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The Law Firm of Wael A. Alissa in association with Dentons Offices
KING ABDULLAH FINANCIAL DISTRICT (KAFD)
AREA 4, BUILDING 4.07, 8TH FLOOR, OFFICE UNIT 3
RIYADH 11525
Saudi Arabia
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Ziad Saad
Work Department
Corporate, Capital Markets, Construction, M&A, Aviation and Aerospace, Defense and Space, Energy, Healthcare, Oil and Gas, Private Equity
Position
Ziad is a partner based in the Dentons’ Riyadh office, after postings in Paris, London and Dubai. He is the managing partner of Dentons’ Saudi Arabia offices and a member of the Corporate practice.
Ziad has broad-based international corporate experience, with a particular focus on Saudi Arabia. He is the trusted adviser to corporate, private equity and financial institution clients on domestic and complex cross-border acquisitions (both buy-side and sell-side, including in auction), and joint ventures, in a wide range of industries, as well as on ongoing corporate and securities law matters.
Ziad advises extensively in all areas of international capital markets, advising issuers and underwriters in connection with equity and debt offerings, including initial public offerings, rights issues and privatizations.
His experience also includes the formation of Shariah-compliant funds in Saudi Arabia.
In addition to his transactional experience, Ziad advises on PPP projects and project structuring in the aviation and infrastructure sectors in Saudi Arabia.
Ziad is fluent in Arabic, English and French.
Languages
Arabic
English
French
Memberships
Lebanese Bar Association, 2001
New York, 2009
Education
Georgetown University, 2009, LL.M., Securities and Financial Regulation
Saint Joseph’s University Law School, 1997, LLB, Lebanese and French Law
Lawyer Rankings
Saudi Arabia > Commercial, corporate and M&A
The Law Firm of Wael A. Alissa in association with Dentons stands out for its strong capacity and international network, which allows the practice to work on large cross-border investment and acquisition projects. Nick Simpson leads the team from Riyadh and is the firm’s key contact for large government and private clients, including the Ministry of Investment. Ziad Saad is highly regarded for assisting clients with pursuing licensing agreements and conducting issuance of shares.