of qualified lawyers, the firm combines deep expertise in Saudi court procedures with sophisticated capabilities in international arbitration under ICC, LCIA, DIAC, and SIAC rules. The practice operates from its headquarters in Khobar, serving key commercial centers including clients within the Saudi Aramco ecosystem through efficient digital government portal integration.

Domestic Dispute Resolution

Partners: 1 | Fee-Earners: 6 | Based: Khobar

The firm's core practice encompasses complex commercial litigation before all levels of Saudi courts, from General Courts to the Court of Cassation and Supreme Court. The team is led by founder Abdulaziz Bin Ali, who brings over a decade of experience and dual UK-Saudi legal education. The practice specializes in contractual disputes, corporate litigation, fraud claims, and shareholder disputes.

Recent work includes representing international contractors in high-value construction claims, resisting enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, and securing interlocutory protective measures. The firm maintains particular strength in coordinating multi-jurisdictional litigation from its Middle East base.

Key Partners: Abdulaziz Bin Ali

Contact: Abdulaziz Bin Ali | Telephone:+966550505979 | Email: [email protected]

International Arbitration

Partners: 1 | Fee-Earners: 4 | Based: Khobar

The arbitration practice advises on proceedings under all major institutional rules, with proven experience in enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards within the Kingdom. The firm leverages an established network of foreign counsel and technical experts to support cross-border mandates.

Representative matters include enforcement actions before Saudi enforcement courts and coordination of parallel proceedings across multiple jurisdictions.

Key Partners: Sabrina Zhou

Contact: Sabrina Zhou | Telephone:+966550798703 | Email: [email protected]

Employment & Labor

Partners: 1 | Fee-Earners: 3 | Based: Khobar

As a Saudi local law firm, our employment lawyers have an in-depth understanding of local law issues. We have a substantial and well-resourced employment practice in Saudi, and as a result we are instructed regularly by local and international clients operating in the Kingdom.

Our deeply experienced lawyers provide focused advice and assistance in all aspects of contentious, non-contentious and advisory employment work, including in relation to corporate governance issues, redundancy programs, equality discrimination issues, employment litigation and grievance and dismissal procedures.

Our experience in Saudi Arabia includes:

• • Complex restructurings involving large-scale redundancies and harmonizing terms and conditions
  • Employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions
  • Retention and removal of executives
  • Advising on the employment aspects of tendering or retendering of services
  • Managing high-value and high reputation risk litigation
  • Where permitted by the jurisdiction, preparing, attending and undertaking employment litigation on all employment-related claims, including whistle-blowing, complex discrimination cases and restrictive covenants
  • Drafting and updating the full range of employment documentation, including terms and conditions, diversity policies, disciplinary and grievance policies, company handbooks and Codes of Conduct
  • Extensive training on best practice in recruitment, selection and promotion and correction discipline, grievance and dismissal procedures

Key Partners: Abdulaziz Bin Ali

Contact: Abdulaziz Bin Ali | Telephone: +966550505979 | Email: [email protected]

China Desk

Partners: 1 | Fee-Earners: 2 | Based: Khobar

Led by Partner Sabrina Zhou, the China Desk provides dedicated service to Chinese investors and contractors in Saudi Arabia. The team handles contractual disputes, regulatory compliance for major Chinese state-owned enterprises.

Key Partners: Sabrina Zhou

Contact: Sabrina Zhou |Telephone:+966550798703 | Email: [email protected]

• • Represented Sinohydro Corporation Limited 12th Bureau in a construction dispute against National Housing Company regarding escalated material and labor costs (disputed amount: SAR 57.97 million).
  • Advised Shandong Electric Power Construction Group Saudi Arabia LLC (SEPCG) on negotiations with Saudi tax authority and liquidation-related dispute risks (disputed amount: SAR 162 million).
  • Represented Qingdao Derun Land Sea Construction Engineering Co. LTD Subsidiary in contractual dispute with Sepco III Electric Power Construction Co., Ltd. (disputed amount: SAR 26.94 million).

• • Corporate & Commercial
  • Domestic Dispute Resolution
  • International Arbitration
  • IP & Technology
  • Employment & Labor
  • Data Protection

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

King Faisal Road. 3739 Wasel 34423

Khobar, Eastern Province

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Tel: +966 118274233

Email:[email protected]