HFW continues to expand global transactional offering with Riyadh partner hire

HFW has launched a transactional offering on-the-ground in Saudi Arabia with the hire of Euan Pinkerton. Pinkerton advises on finance (conventional, Islamic and capital markets), corporate matters and financial regulation, as well as on the procurement, development and financing of large-scale projects.

He has more than 20 years’ experience – including a decade living and working full-time in Saudi Arabia – spanning a wide range of sectors including infrastructure, energy (including LNG and renewables), petrochemicals, aerospace, defence, transportation and manufacturing.

Pinkerton joins HFW’s Riyadh office from US law firm Baker Botts, having previously been a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills and White & Case, and will work closely with HFW’s transactional teams across the Middle East and globally.

Alistair Mackie, global head of corporate, HFW, “Euan is one of the most experienced projects and transactional lawyers in Saudi Arabia, and we’re very pleased to welcome him to HFW. We see Saudi as a key jurisdiction for the further development of our business in the Middle East. We do a lot of transactional work in Saudi from our offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Kuwait, but adding on-the-ground expertise in the Kingdom is a real step-change in our offering. Our global transactional practice has grown significantly over the past three years and we will actively pursue opportunities to continue that growth.”

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