Strategic Alliances in MENA
Crowell & Moring is committed to developing long term relationships with multinational and local companies, government authorities and financial institutions. Through the strategic alliances in MENA described below, Crowell & Moring is able to combine its own extensive experience of advising clients in a wide variety of sectors and industries, with in depth local knowledge and capabilities.
Al Enizy & Associates
Riyadh and Jeddah
We have entered into a strategic alliance with Al Enizy & Associates, one of the leading law firms in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with offices in Riyadh and Jeddah. Al Enizy has well established corporate and litigation practices serving Saudi and international clients and is headed by Dr. Fahad Al-Enizy, a prominent Saudi lawyer, former Dean of the Law School at King Abdul Aziz University in Riyadh and a member of the prestigious Saudi Shoura Council.
The firm provides clients with a broad range of services in commercial and financial law. The firm's lawyers are experienced in managing and resolving disputes in a broad range of sectors including banking, insurance, customs, government contracts, construction contracts, labor, intellectual property, investment security and tax. In the area of dispute resolution, the firm has represented a number of Saudi banks in commercial disputes and its lawyers are familiar with conducting proceedings before the SAMA Banking Disputes Settlements Committee.
In addition to dispute resolution and arbitration, the firm is particularly well versed in offering Islamic solutions for loans and investment funds, and advising on the formation of Shari'ah-compliant funds as well as advising on all other Islamic finance instruments, including convertible and non-convertible sukuk (Islamic bonds).
Another core area of expertise is in the increasingly important field of insurance law. The firm provides legal services to a number of the largest insurance companies in the Kingdom such as Al-Tawuniya and Al-Rajhi Cooperative Insurance Company.