Dispute Resolution | Global

Derayah has a well-recognised practice which is able to provide clients with advice on a wide array of litigation mandates. The firm maintains a market-leading presence in Saudi Arabia and is a regular feature of large-scale commercial, banking and government contract disputes. It also offers expert knowledge of shipping issues, with further experience in relation to insurance litigation and bankruptcy law.

Khoshaim & Associates is a well-regarded law firm with deep roots in the Saudi market and wide-ranging strengths in dispute resolution. It is equally well equipped to advise on commercial litigation and arbitration, as well as offering experience representing clients before the Saudi Administrative Supreme Court. Khoshaim & Associates has additional experience advising on bankruptcy and securities cases.

Al Tamimi & Company is a well-known regional law firm in the Middle East. Its Saudi disputes team is able to advise clients on a wide range of domestic litigation and shipping issues. The firm also represents Saudi and international clients in a variety of tax, employment and regulatory disputes.

This is a robust dispute resolution team with a strong background in commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation processes. Its lawyers are well placed to assist with tax and real estate disputes, as well as contentious inheritance matters. It advises on both civil and criminal cases, its clients including major domestic and international companies in addition to high net worth individuals.

AS&H leverages its outstanding reputation in the transactional sphere to counsel clients on a variety of commercial and financial services disputes. Of particular note is its ground-breaking work in the bankruptcy field, where the firm is regularly mandated by well-known investment banks and other multinational creditors. The firm handles litigation and arbitration, with experience covering joint venture and shareholder disputes, as well as proceedings concerning real estate assets and those arising from the terms of financial loans.

Hammad & Al-Mehdar is an independent Jeddah-based law firm with a wealth of international experience. It handles a variety of commercial disputes as well as construction and project-related claims. The firm also offers notable experience in bankruptcy work and cases relating to breach of contract.

Mahassni & Co is an independent Jeddah-based law firm with a wealth of experience representing clients in both commercial litigation and arbitration. It adeptly advises on regulatory and Shari'a issues, in addition to IP litigation. Its lawyers offer further expertise in insurance and real estate disputes.

Al-Ghazzawi & Partners is a well-established Saudi law firm which has extensive experience representing contractors and subcontractors in construction arbitrations. The firm also acts for financial institutions and private individuals on disputes relating to loans and investments. Tax disputes are another key area of expertise.

Pinsent Masons is renowned for its global strengths in construction arbitration, and its team in Dubai is active on a number of such cases relating to Saudi Arabia. This steady stream of work is additionally complemented by the litigation expertise of the firm's Saudi association partner, Alsabhan & Alajaji Law Firm, which is regularly instructed on notable shareholder and real estate disputes.

Alshahrani Law Firm in connection with DLA Piper offers a robust dispute resolution team which is well versed at representing clients in a range of contentious matters. It frequently handles employment disputes, and acts on behalf of clients in the construction and petrochemicals sectors. The firm frequently works in close collaboration with DLA Piper lawyers based in Bahrain and the UAE.

Dr Sultan Almasoud & Partners has a strong background in commercial dispute resolution, advising major Saudi companies on cases across a broad range of sectors. In addition to its general commercial disputes expertise, the firm is also notable for its experience handling contentious matters pertaining to banking and securities, as well as tax.

Harasani & Alkhamees is a respected law firm advising clients on a range of disputes, including both litigation and arbitration cases. Its lawyers frequently advise on contentious proceedings connected to tax, property and inheritance, in addition to construction and project-related disputes. The team offers further expertise in shareholder disputes and issues concerning breach of contract.

This law firm's Riyadh-based lawyers are regularly instructed on large-scale construction disputes originating both within Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East. The team benefits from White & Case's market-leading global reputation with regard to construction matters, and lawyers based throughout its global network regularly provide support on Saudi-related disputes.

Z&Co is a notable Saudi law firm able to provide advice on a range of litigious issues. It regularly completes mandates on behalf of large international and regional companies, including clients from the financial services and healthcare industries. It is also well versed in handling claims involving government entities. Until 2023 it operated under a cooperation agreement with international law firm Linklaters.