Al Jarbou & Younes Law Firm
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Established in the mid-1980s, Al Jarbou & Younes Law Firm is a Riyadh based Saudi law firm with a long-standing presence in the Kingdom and a strong reputation for handling complex litigation & Arbitration (with a 100% success rate as of 31/12/2025), corporate and commercial transactions, employment law, regulatory and contentious matters. The firm is among the early Saudi law firm practices to have developed structured international associations, positioning it at the intersection of Saudi law and cross-border legal practice.
Founded by Senior Attorneys Me. Boutros Younes and Me. Mohammed Al Jarbou, the firm has evolved from a two-partner Saudi practice into a regional law firm advising multinational corporations, financial institutions, government-related entities, and high-net-worth individuals.
In 2023, the firm entered into a strategic partnership with Airut Law Offices, expanding its legal practice and service offering under the consortium Jarbou, Younes & Airut. Following this partnership, the firm has further strengthened its capabilities in financial law, capital markets, privatization, and regulatory practice in Saudi Arabia and across the region. The Firm’s partner-led approach ensures senior-level involvement in all matters, delivering practical, commercially focused advice to clients’ strategic and operational objectives, with practices involving Saudi Arabia, UAE, Lebanon, Qatar, Iraq, and the United Kingdom.
Main Areas of Practice:
Dispute Resolution, Litigation and Arbitration
- Partners: Boutros Younes, Mohammed Al Jarbou, Suliman Jarbou, Jad Younes, Marie Antoinette Airut
- Fee Earners: 15+ | Location: Riyadh
- The firm has a strong disputes practice handling complex commercial and construction litigation before Saudi courts. It regularly represents clients in high-value claims involving international contractors, listed companies, and government entities. The team is known for its ability to manage technically complex disputes, successfully defend substantial claims, and achieve favourable judgments and negotiated settlements.
- Arbitration is a core strength of the firm. Having successful outcomes in majority of matters (over 90%), the team has extensive experience acting in domestic arbitration proceedings under Saudi Arbitration Law SCCA, ICC, UNCITRAL, and other.
Corporate, M&A, and Private Equity
- Partners: Boutros Younes, Jad Younes, Serge Airut
- Fee Earners: 10+ | Locations: Riyadh, Beirut, Dubai
- The corporate team advises local and international clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, joint ventures, and corporate restructuring. The firm has acted on significant regional and cross-border transactions across sectors including hospitality, healthcare, fintech, energy, and consumer products. Its work covers transaction structuring, due diligence, negotiation of key documentation, regulatory approvals, and post-closing matters.
Public Private Partnerships (PPP), Projects & Infrastructure
- Partners: Boutros Younes, Serge Airut, Jad Younes
- Fee Earners: 10+ | Locations: Riyadh
- The firm’s PPP and projects team advises public-sector entities, International consultancy firms, developers, contractors and governmental authorities and financiers on Public-Private Partnership (PPP), privatization, and major infrastructure projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the wider region. The team is experienced in advising on projects across sectors including transportation, utilities, energy, healthcare, education, social infrastructure, and real estate development.
Employment and Labour
- Partners: Boutros Younes, Jad Younes, Suliman Al Jarbou
- Fee Earners: 10+ | Location: Riyadh
- The firm’s employment practice advises both employers and employees on all aspects of Saudi labour law, including termination disputes, collective redundancies, employment contracts, workforce restructuring, and cross-border employment matters. The team has acted in high-value employment litigation involving major institutions, corporate employers, and senior executives, including C-suite individuals, as well as other employees across various sectors.
Banking and Finance
- Partners: Jad Younes, Serge Airut, Marie Antoinette Airut
- Fee Earners: 8+ | Locations: Riyadh, Dubai, Beirut
- The firm advises banks, financial institutions, and corporate clients on a wide range of financing matters, including acquisition financing, mezzanine financing, asset-based lending, factoring, and regulatory compliance. The team regularly handles cross-border financing transactions and advises on regional banking and financial regulations.
Offices:
- Saudi Arabia – Riyadh (Head Office)
- 2615 Al Hajjaj Bin Yousef St., Az Zahra
- Riyadh 12812-6305, KSA
- Tel: +966 5 384 76 973
- Email: [email protected]
- United Arab Emirates
- Lebanon
- Iraq
- Email (all offices): [email protected]
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Saudi Arabia - Head office
Al Riyadh
2615 - Al Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf St. Az Zahra KSA. PoBox 325606 , Riyadh, Al Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 12812-6305, Riyadh
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