Zamakhchary & Co.
Template:Infobox law firm Zamakhchary & Co., also known as Z&Co., is a leading law firm in Saudi Arabia. It is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with an additional office located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Z&Co. was founded by Monaji Zamakhchary, who also currently serves as Partner and Managing Director. Additional partners include Martin Creek, Sarah Gonem and H.E. Abdullatif AlHarthi.
Z&Co. specializes in dispute resolution, regulatory and international arbitration matters, advisory and in-house support, cross-border transactions, corporate, finance, banking, private equity and venture capital and construction.[1]
History
Z&Co. was formed in 2016, after its founder, Monaji Zamakhchary, acquired a local firm. Z&Co. is one of the first institutional legal partnerships in Saudi Arabia.[2]
The firm is known for representing multinational firms and foreign investors in a number of high-profile transactions and disputes[3][4] and for representing the government of Saudi Arabia in a number of key structural reforms.[5]
In 2017, Z&Co. announced a formal agreement with Linklaters, a member of the elite Magic Circle (law firms) headquartered in London[6][7][8]after five years of working together in the Kingdom.[9]
Areas of practice
- Banking
- Banking Disputes
- Conventional Financing
- Credit Support
- Islamic Finance
- Financial Regulation
- Project Finance
- Capital Markets
- Corporate Governance
- Department Capital, including Sukuk
- Derivatives
- Investment Funds
- Parallel Market
- Public Offerings
- Securities disputes
- Dispute Resolution
- Merger Approval
- Construction
- Private Sector Participation
- Real Estate
- Corporate/ M&A
- Corporate Advisory
- Foreign Investment Approval
- Shari’ah and Corporate Law
- Shareholder Disputes
- Crisis Management
References
- ↑ "Home" (in en-US). https://www.zamakhchary.com/.
- ↑ "Algasim Zamakhchary undergoes restructuring" (in English). 2016-12-15. http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/169201.
- ↑ "Linklaters advises as Saudi Arabia raises size of 2016 syndicated loan to $16billion | Legal Monitor". https://www.legal-monitor.com/news/linklaters-advises-saudi-arabia-raises-size-2016-syndicated-loan-16billion.
- ↑ "Saudi Arabia’s $16 billion syndicated loan cuts funding costs – Global Legal Chronicle" (in en-US). https://www.globallegalchronicle.com/saudi-arabias-16-billion-syndicated-loan-cuts-funding-costs/.
- ↑ "Dispute resolution in Saudi Arabia | Law firm and lawyer rankings from The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa guide". https://www.legal500.com/c/saudi-arabia/dispute-resolution/.
- ↑ "Linklaters enters into formal agreement with Saudi Arabian firm, Zamakhchary & Co | News and Deals | Linklaters" (in en). https://www.linklaters.com/en-us/about-us/news-and-deals/deals/2017/linklaters-enters-into-formal-agreement-with-saudi-arabian-firm-zamakhchary-and-co.
- ↑ "Looking east: Linklaters cements Saudi partnership as Hogan Lovells shuts Mongolia base" (in en-GB). 2017-10-11. https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/looking-east-linklaters-cements-saudi-partnership-as-hogan-shuts-mongolia-base/.
- ↑ "Linklaters partners with Saudi firm Zamakhchary & Co | BigLaw". https://biglaw.org/news/10468/linklaters-partners-with-saudi-firm-zamakhchary-co.
- ↑ "Looking east: Linklaters cements Saudi partnership as Hogan Lovells shuts Mongolia base" (in en-GB). 2017-10-11. https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/looking-east-linklaters-cements-saudi-partnership-as-hogan-shuts-mongolia-base/.
