Norton Rose Fullbright boosts Banking and Finance Practice with the appointment of Abdulkhaliq Elshayyal as partner in KSA practice
Until recently, he was working with Clifford Chance
Norton Rose Fullbright boosts Banking and Finance Practice with the appointment of Abdulkhaliq Elshayyal as partner in KSA practice
Until recently, he was working with Clifford Chance
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed Abdulkhaliq Elshayyal as a partner in its Saudi banking and finance practice. Elshayyal has extensive experience in Shariah-compliant and conventional banking and financing transactions.
Based in the firm’s associated office in Riyadh, he will work alongside partners Mohammed Altammami and Anwar Ouazzani of The Company of Mohammed A. Altammami for Legal Services and Norton Rose Fulbright partner David Johnston to expand the firm’s Saudi banking and finance practices.
Mohammed Paracha, the head of Middle East at Norton Rose Fulbright commented, “We are excited to enter a new association with The Company of Mohammed A. Altammami for Legal Services and that a lawyer of Elshayyal’s calibre has joined us in Riyadh. Given Saudi Arabia’s growth trajectory and investment strategy, there is strong demand for banking and financing advice. Elshayyal has extensive experience in advising clients in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and internationally on complex, cross-border transactions. We are delighted to welcome him to our practice.”
Mohammed Altammami, the Saudi Arabia head at Norton Rose Fulbright remarked, “Elshayyal has on-the-ground experience gained at international law firms and in-house. Banking and finance is a key area for us and he extends our offering to our clients in Saudi Arabia and around the world.”
Elshayyal has been in Riyadh since 2014, advising leading Saudi Arabian, Middle Eastern, and international corporates, banks, and financial institutions on high-profile and complex matters. He has advised on Saudi Arabian financial regulatory matters, including developments to legislation to entities including the Saudi Central Bank and Saudi Arabian ministries and government-related entities.
He was previously serving at Clifford Chance. He worked in London before being based in Riyadh with two market-leading law firms. He spent nine months on secondment to a regional sovereign wealth fund.