Allen and Overy enters into exclusive Saudi association with Zeyad S. Khoshaim Law Firm

He is a Saudi Arabian and New York qualified lawyer with a great depth of experience in Saudi Arabian law.

Zeyad's office includes a team of veteran Saudi and internationally qualified lawyers that advise on a wide range of practice areas, including debt and equity capital markets, local and cross border M&A, corporate, projects, banking, and Islamic finance transactions, some of whom will be seconded by Allen & Overy.

Allen & Overy will also second banking partner Julian Johansen and corporate partner Johannes Bruski.

Commenting, managing partner of the associated Riyadh office Zeyad Khoshaim said, "I look forward to continuing my relationship with A&O and leveraging its broad international network to advise our clients on some of the most complex transactions undertaken in the market. I also very much appreciate A&O's continued commitment to knowledge transfer and training opportunities for our lawyers."

Commenting, A&O Senior Partner David Morley stated: "Our association with Zeyad underscores A&O's continuing commitment to Saudi Arabia. Zeyad's practice is strategically aligned with A&O's and we trust that our association with him will enable us to better serve our global and regional clients. Securing an association with Zeyad and his team we will also provide great continuity for our clients and ensures our high standards of service will be maintained during this transition."