Dr. Abdulrahman Alkhieli, the Founder Partner of Alkhieli & Associates, is undoubtedly an asset to the firm with over 20 years of experience in advising various ministries and government institutions. Dr. Alkhieli has obtained his master's in Advanced Legislative Studies. Henceforth, and owing to his rich practical and theoretical knowledge, he is renowned for his expertise in legislative consulting. Through his leadership qualities, continuous guidance, expertise, and rich legal knowledge, the firm has gained a remarkable reputation as a specialized firm with commanding competence in legislative reform, as a result of which it has undertaken a number of pioneering legislative projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Alkhieli's areas of expertise broadly include legislative and judicial reforms, as well as advising on the fundamental features of doing business in Saudi Arabia, mergers & acquisitions, and Islamic finance. Currently, Dr. Alkhieli focuses on legislative reform projects; he has been involved in many of the Kingdom's most noteworthy and remarkable legislative reform projects. He participated in landmark legislative projects in the Kingdom such as legislative framework reform for social affairs project, the Commercial Collateral Law, the Shari'a Principles Code related to International Conventions and Treaties, a draft of Finance Companies Control Law, and a draft of the Implementing Regulation of Cooperative Insurance Law.
Ibrahim Almanna possesses more than 20 years of hardcore litigation experience. He primarily focuses on resolving contentious disputes across various industries and sectors. He represents leading companies, financial institutions, and high-profile businessmen in complex legal proceedings throughout the Kingdom. Moreover, he also possesses the experience and ability to represent clients before various courts and judicial committees. His extensive experience in litigation before all levels of the judicial system enables him to develop a legal argument in court that is unique and increases the chances of our client’s success. Clients repose immense faith in his expert advice and hard work as he has been able to render results in their favor.
Ibrahim Almanna carried his diversified past experience to the law firm after serving in the juridical sector. He is now one of the renowned litigation lawyers in the Kingdom. Besides litigation, Ibrahim handles alternative dispute resolution. He has also participated in the management of the claims of one of the major construction contracting projects in the Kingdom. In addition, he provides assistance in corporate & venture, which has helped the firm identify a unique perspective due to his experience in dispute resolution. Along with this Ibrahim Almanaa' provides his support to other firm members in handling policy & legislative reform and consultation to ensure that any suggested reforms are in line with local legislation and legal practice in Kingdom.
Abdullah Alzamil, the Managing Partner at Alkhieli and Associates, possesses over 15 years of corporate, venture, and finance experience. Abdullah advises corporate clients on all aspects of corporate law and doing business in the Saudi Arabia. He primarily focuses on Islamic finance services, wherein he mainly concentrates on corporate finance, project finance and development, financial restructuring, and general local corporate matters. Abdullah also regularly renders legal advice on high volume corporate transactions including domestic mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, restructurings, and equity capital markets. Prior to joining the firm, Abdullah worked in one of the Kingdom’s largest banks, Alinma Bank in the Shariah Group.
Abdullah was also a judicial extern at the 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan State, where he provided legal research support in civil and criminal cases. Abdullah is one of the few lawyers in the market with unique expertise in white-collar crime investigation, making him a valuable asset to the firm's clients. In addition, Abdullah is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). Alongside his diversified legal experience, Abdullah has extensive expertise in legislative reform projects; he advises public governing entities on legislative reforms based on his core understanding of the private sector.
akan Baybars, a Counsel at Alkhieli & Associates, worked as a legal advisor for various organizations in different sectors such as telecommunications, energy, construction, professional services, and others. Rakan has rich and immense experience in representing the firm's clients by delivering groundbreaking capital market advice in mature and sophisticated markets. In addition, he has built up significant institutional knowledge by advising on securities transactions in the Kingdom. Rakan has also worked on numerous legislative and regulatory reform projects in the Kingdom. Additionally, he possesses the skill required to represent the market participants in public and private transactions.
Rakan has also participated in the legal reform of the telecommunications sector and the design & application of the policy statement of the telecommunications sector in Jordan. His areas of practice include regulation, energy, ICT, Financial Services, and legislative consulting. In addition, he also advises governments and authorities on Legislative projects and implementation of regulatory frameworks in the Kingdom. Before joining the law firm, Rakan was the Head of the Dispute Resolution Division with the Jordanian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission.
Rami Abu Alroz, a Counsel at Alkhieli & Associates, is one of the most prominent and experienced legal consultants who essentially handles and provides legal advice to the firm's clients on transactional law and renders legal advice on structuring various commercial matters contracts and agreements. As a intellectual property veteran and certified Arab Intellectual Property Expert, he is lauded explicitly for his capability to handle intellectual property transactions for the firm's technology, media, and telecommunications clients. Rami has also participated in many legislative projects and implementation of regulatory frameworks in the Kingdom. Prior to joining the law firm in 2011, Rami served as a Senior Legal Consultant and Agreements Expert at a major multinational company.
Rami's capabilities would undoubtedly encompass advising clients on transaction structure, legal transaction risk, business transactions and all kinds of contract issues and matters and also putting the contractual frameworks for some of the significant projects in the Kingdom in the areas of construction, IT, technology transfer and real estate development. Rami possesses distinctive work experience in relation to infrastructure projects in various modes of contracting including BOT, DBOT, EPC, O&M etc. Rami handled drafting of the contractual frameworks for some of the major projects in the Kingdom in the areas of construction, IT, technology transfer and real estate development.
Abdullah Alhussain is a Senior Associate at Alkhieli & Associates. He possesses rich legal experience of over 15 years. Abdullah enjoys diversified experience in various areas of legal practice. He advises clients on corporate transactions, M&A and operational and structuring matters, focusing on all aspects of Saudi commercial laws. In addition, he is a trusted advisor to clients in various industries and sectors on commercial contract drafting, regulatory compliance, joint ventures, franchise, employment, and general commercial matters.
Abdullah is also known for his ability to provide practical and business-oriented solutions to clients. Abdullah advises various Ministries and Government entities along with taking lead role in legislative reform projects across different sectors. Prior to joining the firm, Abdullah was a legal researcher for the Ministry of Justice. He is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).
Abdulhay Shahain, Senior Associate at Alkhieli & Associates possesses more than 20 years of experience in the corporate legal field. He is a vital member of the Corporate & Ventures practice of the firm, and he advises the clients on various corporate & commercial matters related to structuring and reviewing contracts, joint ventures, M&A transactions. Abdulhay is a veteran advisor to key clients on legislative and regulatory reforms matters in the Kingdom, including corporate structuring and formation.
In addition, he advises on labor & employment contracts in accordance with the Saudi Labor Law. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for several international law firms as a Senior Legal Advisor. Abdulhay has worked with a number of high-profile clients e.g., Ministry of Housing, Real Estate General Authority, Saudi Real Estate Arbitration Center (SREAC), Ford Motors etc.
Omar advises clients on general corporate advisory and transactions as well transactions in the financial market and allied sectors. Omar has vast experience in corporate commercial law. He regularly advises multinational clients and has worked on numerous transactions pertaining to inbound investments to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Omar's professional experience includes representing various private equity investors in their investments, handling financing transactions, general corporate and commercial matters and contract management, and helping several companies in formulating and executing entry strategies into KSA by way of foreign direct investment (FDI).
Muhannad Almadhi primarily focuses on Dispute Resolution, representing the firm's clients in real-estate disputes across the Kingdom. In addition, he routinely represents clients in front of various courts related to corporate and commercial disputes.
Muhannad has a substantial understanding of working on complex disputes, building and executing an overall disputes strategy and representing clients on a wide range of dispute resolution matters, including shareholders dispute, commercial enforcement proceedings, contractual disputes, and others.
Abdulaziz Almajed advises clients in the field of corporate and commercial transactions, and he regularly assists corporate clients from a variety of industry sectors.