Reed Runnels

Previously, Mr. Runnels was an attorney with the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP.

State Bar of Texas

Saudi Bar Association

International Bar Association

Multilaw Network

US-Saudi Business Council

Saudi Arabia Chapter for the International Comparative Legal Guide - Litigation & Dispute Resolution Laws and Regulations 2025

Secretary of the Board of Directors for NICDP

Saudi Telecom Company (STC)

Almarai Company

Rashed Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed & Sons Co. (RAR)

Saudi Vetonit Company, Ltd. (Saveto)

Mondragon Corporation

Mr. Runnels is a Partner in the Firm’s Riyadh office and has expertise in corporate law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, vendor contracts and related negotiations, joint venture transactions and entity formation, private placement equity offerings, and various corporate governance matters. In addition to positions with certain private entities, Mr. Runnels served as Secretary of the Board of Directors for NICDP, a Saudi governmental initiative geared towards the use of the Kingdom’s natural resources to create sustainable employment opportunities within the Kingdom and reduce the Kingdom’s reliance on oil exports, from its inception through its first five-year term.

The American University in Washington, D.C.

B.S.B.A. in International Business, Concentration in Finance

St. Mary’s School of Law

Juris Doctor degree