The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Associate

Anna has practiced in different areas of law including corporate, compliance, criminal, labor, international, and e-commerce law. She was a female trainee at Advantage Austria in Riyadh and she got a Magistra Juris / Master’s Degree from the renowned Paris-Lodron-University in Salzburg, Austria. Anna’s past work experience in a variety of companies has allowed her to immerse herself in a diversity of legal areas.

At Advantage Austria, she was involved in international relations with Austrian companies in Saudi Arabia, and through the legal position as a student magistrate at the Austrian court, she was allowed to expand her knowledge in the field of criminal law.

Anna’s relevant experience includes:

Advised over a USD 5 Billion project for a Major International Medical Company. A member of the team responsible for the joint venture agreement process over a Saudi and a Major International Company. A member of the team to advise on a litigation dispute between an international company and a Saudi shareholder. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft relating to its Saudi Arabian subsidiary Deutsche Securities Saudi Arabia, a closed joint-stock company regulated by CMA, including different CMA topics. Foreign investors' corporate-related advice on structuring their foreign investment in Saudi Arabia. Barclays Bank PLC regarding different regulatory matters for its Saudi Arabian subsidiary Barclays Saudi Arabia. Advised and established multiple joint ventures between different Saudi and International companies. CMA CGM SA, the fourth largest shipping line, on different regulatory matters. A member of the team advising on a multi-million USD EPC Contract. Elopak AS, the third largest supplier of packaging material for beverages worldwide on investments in KSA. Advised on labour matters including Saudization issues for various embassies and their commercial sections. Advised on inheritance-related matters in Saudi Arabia. Advised on establishing trusts and offshore companies in the Middle East. Advised in different regulatory matters regarding Saudi as well as international companies including legal due diligence, companies’ law, and Tender and Procurement issues. Advised on intellectual property in various cases in KSA; including Copyright and Trademark Law. Advised on litigation involving disputes between companies and governmental entities. Advised on various Employment Law matters within the jurisdiction. Marubeni relating Labor Law, IP Law, and day-to-day advice. Advised several times on Anti-Corruption Law in KSA.

English, German and Italian

Paris-Lodron-University (Magistra Juris)