Former KSA CMA official to join Al-Jadaan and CC

Clifford Chance and Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm announced the appointment of ANAS AL SHEIKH to the position of counsel. Anas joins Al-Jadaan from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Capital Markets Authority (CMA) where he held the senior position of manager of Rules & Regulations & International Standards in the legal department. Anas spent more than eight years with the CMA where he managed a large team of regulatory lawyers. 

Anas’ practice will focus on the full range of corporate and capital markets matters with an emphasis on sukuks and Arabic related regulatory advice. He will work closely with Riyadh-based partners Tim Plews, Abdulaziz Al-Abduljabbar, Khalid Al-Abdulkareem, Omar Rashid and Paul Latto, who, along with all Al-Jadaan transactional associates, will transfer to Clifford Chance’s Saudi partnership from 1 January 2014. Earlier this year, Clifford Chance announced that it has received approval from the Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Industry to set up a mixed Saudi and foreign lawyer partnership, making it the first international law firm to establish formally in this way in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

Graham Lovett, Clifford Chance Regional Managing Partner for the Middle East said, “Anas’ formidable expertise in capital markets will further complement our transactional offering in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It also demonstrates that we are focused on the development of Saudi legal talent.”