The firm also accepts civil cases and those involving auto accidents, insurance and immigration. The office is headed by Mr. Abdulaziz H. Fahad, a Saudi national graduate of Michigan State University and Yale Law School. The firm provides expertise in a wide range of legal matters, including banking and finance, commercial transactions, corporate law, Saudi Government contracts, joint ventures, licensing, agencies, taxation, litigation, arbitration and intellectual property matters. Other members of the firm are Sameh M. Toban, a Saudi national who is a graduate of the University of Cairo with a diploma in International Property from the Franklin Pierce Law Center, and American John Gray, who is a graduate of Dartmouth College and George Washington Law School. The firm s focus is international commercial transactions, foreign investment, joint ventures, intellectual property, Saudi industrial development, litigation, arbitration and immigration.
Languages spoken include Arabic, English, French and Spanish.
The firm is headed by John E. Xefos, an American attorney and resident partner, educated at Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania, and formally trained in Islamic law. American George Sayen, graduate of Dartmouth and University of Pennsylvania, is associated with the firm. The firm handles the full range of commercial and labor cases, tax matters, litigation, corporate banking and privatization matters. The firm consists of seven lawyers and is led by its principal, Dr. Saud Shawwaf, who has had experience both in the public and private sectors. In addition to its Arab lawyers, the firm also includes experienced American lawyers who are long-term residents of Saudi Arabia.