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1 The Law Firm of Abdulaziz Alassaf & Partners | Your trusted partner in all matters of Law! ABDULAZIZ ALASSAF & PARTNERS LAW FIRM “A Leading Legal Practice based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” BANKING AND FINANCE . CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL . CORPORATE FINANCE . REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION . FAMILY BUSINESS . INSURANCE . INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY . LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION AND PROJECTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES

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1 The Law Firm of Abdulaziz Alassaf & Partners | Your trusted partner in all matters of Law!

ABDULAZIZ ALASSAF & PARTNERS LAW FIRM “A Leading Legal Practice based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”

BANKING AND FINANCE . CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL . CORPORATE FINANCE . REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION

LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION . FAMILY BUSINESS . INSURANCE . INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY . LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION AND PROJECTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES

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“Knowledge is KEY to our Business Success! We are committed in promoting

and investing in a culture of shared knowledge. Our culture encourages

individual to excel within a framework of cooperation and best practice. This

enables us to act with integrity and professionalism that our clients have come

to expect”

VISION:

To achieve prominence among all law firms in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by providing our clients with the most comprehensive,

value added, and unique legal services at par with the current international trend in order to deliver tailored solutions of outstanding

quality that exceeds client’s expectations.

MISSION:

Providing our client’s with result-oriented and comprehensive professional legal services with utmost promptness and highest quality

in accordance with the latest market standards. We value our client’s business and offers dedication and commitment towards the

achievement of their specific requirements.

CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: This document is strictly confidential. Third party other than employees to whom this experience

statement is presented will be barred from revealing this document because this contains confidential and personal information of other parties

which is illegal and illegitimate if revealed or exposed. Nonetheless, this document was approved and completed by relevant authorities for the

sole purpose of providing clients with pertinent information of Abdulaziz Alassaf and Partners Law Firm’s statement of work which have been

achieved by the Firm’s team of legal experts and it is invalid to any other party.

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INTRODUCTION:

Abdulaziz Alassaf Law Firm is a leading legal practice headquartered in Riyadh with Offices in Jeddah and Al-Khobar,

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Since 1990, the Firm has offered a broad range of legal services through a team of highly skilled associates and legal consultants within the Kingdom.

However, in accordance with our vision of achieving prominence among all law Firms in the Kingdom as well as our continuous motivated efforts to further excel in providing result-oriented and comprehensive maximum quality legal

services, the Firm was renamed into Abdulaziz Alassaf & Partners Law Firm in 2012 aimed towards client’s beneficial satisfaction.

Our in-depth knowledge of the Saudi Law combined with our comprehensive legal and practical experience gives us unrivalled expertise in providing quality, strategic, and commercially focused advice. We work closely with our

clients by crafting tailored, reliable, and effective driven solutions exclusively for their specific business needs.

PROFILE: Who We Are?

We are a Saudi based Firm whose presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is distinguished and recognized by our

clients because of our shared legal expertise, business knowledge, and easy access to the business community in the Middle East. We partner with our clients and work very closely with them so that they will adapt our service

offerings into customized solutions that fulfill their business requirements. The Firm has significant experience in the execution of complex legal matters based on comprehensive

understanding of the local culture, regulatory framework, and the market. We represent diverse Saudi, GCC, and International clients.

“Our Focus is on delivering exactly what our clients want, using the most “Our Focus is on delivering exactly what our clients want, using the most “Our Focus is on delivering exactly what our clients want, using the most “Our Focus is on delivering exactly what our clients want, using the most

updated updated updated updated technology available”technology available”technology available”technology available”

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The Firm has represented many of the world’s most successful multinational corporations, as well as hundreds of small to medium enterprises in all aspects of their Saudi business, commencing from establishment, corporation

structuring onward to operations.

What We Do?

You can count on Abdulaziz Alassaf & Partners Law Firm in the effective execution of your complex Legal Matters in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Our practice covers areas of Banking and Finance, Corporate and Commercial, Corporate Finance, Dispute Resolution, Family Businesses, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment,

Legislation and Projects with Governmental Authorities, Real Estate and Construction.

Through the years, the Firm has made an enormous leap in offering wide-ranging legal services to private entities

and multinational corporations. Our track record includes involvement in numerous projects of drafting laws in the

Kingdom, energy and infrastructure projects, as well as some of the region’s most innovative funds and private

equity transactions. We have extensive experience in all transactions involving general corporate matters, joint

ventures, mergers and acquisitions, engineering project and construction regulations, project finance, Islamic

finance, capital markets and offering transactions, water and energy, gas and petroleum, telecommunication,

insurance, labor regulations, litigation, arbitration, and all issues relating to family businesses. We have also been

involved in a number of privatizations.

How We Do It?

The Firm will ensure that resources are available in order to achieve the agreed objectives. You can rely on the expertise of our Legal Team whose goal is to identify each client’s needs and meet such needs quickly, efficiently,

and effectively as possible. An Account Manager is directly responsible to clients. He is supported by qualified associates and lawyers who are able to provide comprehensive backup in all stages of the project.

• We have High Caliber Staff, delivering the highest quality of advice

We retain high caliber staff. At all levels, our clients can be confident that our advice is of consistently high quality delivered by professionals working to the highest standards. Our Lawyers are variously educated in

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and qualified to practice in different jurisdictions across Europe, North America, Saudi Arabia, and other parts of the Middle East. We are multicultural and multilingual.

• We have Depth of Experience

We offer all our clients the benefit of many years in-depth experience serving many industry sectors, from all

sides of major transaction, bringing you a combination of expert legal knowledge, practical understanding, and applications to our clients’ business.

• We are Accessible

We know that keeping in touch is vital. Our people are at your disposal, whether it is round the clock

transaction, urgent commercial advice, or management of our relationship. We respond quickly and professionally by delivering the highest standard of service that our clients have come to expect.

• We are Innovative and Proactive

We know that our clients need value adding solutions and advise that will give them a competitive edge. Our

people work proactively in identifying alternative and legal approaches and new ways of delivering effective results. Our innovative solutions have acted as business enablers for clients in some of the largest and most complex transactions in recent years.

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AREAS OF PRACTICE:

• Banking and Finance

• Corporate and Commercial

• Corporate Finance

• Real Estate and Construction

• Dispute Resolution

• Family Business

• Insurance

• Intellectual Property

• Labor and Employment

• Legislation and Projects with Governmental Authorities

“We comply with the Law. “We comply with the Law. “We comply with the Law. “We comply with the Law. We are Open and Fair in all our dealings!”We are Open and Fair in all our dealings!”We are Open and Fair in all our dealings!”We are Open and Fair in all our dealings!”

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Abdulaziz Alassaf & Partners Law Firm is recognized in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the leading Firm specializing

in all areas of Banking and Finance. We regularly act for all the major banks, finance providers and participants in the Middle East as well as corporate and sovereign borrowers.

Clients are at the centre of our practice, and we see the development of strong relationships with them as of vital importance to our continued growth.

We have been front runners in developing the legal aspect in this field by advising clients with relevant approaches in dealing with the fast changing market evolutions. Our updated knowledge of the Saudi market, innovative

approach, and ability to structure financial solutions gave us strength across all areas of Banking and Finance Industry.

Our practice in this area includes:

• General Banking Regulations • Project Finance

• Islamic Finance • Debt Capital Markets • Structured Products and Derivatives

• Asset Finance

We have been advising prominent local and international banks, insurance companies, investment funds, financial

institutions, and corporate clients. They rely on our breadth of expertise, intellectual capacity, and proven track record of finding legal solutions and timely delivery of every transaction.

BANKING AND FINANCE

“Our proven track record in providing innovative legal solutions in all Banking and Finance Industry transactions“Our proven track record in providing innovative legal solutions in all Banking and Finance Industry transactions“Our proven track record in providing innovative legal solutions in all Banking and Finance Industry transactions“Our proven track record in providing innovative legal solutions in all Banking and Finance Industry transactions mmmmakes us stand out in the Regionakes us stand out in the Regionakes us stand out in the Regionakes us stand out in the Region””””

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Our practice in this field offers clients a wealth of expertise and understanding in all areas of Corporate and

Commercial Law. We have been involved in numerous ground breaking transactions involving Corporate and Commercial matters in

the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This has given us solid foundation advising clients of all business sizes from small entrepreneurs to medium size enterprises into multinational corporations a comprehensive full legal service on

corporate and commercial issues including corporate advisory, commercial and corporate governance as well as compliance matters.

We take pride in helping our clients with utmost zeal and dedication through commercially focused solutions that protects clients against key risks and offers suggestions that tackles commercial matters while our technical and

practical capability enable clients to manage their legal and regulatory risks on corporate governance and compliance services.

Our areas of corporate and commercial law expertise include:

• Companies Law and Corporate Governance • Agency Distribution and Franchising Agreement • Joint Ventures and Partnership Arrangements

• Mergers and Acquisitions • Commercial Contracts

• Foreign Investment Set Up – Advising, Licensing and Incorporation • Corporate Restructuring and Regulatory Advice • Anti-Trust and Competition

• Bankruptcy and Insolvency

We are motivated in ensuring efficient legal solutions through our legal experts who continuously guarantees client’s satisfaction.

CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL

“We have been at the forefront of restructuring the industry based on our unrivalled depth and knowledge of “We have been at the forefront of restructuring the industry based on our unrivalled depth and knowledge of “We have been at the forefront of restructuring the industry based on our unrivalled depth and knowledge of “We have been at the forefront of restructuring the industry based on our unrivalled depth and knowledge of corporate and commercial issues.”corporate and commercial issues.”corporate and commercial issues.”corporate and commercial issues.”

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The Firm has a full corporate finance service offering in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as the Middle East in

general. Our practice in corporate finance has significant experience in the Region. We take commercial, pragmatic, and innovative approaches in dealing with matters. We are working closely with our clients in order to understand their commercial priorities as well as help them assess and manage in dealing risks. Our work covers

all sectors including aviation, broadcasting, construction, consumer goods and services, energy, financial, pharmaceuticals, railways, shipping, telecommunications, and utilities.

Our corporate finance practice covers the following areas:

Investment Funds Our lawyers have significant experience in the establishment of funds. We advise clients on all legal aspects of fund formation, fund offerings, on-going fund regulation and compliance, venture capital investment and exits. We have

extensive experience in advising on the establishment of investment funds in the MENA Region and outside the MENA region for investment into the MENA region.

Our regional commitment of providing real time on the ground, funds services for both Sharia’a and conventional funds in the Middle East sets us apart from our competitors.

Mergers and Acquisitions The Firm’s Corporate Practice Group, composed of a team of top class Mergers & Acquisition Lawyers offers a full legal service covering all aspects of the M&A transaction process that address clients main concerns covering areas of risk identification, due diligence management headlong to cost management.

We have enormous success stories advising major public and private international corporations, private equity

houses, and leading public sector bodies. We work thoroughly with them in order to understand the commercial priorities of the deal and help them assess as well as manage deal risk.

CORPORATE FINANCE “Our recent experiences “Our recent experiences “Our recent experiences “Our recent experiences in Investment Funds, M & A, and Equity Capital Markets have cemented our expertise asin Investment Funds, M & A, and Equity Capital Markets have cemented our expertise asin Investment Funds, M & A, and Equity Capital Markets have cemented our expertise asin Investment Funds, M & A, and Equity Capital Markets have cemented our expertise as the leading Firm offering full Corporate Finance Service in the Kingdom.” the leading Firm offering full Corporate Finance Service in the Kingdom.” the leading Firm offering full Corporate Finance Service in the Kingdom.” the leading Firm offering full Corporate Finance Service in the Kingdom.”

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Our practice in this area includes:

• Participating in the negotiations in the initial stages of the project • Advising and assisting in carrying out the legal due diligence exercise

• Drafting and negotiating all the necessary documentation and contracts • Transferring of business agreements • Transferring of employment contracts

• Advising on the structuring of transactions • Advising on local licensing issues

Our work involves the representation of participants in M&A transactions in all capacities including purchasers, sellers, financiers, financial advisers, directors, and shareholders.

Equity Capital Markets The Firm runs a full equity capital market service. Our practice has a solid reputation for its listing expertise and experience. We are renowned in providing international standard equity capital market as well as general corporate

advice and support.

We have a full understanding of the regulatory regimes and particular stock market requirements, including those throughout the GCC Region and have achieved a leading reputation advising businesses due to our wide range knowledge of the local markets in which our clients operates; thus, providing us unrivalled expertise on these legal

matters.

Our relevant experience advising companies on IPO’s ranks us as the leading IPO adviser in the Saudi Market. For years, our teams of highly qualified associates are dedicated to structuring transactions that allows companies to realize their targets. The Firm’s breadth of practice wherein clients can benefit on our extensive experience and

capabilities covers the following scope:

• IPOs • Listings • Rights Issues

• Private Placements • Structured Products

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Our Team of Legal Experts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is extremely experienced in all legal aspects of Real

Estate and Construction Industry business. We are motivated in working with developers in achieving their goals of building international standards developments in the Middle East.

We understand every aspect of your real estate and construction business needs by identifying your key objectives at the beginning of the project. Our clients are assured of our timely delivery whether they are driving a major

transaction or dealing with a day to day management. We also recognise that real estate is an influential part of corporate strategy. Implementation of that strategy requires a combination of sound business thinking and legal acumen. We boast of having developed a close business relationship with our clients.

We have advised on several real estate and construction projects covering a wide range of transactions building the

firm’s experience in this area as follows:

• General Regulatory Issues

• General Construction Contracts, BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) and FIDIC Contracts • Real Estate Funds

• Land Developments • Real Estate Project Developments • General Landlord and Tenant Advice

We know how important it is to devise and implement real estate and construction strategies that move you ahead

of your competitors. We work proactively and in close collaboration with our clients to achieve these goals. Our client includes developers (including master developers and sub-developers), investors (Islamic and conventional),

funders, hotel, leisure and hospitality owners and operators, corporate end users, public authorities and infrastructure bodies.

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION

“We are the building blocks of the Future. Our motivated team of legal experts supports business develop“We are the building blocks of the Future. Our motivated team of legal experts supports business develop“We are the building blocks of the Future. Our motivated team of legal experts supports business develop“We are the building blocks of the Future. Our motivated team of legal experts supports business developers in ers in ers in ers in constructing their goalsconstructing their goalsconstructing their goalsconstructing their goals””””

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Abdulaziz Alassaf & Partners Law Firm runs a full service litigation & dispute resolution practice with lawyers

handling a range of local and multi-jurisdictional disputes. We have a comprehensive knowledge of the local laws as well as understand the local culture, traditions, and business customs that exist in the Kingdom.

We have the necessary arbitration experience and resources to ensure that we keep our clients fully appraised of the latest developments in this field.

Our dispute resolution experience covers areas of:

• Litigation • Arbitration and Mediation

• Risk Management • Enforcement and Debt Recovery • Regulatory Enforcement

• Alternative Dispute Resolution

We vigorously represent clients’ interests in court proceedings before Saudi courts when disputes arise. Our main aim when representing a client is to reach pre-trial settlements and conclude amicable agreements in order to minimize the time and expenses needed to resolve the dispute and prevent litigation in Saudi Arabia, which will

serve the clients interest in a better way.

Wherever appropriate and possible, we avoid court cases rather than run them. In the event that litigation is inevitable, our team of Saudi lawyers are committed in representing our clients from preliminary hearings up to enforcement of the court’s decision.

Our Team of Litigation experts have gained substantial experience in this field having represented clients in all their

dispute problems wherever they occur in the Middle East by offering strategic solutions in representing them before the Board of Grievance, Main Court, Court of Appeal, the Commission for Settlement of Labor Disputes, the

LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION

“AAA Litigation experts believe in not doing it “your way or my way”“AAA Litigation experts believe in not doing it “your way or my way”“AAA Litigation experts believe in not doing it “your way or my way”“AAA Litigation experts believe in not doing it “your way or my way”; ; ; ; but, IN DOING IT THE BEST WAYbut, IN DOING IT THE BEST WAYbut, IN DOING IT THE BEST WAYbut, IN DOING IT THE BEST WAY””””

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Committee for the Settlement of the Banking Disputes as well other committees and commissions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Firm’s track record in successfully representing clients in commercial, labor, civil, criminal, banking, family and

other cases has escalated our status as the leading Dispute Resolution Firm in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Whenever disputes occurs, wherever they maybe, we will be there to strategically assist you all the way.

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Our widespread experience in advising some of the business and wealthiest families in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have elevated our status as one of the most sought Firm in this Region.

We are responsive to their provisions by crafting a uniquely tailored solution that will enhance their specific business needs from the preparation of their family constitutions, to resolving their conflict resolution protocols, headlong to

advising on their business restructuring.

The Firm’s practice on this area covers the following:

• Family and Corporate Governance

• Family Constitution • Trusteeship

• Establishing and Management of Family Business • Advice on Business Restructuring

With a significant experience that exceeds two decades, Abdulaziz Alassaf & Partners Law Firm has attained a comprehensive understanding of family businesses and its operations regardless of its whereabouts in the Middle

East Region. Through our ever supportive team of legal experts whose knowledge of the local culture and its traditions is well respected, we guarantee specialized advice and complete solutions to all matters involving family businesses.

FAMILY BUSINESS

“We are one of the most sought Firms advising Family Businesses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”“We are one of the most sought Firms advising Family Businesses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”“We are one of the most sought Firms advising Family Businesses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”“We are one of the most sought Firms advising Family Businesses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”

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The Firm’s steadfast legal experts have advised many of the Kingdom’s leading insurers and financial institutions on

transactions involving insurance matters in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Our established experience is based on Saudi laws and regulations that are set by the competent authorities organizing the insurance sector in a Sharia’a compliant way.

The work in which we are involved in this area includes:

• New authorizations and regulatory advice • Contractual and agency advice

• Insurance Brokerage Insurance regulations are mainly based on the principle of cooperative insurance and reinsurance. Our experience is

extensive in this domain having advised one-third of the listed insurance companies in the Saudi Market on their initial public offering, incorporation structures, and procedures in connection with initiating insurance activities in

Saudi Arabia as well as acquiring previous insurance portfolios while remaining in compliance with the latest Saudi insurance regulations.

Our insurance lawyers work as a unified team with our other leading specialists on corporate, capital markets, banking, and dispute resolution resulting to our clients obtaining the absolute advice at international standards.

INSURANCE “Our ability to work as a unified team on all matters involving insurance enables clients to receive the best commercial “Our ability to work as a unified team on all matters involving insurance enables clients to receive the best commercial “Our ability to work as a unified team on all matters involving insurance enables clients to receive the best commercial “Our ability to work as a unified team on all matters involving insurance enables clients to receive the best commercial legal advice based on domestic and world class standards.”legal advice based on domestic and world class standards.”legal advice based on domestic and world class standards.”legal advice based on domestic and world class standards.”

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Abdulaziz Alassaf & Partners Law Firm has specialized intellectual property lawyers who can cover all important aspects of the IP Jurisdictions. We advise on the exploitation and use of intellectual property rights as well as the

acquisition and use of information technology products and services.

Our legal expert’s works in a variety of industries within the Middle East Region. Our vast understanding of the industry coupled with our intellectual property expertise ensures clients that we are able to provide innovative and

value added advice. The Firm’s rich experience in understanding the business interests of its clients in protecting their intellectual

property rights is widespread in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and MENA Region in general. An added factor is due to the fact that our lawyers are also experienced in dispute resolution as well as the enforcement of intellectual

property rights (including patents, unregistered and registered industrial designs, copyrights and database rights, trade marks, etc.).

Additionally, we have considerable expertise in dealing with data protection and data privacy issues and strategies.

Our practice within Intellectual Property Area includes:

• Copyrights

• Industrial Designs and Models • E-Commerce

• Patents • Trademarks and Brands • Licensing

• Privacy and Data Protection • Media and Telecommunication

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

“Our Intellectual Property expertise is well“Our Intellectual Property expertise is well“Our Intellectual Property expertise is well“Our Intellectual Property expertise is well----known in the Region because of our deep understanding in protecting known in the Region because of our deep understanding in protecting known in the Region because of our deep understanding in protecting known in the Region because of our deep understanding in protecting the Intellectual Property Business Interests Rights of our clientele.”the Intellectual Property Business Interests Rights of our clientele.”the Intellectual Property Business Interests Rights of our clientele.”the Intellectual Property Business Interests Rights of our clientele.”

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Our experienced Corporate Associates and Litigators have represented clients in legal proceedings in connection with intellectual property rights issues. We are taking state-of-the-art approaches to complex issues, assisting

clients in various fields and introduced an aggressive business strategy that answers the increasing demands of Intellectual Property Rights protection industry in today’s emerging technological innovations.

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Abdulaziz Alassaf & Partners Law Firm’s Labor and Employment practice renders maximum service by way of

representing employers all throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in all aspects of Labor and Employment Law. We cover the full spectrum of legal aspects relating to the workplace. We provide assistance and advice to clients

of all sizes, from growing businesses to large multinational companies, private and public entities, foreign and local corporations and provide counsel on local, international, and cross-border employment matters.

Our Labor and Employment Team advise on many aspects of employment law including:

• General Employment Issues • Incentives and Pensions

• Labor Dispute Resolution • Employee Benefits – Stock Options, Insurance Plans and Pension Programmes

• Health and Safety Requirements • Internal Policies and Employee Handbooks • Protection of Confidential Information

• Employment Regulations for Foreign Individuals

A huge volume of our work in this area involves counselling employers and employees in all aspects of labor and employment matters knowing that successful retention of human asset plays a vital part in securing companies soaring future successes.

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

“We boast of having high quality legal representation and exceptional client service at cost effective rates. Our Legal “We boast of having high quality legal representation and exceptional client service at cost effective rates. Our Legal “We boast of having high quality legal representation and exceptional client service at cost effective rates. Our Legal “We boast of having high quality legal representation and exceptional client service at cost effective rates. Our Legal Team has substantial experience and expertise in all areas of Labor and Employment.”Team has substantial experience and expertise in all areas of Labor and Employment.”Team has substantial experience and expertise in all areas of Labor and Employment.”Team has substantial experience and expertise in all areas of Labor and Employment.”

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We are among the respected Firms in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in this field having successfully advised most of the governmental authorities in all their project needs including legislation services and privatization.

The close teamwork of our legal experts in Corporate and Litigation area enables us to provide clear and effective legislative advice. Proof of our recent experience in this field includes advising Saudi Arabian Ministry of Municipal

and Rural Affairs (MOMRA) on the creation of 178 new municipal councils and establishing the electoral systems for public elections as well as advising Saudi Ministry of Water and Electricity in relation to the formulation of a comprehensive water act (the Water Act) being the foundation for modern regulatory framework for water in the

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Our practice in this area has greatly contributed to a number of developments in the Middle East by way of drafting significant laws and legislations. We counsel clients on:

• Legislation Analysis and Development • Drafting New Laws and Implementing Regulations

• Structuring and Governance of Governmental Authorities • Privatizations

LEGISLATION AND PROJECTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES

“We act for and on behalf of governmental authorities in projects involving legislation and regulatory reform, “We act for and on behalf of governmental authorities in projects involving legislation and regulatory reform, “We act for and on behalf of governmental authorities in projects involving legislation and regulatory reform, “We act for and on behalf of governmental authorities in projects involving legislation and regulatory reform, privatization, and publicprivatization, and publicprivatization, and publicprivatization, and public----private partnerships.”private partnerships.”private partnerships.”private partnerships.”

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HEAD OFFICE

Riyadh

Kingdom Centre, 24th Floor, King Fahad Road P.O. Box 90217, Riyadh 11613

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel +966 (0)1 211 2000

Fax +966 (0)1 211 2727

Jeddah

Alkhaledeyyah, Abdullah Aba Alkhail St. P.O. Box 48085, Jeddah 21572

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel +966 (0)2 275 8880

Fax +966 (0)2 275 8882

Al-Khobar Al-Yarmuk, SUMO Tawer, 6th Floor, Prince Turkey Street.

Tel +966 (0)3 830 4343 Fax +966 (0)3 830 4949

“We cordially accept all forms of legal inquiries. Your calls and correspondences are valuable to our business.

Please feel free to communicate with us at [email protected] or visit our website www.aaafirm.com for additional

information”

WHERE WE ARE?

In the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

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Accurate Advice . Accessible Connection . Aggressive Team “Abdulaziz Alassaf & Partners Law Firm: We Serve. We Deliver. We are your Trusted Partner in all Matters of Law!”

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