Abdulrahman Alshaikh
Partner
About Abdulrahman
Abdulrahman Alshaikh is a Partner at Azzkeri & Alshaikh Law Firm. He has extensive experience advising and representing Saudi and international companies and banks on commercial and real estate transactions and disputes across a wide range of sectors and business areas. He holds a Master’s degree in Commercial Law from the United Kingdom, a Higher Diploma in Law from the Institute of Public Administration, and a Bachelor’s degree in Sharia. He also holds a number of professional qualifications, including the General Securities Qualification Certificate (CME-1) and a certificate in Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers from Harvard. He is licensed to practice law in Saudi Arabia by the Ministry of Justice. Prior to joining Azzkeri & Alshaikh Law Firm, he was a partner at a leading law firm with a strong local and international reputation.
Practice Areas
- Structuring and implementing operating models and legal frameworks for major corporations and new ventures.
- Advising financial institutions supervised by the Saudi Central Bank on supply chain finance transactions and legal structuring.
- Advising boards of directors, chief executives, managing directors and senior leadership teams on corporate strategy, governance and legal risk.
- Negotiating complex commercial agreements, including financing, acquisition, consultancy and technology agreements, as well as strategic partnership arrangements.
- Advising on joint ventures, acquisitions, capital increases, securities swaps and investments.
- Drafting and reviewing legal contracts, court submissions, internal bylaws and regulations, and other legal documents.
- Representing clients in major commercial and real estate disputes before courts and arbitral tribunals.
- Inheritance matters, including the administration and settlement of high-value estates and their distribution among the heirs.
Selected Experience
- Provided legal advisory and dispute representation services to government entities and major companies, including the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority, the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, Diriyah Company, the Quality of Life Program, Al Salam Bank, Saudi Manpower Solutions Company (SMASCO), King Faisal Specialist Hospital International Holding Company (KFSHI), Manafa for Debt-Based Crowdfunding Company and Sukuk Capital, among others.
- Acted as lead adviser to a financial institution on drafting the legal documentation for supply chain finance programmes serving suppliers of major companies with a combined market capitalisation exceeding SAR 5 trillion, and led negotiations with local and international banks.
- Drafted and reviewed a range of agreements, including SPAs, APAs, Distribution Agreements, MSAs, MoUs, SAFEs, SHAs, Subscription Agreements and Revenue Share Agreements, among others.
- Prepared and reviewed a Delegation of Authority Matrix and provided governance advice to a company valued at more than SAR 6.1 billion.
- Acted as principal adviser to senior executives and stakeholders on structuring the legal relationships governing family wealth management and drafting the related internal agreements.
- Acted as principal adviser in compiling judicial principles derived from court rulings for a government entity.
- Drafted a share purchase agreement and structured the internal arrangements of a company valued at more than SAR 3 billion.
- Structured and documented an Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) for a company valued at more than SAR 2.5 billion.
- Provided legal advice and represented a government entity in more than 50 cases.
- Acted as legal counsel and court representative and managed real estate disputes worth more than SAR 4 billion.
- Managed and acted in construction disputes with a value exceeding SAR 600 million.
- Acted as legal counsel and court representative and managed commercial disputes with a value exceeding SAR 1 billion.
- Acted as legal counsel and representative in arbitration matters with a value exceeding SAR 200 million.
- Provided legal representation in more than 30 inheritance cases involving the settlement of estates with combined assets exceeding SAR 3 billion.
