Biglaw
firms
are
continuing
to
expand
their
offerings
all
over
the
world,
and
at
least
one
top
firm
is
busy
taking
care
of
expansion
in
the
Middle
East.
Earlier
this
week,
King
&
Spalding
—
a
firm
that
brought
in
$2,137,941,000
gross
revenue
in
2023,
putting
it
at
No.
17
on
the
most
recent
Am
Law
100
ranking
—
announced
that
it
had
acquired
Saudi
Arabian
law
firm
Al
Fahad
&
Partners
in
Riyadh.
The
merged
firm
will
operate
under
the
name
King
&
Spalding
Al
Fahad.
The
Global
Legal
Post
has
additional
details
on
the
tie-up:
The
combination
brings
the
US
firm
17
mostly
fee
earners
in
Riyadh,
including
Al
Fahad
&
Partners’
founder
and
managing
partner,
Abdulaziz
Al
Fahad,
and
three
other
partners:
Fahad
Alarfaj,
Ibrahim
Alkhudair
and
English-qualified
lawyer
Phil
Loynes.Alarfaj
has
been
named
managing
partner
of
the
combined
office,
while
Al
Fahad
will
serve
as
chairman
of
King
&
Spalding’s
Saudi
Arabia
practice.
K&S
chairman
Robert
Hays
said
the
combination
would
give
clients
a
“differentiated
offering,”
while
Al
Fahad
said
that
merging
with
the
larger
U.S.-based
firm
was
a
“perfect
fit.”
Congratulations
to
King
&
Spalding
on
its
latest
business
acquisition
in
Saudi
Arabia.
King
&
Spalding
merges
with
Saudi
firm
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Legal
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