04Sectors

Corporate Governance

Building and reviewing governance frameworks for companies of various forms and growth stages, including governance of listed companies under the Capital Market Authority requirements, governance frameworks for unlisted joint stock and limited liability companies, family business governance and the arrangements regulating the relationship between the family and the company and the transfer of ownership between generations, and assessing the level of compliance with applicable governance frameworks.

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Governance

Preparing and reviewing internal corporate governance frameworks, including board and committee bylaws and defining powers and responsibilities, conflict of interest and related party transaction policies, disclosure and transparency rules, aligning listed companies with the corporate governance regulations issued by the Capital Market Authority, and building appropriate governance frameworks for unlisted and family companies commensurate with their growth stages and ownership structures.

Shareholder Disputes

Working on disputes arising between partners or shareholders in companies, including disputes over company management and the powers of managers and boards of directors, liability claims against managers and board members, disputes relating to assembly resolutions and applications to invalidate them, exit and share valuation disputes, and cases of decision-making deadlock in the company and what may follow from applications to dissolve or liquidate the company.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Working on M&A transactions in their various stages, from structuring the deal and selecting its legal form, through legal due diligence and preparing its reports, drafting and negotiating sale and purchase or merger agreements, including conditions precedent, warranties, representations and indemnities, obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals, including those relating to economic concentration with the General Authority for Competition, and completing the closing procedures and post-closing merger and harmonisation work.

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Real Estate Development

Legal work related to the real estate development activity, including developer licences and activity requirements, off-plan sale or lease projects and the conditions and escrow accounts they are subject to, structuring real estate projects and partnerships, ownership, subdivision and strata of real units and owners' associations, and dealing with the authorities supervising the real estate sector.

Capital Markets

Legal work related to the Saudi capital market and those subject to the supervision of the Capital Market Authority, including licensing requirements for authorised persons and their ongoing obligations, public and private offerings of securities, establishing and managing investment funds, ongoing disclosure obligations of listed companies, and disputes arising from the application of the Capital Market Law and its regulations.

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