This remains an active confidential search at partner level. The requirement is re-confirmed each cycle with the client, and what follows is the current brief.

Senior partner hire to lead and grow a finance-focused contentious practice in Riyadh. The role combines transactional banking and dispute resolution work across regional finance matters, with particular emphasis on contentious banking and commercial litigation.

The successful candidate will join a large international firm’s Riyadh office and be expected to develop client relationships, originate mandates, and mentor junior lawyers to scale the contentious offering in the region.

Portable book of business of £2 million+ (GBP)
Established partner-level track record in banking/finance and commercial litigation
Proven ability to originate and lead contentious banking matters and to grow a practice
Experience working in or advising on matters in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC

If the brief does not read like an exact match, a conversation is still worth having — these mandates flex around the right practice.

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