Feras Al Shawaf Law Firm

Feras Al Shawaf Law Firm is a full-service law firm, established in 1999 by its Founding / Managing Partner, Mr. Feras Al Shawaf.

The Firm’s key practice areas are: Corporate / M&A, Litigation and IP.

The Firm has a team of 20 lawyers, including Saudi and international lawyers.

The Firm’s Corporate / M&A practice is well known for its expertise in business structuring / foreign direct investments (FDI), M&As, joint ventures, incorporations of legal entities, advising on anti-trust issues, drafting and reviewing of commercial contracts (including, EPC contracts, distribution and agency agreements) and assistance with regulatory compliance.

About 60% of the Corporate / M&A department’s clients are foreign / international businesses and organisations. Accordingly, advising on FDI, cross border transactions and assisting businesses in establishing their presence in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) constitutes a huge part of the practice.

Recently, the Firm has been engaged by various international businesses to assist them in standardizing their contracts and privacy policies in light of the new data protection laws of KSA. Accordingly, data protection is slowly becoming an important part of our practice.

The Corporate / M&A department is very proud of its global network of law firms which allows it to provide services seamlessly across the GCC region, Europe, Africa and the US.

We remain the preferred Saudi counsel for several international and regional firms.

We have a dedicated litigation team which is fully equipped to represent clients before all civil / commercial dispute resolution forums.

Our clients include some of the leading businesses and financial institutions of the world such as: Al Bawani Group (ranked by Forbes as the 3^rd largest construction group in KSA), Orascom, Mobily, Riyad Bank, Nesma & Partners, Bechtel, Emlak Konut, Deloitte (KSA), SCG Thailand, Atlas Copco, Protiviti, Worldwide Oilfield Machine Inc. (USA) and National Bank of Pakistan.

We are regularly engaged by members of the Saudi Royal Family to advise them on their various commercial ventures and remain their firm of choice in sensitive, complex and high-value disputes.

We remain committed to serving our clients with passion and technical excellence and to assist them in meeting their commercial objectives in the most legally efficient manner.

For further information, please visit our website alshawaflaw.com.