Banking & Finance
Saudi Arabia
7 years ranked
Provided by AS&H Clifford Chance
Yasser Alhussain is a Partner and Head of the Banking and Finance practice in Riyadh.
Yasser has extensive experience advising on a wide range of project finance, bilateral and syndicated lending transactions as well on financial litigations. He is also an experienced litigator and has represented a large number of banks and financial institutions in their claims before Saudi Arabian courts which includes advising on what constitutes a market-first implementation of a large-scale court ordered settlement/enforcement process, under the recently adopted Enforcement Law.
B.A in Islamic Law, Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2005
LLM in International Comparative Law, SMU Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas, 2008
Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm, 2009-2013
Clifford Chance, 2014-2016
Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm, Counsel and Head of Banking and Finance, 2016 - 2018
Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm, Partner and Head of Banking and Finance, 2018
Provided by Chambers
Yasser Al-Hussain regularly advises on syndicated lending and a variety of Shari'a-compliant finance transactions, as well as refinancing and banking litigation. He heads the Saudi banking and finance practice from Riyadh.
Yasser Al-Hussain heads the banking and finance practice from his base in Riyadh. In addition to assisting with financing transactions and banking regulatory matters, he is regularly called upon to represent clients in bankruptcy and contractual disputes.
Provided by Chambers
Yasser is a standout banking and finance partner. He understands the Saudi regulatory landscape extremely well and translates that into clear, practical advice.
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