Gavin Witcombe
Legal Advisors, Abdulaziz I. Al-Ajlan & Partners in association with Baker & McKenzie LimitedLegal Advisors, Abdulaziz I. Al-Ajlan & Partners in association with Baker & McKenzie Limited is a market leader in both real estate and construction matters. The real estate practice specialises in hotels and general real estate work. Khaled Zowayed, who rejoined the firm in 2023 from an in-house position, is the co-head of the firm's real estate and hospitality practice in the Middle East. Gavin Witcombe leads on the construction side.
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Testimonials
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‘Excellent local knowledge, presence, and depth of work.’
‘Quick on the uptake, understanding and knowledgeable ’
‘The team of real estate and hospitality are considered one of the best in the market. They understand the practice and the team always do their best to meet the challenging timeline of the projects.’
‘Khaled Zowayed understands the hospitality industry very well. He also understands the challenges on government entities and always comes with innovative ideas to be aligned with the laws and regulations and at the same time close the deal with good position to his clients.’
Key clients
- Alinma Investment Company
- ROSHN
- Rua Al Madinah Holding Company
- Arcapita
- Apple Inc
- MiSK City Company
- State Property General Authority
- Thakher Development Company
- Sela Sport Company
- Sidra Capital
- Royal Commission for AlUla
- Boutique Collection Company
- Diriyah Gate Development Authority
- Olayan Financing Company
- Majid Al Futtaim Properties
Work highlights
- Advising ROSHN on a number of its major residential real estate developments in Riyadh and Jeddah, on all aspects of the development, master planning, subdivision, development, construction and sale of its real estate projects.
- Acting for Alinma Investment Company on the sale of the assets of the Alinma Makkah Real Estate Fund, comprising three hotels and two shopping malls, to Jabal Omar Development Company in consideration for new shares (by way of rights issue) in Jabal Omar Development Company, a publicly listed company on Tadawul.
- Advising MiSK City on the development of a residential precinct, hotel and conference centre in Riyadh.
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Khaled Zowayed, Gavin Witcombe