A&M Law Firm

A&M Law Firm is dedicated to providing adaptable, knowledgeable, and reliable service by working with Saudi Arabian laws and government entities to create opportunities for all.

About A&M

In Saudi Arabia, A&M has consistently been at the forefront of corporate and business law developments. We have provided significant project advice as a full-service Saudi commercial and corporate law practice while designing and implementing the legal industry. To enable clients to conduct business confidently, we give them unmatched access to local and international legal expertise.

A&M is a dynamic, full-service law firm led and operated by Saudi lawyers with solid corporate, commercial, and dispute-resolution experience. We are based in Riyadh, assisting clients worldwide with our considerable knowledge of the local Saudi market. We provide legal advice for local Saudi businesses, foreign investors, and regional companies.

What does our law firm do?

Our services include advising clients through complicated transactions and issues related to litigation, real estate, construction, transportation, infrastructure, tax, restructuring, joint ventures, employment, legislation and regulation, and corporate law.

For our clients, we strive to provide exceptional legal consultations and positive outcomes and support them through our bilingual team of professionals who speak Arabic and English.

How does our law firm do it?

On a daily basis, we communicate with the government and judicial entities to give the best service possible to our clients. The government and judicial entities include the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), the Ministry of Investment (MISA), the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), the Ministry of Commerce (MC), the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD), the Ministry of Finance (MOF), and judicial entities, as well as many other national regulatory entities.

Core Values:

The A&M team offers customers knowledgeable guidance that drives solutions specific to their legal objectives.

 Insuring compliance:

We affirm full compliance with Saudi Arabian laws that prohibit and criminalize subsequent reward in any way possible, including cash, anything of material or intangible value like a present, gift, training session, participation in a conference or event, and so on, that has any material or intangible value for any of the people associated with it.

Confidentiality:

A&M Law Firm and all its employees undertake to maintain the confidentiality of data and information of whatever nature or type that we obtain or may obtain through our contractual relationship, whether we obtain it directly or indirectly, and in whatever form.

Conflict of interests, Transparency:

Regarding the declaration of interests and potential conflicts, we guarantee the accuracy and integrity of all the data it provides. Moreover, it affirms that it will quickly reveal any occurrences, situations, or changes in property, legal status, or family ties that may influence the information supplied, whether that impact is direct or indirect.

Our services and Practice Areas:

Corporate, Commercial Transaction, Governance:

We advise local and international businesses on the full range of corporate legal services, including mergers and acquisitions, re-organizations and restructuring, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, corporate governance, compliance, and internal policies.

Our team also specializes in assisting clients with the sale and purchase of companies, contract drafting, alongside distribution and franchising arrangements.

Relevant Experience:

1. Term sheet.
2. (SPA) seals purchase agreement.
3. (LDD) legal, due diligence
4. (JV) Joint Venture
5. (SHA) Shareholder Agreement
6. (policies) Governance.

Zakat and Tax:

We provide legal consultations on tax-related matters in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. From corporate income tax to VAT, excise duty, and the real estate transaction tax, We have a wealth of experience and a working knowledge of tax-related matters in KSA, as our managing partner was previously the Supervisor of the Policies and Legislations Department at the Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority (ZATCA) and the Head of Tax Treaties. Our team is also experienced in representing clients before the ZATCA and the General Secretariat for Tax Committees (GSTC).

Relevant Experience:

1. Representing clients in settlement negotiations with ZATCA regarding due Zakat and taxes
2. Representing the client before GSTC against ZATCA
3. Providing clients with legal consultation regarding tax laws in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
4. Defending clients before ZATCA and GSTC in Zakat and tax evasion cases

 Corporate Crimes:

Our team handles all types of corporate and white-collar crimes, including but not limited to financial misconduct, fraud, bribery, corruption, and embezzlement. We have a proven history of success in such cases before criminal courts and corruption circuits and in convincing the public prosecution to initiate state criminal cases against subjects in many complex cases.

Relevant Experience:

1. Handled the investigation and represented an international company in a complex fraud of 23 million SAR committed by the accounting department.
2. Handled the investigation and represented an F&B company in a complex fraud of 5 million SAR committed by the sales department.
3. Handled the investigation and represented a construction company in a forgery crime committed by its head of HR.

Foreign Investment:

Our team specializes in establishing foreign companies and their projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We have in-depth knowledge of MISA regulations and their processes and offer a wide range of services, including trademark registrations, investment deals, negotiations, and arbitrations.

Relevant Experience:

1. Registering foreign companies and boating license from (MISA).
2. Advising international companies regarding foreign investment Law.
3. Leading the interaction with (MISA) on behalf of global investors.

Litigation:

Our bilingual lawyers advise clients on complex local and international disputes and help them understand cross-border issues. With our background and experience in both Sharia and Law.

We offer a key commercial advantage to our clients: understanding how the courts will interpret matters, what issues they may raise, and the potential judgment and outcome that will be issued. Our experience in litigation includes successfully representing clients at all litigation levels in Saudi Arabia, including the Courts of Appeals and Supreme Court, with a unique record of success.

Relevant Experience:

1. Successfully representing Construction Company against the Ministry of Education in a mega project before the Administrative Supreme Court.
2. Successfully representing our client in a capital market dispute valued at over 400 million SAR.
3. Successfully representing our client in a commercial transaction dispute valued at over 230 million SAR.
4. Successfully representing our client in a real estate case valued at over 100 million SAR.
5. Successfully representing our client in idle land cases valued at over 30 million SAR.
6. Successfully representing our case against a leading media company (traded publicly).
7. successful legal representation in various areas of courts, including but not limited to commercial courts, general courts, administrative courts, and judicial committees.
8. Successfully representing our client in an IP dispute against the Alhilal Football Team.

Saudi Labor Law:

Our experience includes advising a wide range of companies, including Saudi Aramco and other publicly traded companies. in drafting labor policies, advising on complex matters, and resolving labor disputes.

We assist with employment transfers and secondments to avoid potential claims brought by employees. We also advise on terminating contracts, employee rights, or employer obligations. Our team also reviews the legality of HR decisions for terminating employees and corrective actions since they may be subject to review by the Labor Courts.

Our team has drafted and approved the work organization policies for companies. We hold a license to authorize the internal regulations from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD).

Relevant Experience:

1. Successfully representing our client in labor disputes before the Supreme Court.
2. Successfully representing our client in a labor dispute valued at over 5 million SAR.
3. Drafting, reviewing, and approval of the Internal Labor Policies
4. Drafting and reviewing HR policies