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Overview

Vastly experienced in complex commercial and corporate litigation, Fahad represents local and foreign clients before Saudi Arabian Courts of all levels. With experience in a wide range of Real Estate matters including advising on property transactions and leading due diligences, Fahad is also part of the Real Estate Practice.

Experience

Litigation and Arbitration

• Representing Oil & Gas, Health, Engineering, Tech, Retail, and Energy companies before Commercial, Labour, Criminal, General, and Appellate Courts.
• Drafting & submitting court related submissions including Legal Briefs, Statements of Claim, Statements of Defence, Appeals, Motions to Revoke, and Extraordinary Motions.
• Successfully litigating in enforcing an ICC Arbitral Award before the Enforcement Court in Khobar.
• Litigating on behalf of a global Korean construction company in proceedings initiated by sub-contractors following the contract Owner’s default on payment.
• Representing a major Chinese company before Commercial, Criminal, Enforcement, Appellate Courts as well as the Supreme Court in several cases pertaining to complex shareholder disputes.
• Revoking a USD 15.9 Million Saudi Appeal Court default judgment on behalf of a leading Korean state-owned EPC company.
• Successfully enforcing a USD 23 Million promissory note before the Enforcement Court in Khobar.

Bankruptcy

• Filing bankruptcy procedures including Financial Restructuring & Liquidation procedures.
• Acting on behalf creditors & debtors before Bankruptcy Circuits of Commercial Courts in Financial Restructuring, Liquidation, and Protective Settlement procedures.
• Representing creditors & debtors before the Bankruptcy Commission, appointed trustees, and several governmental authorities.
• Representing debtors and debtor shareholders in asset investigations before the Bankruptcy Commission.

Real Estate

• Led a due diligence team tasked by a leading UAE state-owned company to conduct due diligence on 200+ properties including greenfield and renovation sites.
• Drafting manual & electronic property lease agreements.
• Converting 100+ manual property lease agreements to electronic leases via EJAR portal.
• Negotiating lease agreements with landlords and tenants.
• Conducting due diligence on manual & electronic title deeds as well as headleases & subleases.
• Converting manual title deeds to electronic title deeds ensuring satisfaction of title deed conversion mandates.
• Acting for a major Chinese state-owned company in retaining ownership of a multi-million-dollar property located in the Eastern Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Prior experience

Prior joining an international firm, Fahad worked for a well-known Saudi law group where he demonstrated a great performance in the litigation practice.

Education

• Prince Mohammed bin Fahad University, LL.B., 2018

Languages

• Arabic
• English

Admissions

• Saudi Bar Association – Ministry of Justice, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia