Born:

1961, Saudi Arabia

Designation:

Founder & Senior Partner

Email:

Phone:

(9662) 6645666

Languages:

Arabic & English

Education:

- First degree 1986 (Saudi Arabia);
- M.A. (USA) 1990;
- L.L.M. (U.K.) 1991;
- Ph.D. (UK) 1997;

Admission:

Admitted to practice in Saudi Arabia per the license obtained from the Ministry of Justice No: 24/112

Areas of Practice:

Litigation, Corporate & Commercial Law, Private Clients

Dr. Alnowaiser has extensive experience in general corporate transactions and in advising business and individual clients in complex commercial and litigation matters. He concentrates his practice primarily in general corporate transactions and litigation and dispute resolution, but he also focuses on the needs of private clients.

Representative Matters:

- Represented a banking institution in Saudi Arabia on the structuring of both conventional and Shari’ah-compliant investment products which are entirely new to the Saudi market. The value of these investment products is, typically, in the hundreds of millions of Saudi Riyals, with some projects valued at over two-billion Saudi Riyals.

- Represented clients before the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (“SAGIA”) and the Ministry of Commerce, and has assisted clients to form new companies, valued at millions of Saudi Riyals each, under the new Foreign Investment Act, making LFKAN one of the leading experts and pioneers in Saudi Arabia in practicing under the new Foreign Investment Act.

- Represented both Saudi and foreign parties in the formation and licensing of joint ventures, including, prior to the establishment of SAGIA, the handling of applications before the Foreign Capital Investment Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Electricity.

- Worked in association with a U.S.-based international law firm to represent a Saudi client in arbitration before the International Chamber of Commerce in two separate construction matters wherein the total amount in controversy exceeded two hundred million United States dollars (US$200,000,000).

- Worked in conjunction with a U.S.-based international law firm to represent a Saudi client before United Nations Claims Commission against the Iraqi Government, wherein the amount in controversy was over fifty million United States dollars (US$50,000,000).

- Regularly represents clients in various Saudi courts, including airlines, contractors and banks, in complex litigation wherein the amounts in controversy reach into the tens of millions of Saudi Riyals.

- Regularly performs transactional work such as drafting agency agreements, franchise agreements, and distributorship agreements including, but not limited to, negotiating and drafting exclusive distribution agreements with Saudi companies for the distribution of international products in Saudi Arabia.

- Represented and currently represents clients in various arbitration proceedings, both domestically and internationally.

- Represented various Saudi Arabian clients in arbitration before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

- Serves as a co-arbitrator in ICC cases.

- Prior to establishing LFKAN, worked for several years in public and private sectors in Saudi Arabia.

Professional Memberships:

- Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London.

- Middle East corresponding member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London.

- Registered and recognized arbitrator at the G.C.C. Commercial Arbitration Center in Bahrain.

- Member of the Saudi Arabian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce at the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce & Industry in Riyadh.

- Member of International Bar Association.

- Member of London Court of International Arbitration.

Publications:

- Public Relation strategy of Saudi Arabia faces pressures – an article published in Al Hayat on 12 November, 2003;

- Terrorism in Saudi Arabia: Causes and Solutions – an article published in Arabnews on 10 January, 2004;

-Role of International Arbitration outlined - an article published in Arabnews on 15 July 2004.

- Saudi Law: International Arbitration encourages capital flow - an article published in Asharq Al-Awsat on 17 July 2004;

- Concept of Iraqi resistance – what does it means nowadays? – an article published in Al Hayat on 14 August 2004;

- Saudi Law: Saudi Arabia will be embracing huge investments after joining WTO – an interview published in Asharq Al-Awsat on 02 December 2005;

- Coexistence or confronting with others – an article published in al Hayat on 12 October 2006;

-Importance of assessing judgments and taking record of legists discretions - an article published in Al Eqtisadiah on 6 Mach 2007;

- Prohibited dealings of joint stock company’s shares - an article published in Al Eqtisadiah on 29 March 2007.

-Corporate Governance - an article published in Al Eqtisadiah on 22 April 2007.

-E contracts in light of the e transactions system of year 2007- an article published in Al Eqtisadiah on 17 May 2007.

- Legal Responsibility on Environmental Damage - an article published in Al Eqtisadiah on 31 May 2007.

- We lost you ... oh! Giving Prince, an article published in Al Hayat newspaper on 08 May 2007.

- Barriers of Money Laundering Combat - n article published in Al Eqtisadiah on 19 July 2007.

-Legal point of view on the amendment of article 158 of the Saudi Company law - n article published in Al Eqtisadiah on 06 August 2007.

- Oil and the future generation - an article published in Al Eqtisadiah on 30 March 2008.

- Youths and national urban projects - an article published in AlEqtisadiah on 13 April 2008.

- The necessity to make family dialogue effective - an article published in AlEqtisadiah on 12 May 2008.

- Tsunami of living costs - where we are heading? - an article published in AlEqtisadiah on 01 June 2008.

-Continuence of national dialogue in Saudi shades luminous - an article published in Elaph.com on 21 June 2009

- Enforcement of judgments in Saudi Arabia between reality and expectation – an article published in Elaph.com dated 30 June 2009

-Legal view of dealing with mutual funds in Saudi Arabia - an article published in Elaph.com on 13 July 2009.

- Review of Arab policy in light of Irans’s expansion in the region – an article published in elaph.com dated 19 July 2009.

- Jeddah Chamber of Commerce Elections - an article published in Al Madina news paper dated 02 August 2009.

- Importance of Commercial Courts in Saudi Arabia - an article published in Elaph.com on 08 August 2009.

 - Saudi Businessman to Sue Saudia for 100 Milllion Riyal - an article published in Al Madina news paper dated 12 August 2009.

-Flood of Commercial Frauds - when the punishments will be tough - an article published in Al Eqtisadiah on 22 August 2009.

- Biggest lawyers gathering in Madrid to discuss the international Economic crisis - an article published in Al Eqtisadiah on 27 August 2009.

- Prince Mohammed Bin Naif - be safe.. prince of honesty and humanity - an artilce published in Al Eqtisadiah on 30 August 2009.

-  Reinventing Your Law Firm: Developing and Managing Clients in Saudi Arabia: Originally written for and published by the International Bar Association at the 2009 Annual Conference.

Invited/Keynote Speeches:

- Speaker: Fifth Conference of the Arab International Arbitration Union in Rabat City - 03 July 2004.

- Speaker: Saudi International Banking and Investment Conference 2007 in Jeddah – 10-11 April 2007.

Office Locations:

Jeddah & Riyadh