FAQ: Business Law Questions Answered by Saudi Arabia Commercial Attorneys
The Law Firm of Dr. Khalid Alnowaiser is dedicated to providing clients with skilled legal representation in the fields of commercial law, investments, finance, litigation and arbitration. The Law Firm of Dr. Khalid Alnowaiser represents national and multinational clients in business and investment transactions, as well as in litigation proceedings before administrative boards and courts. We also have extensive experience representing clients in alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration.
To help you better understand our firm and what we can offer to you, please review the answers below to many of the frequently asked questions about our business law services.
Can your firm help international clients to do business in Saudi Arabia?
Our attorneys have extensive experience helping international clients to do business in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. Because many foreign companies are now able to do business in the country without Saudi investment partners, we have helped numerous clients from all over the world take advantage of exciting new business and investment opportunities.
Can your firm help local and regional clients to do business in Saudi Arabia?
Our firm has many local and regional clients, and our attorneys represent some of the most prominent local families and local businesses in the area. Because many businesses in Saudi Arabia are family owned, we have unique experience helping families to deal with issues of business succession and corporate governance. We also have experience restructuring family businesses as joint-stock companies and can provide you with assistance in complying with all requirements for making your business available for public trade.
Does your firm have offices throughout the Middle East?
We have offices within Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh and Jeddah, and are also part of a network of correspondent law firms throughout the Middle East, so we can assist you with all legal matters related to doing business or litigating issues throughout the region.
What types of legal issues can you help clients with?
Our major practice areas include all corporate matters, as well as litigation and arbitration. We are familiar with international laws, as well as with Sharia’a law and the Middle Eastern legal systems. We have represented clients in large and small transactions before courts and administrative boards and helped clients to settle disputes using alternative resolution. We can also assist clients with forming a new business, changing their business structure or handling many other transactional issues.
What experience do your attorneys have?
Our attorneys are consummate legal professionals with experience handling cases and controversies where billions of Saudi Riyals were at stake. Since the firm was founded in 1996 by Dr. Khalid Alnowaiser, we have helped countless clients to address a myriad of legal issues. Many of our attorneys are trained internationally, with LLM degrees from universities throughout the United States and Europe. We put our educational and professional knowledge to work for you.
What languages do your attorneys speak?
Many of our attorneys are fluent in Arabic, English and French.
What are your rates?
Our rates are commensurate with our legal experience and are competitive with other prominent law firms in the region.
How can I get legal information from your business law firm?
We provide free, public access to the News & Articles section of our website. You may also contact our firm and schedule a consultation to learn more about how can help you with all of your legal matters [Link to Contact page.].
Why is it important to have an attorney based in Saudi Arabia?
The laws in Saudi Arabia are unique for many reasons. Only attorneys from Saudi Arabia or other Middle Eastern countries will be intimately familiar with this the various laws and regulations in Saudi Arabia and will be able to give you in-depth legal advice on your rights and obligations..
In addition, administrative agencies play a much larger role in governing business disputes in Saudi Arabia than in certain other countries, such as the United States. There are dedicated administrative agencies who handle a wide variety of legal issues related to businesses, and it is important to have attorneys who have knowledge of this complex system and who can advise you as to the correct course of action for resolving your legal problems within it.
Remember, attorneys in the United States are licensed only to practice law within a given state because of the variety of different legal codes and local rules. The variation from state-to-state is not nearly as great as the variation of law and custom from one country to another. You must be sure to have experts in the local laws and customs when doing business or entering into business transactions.