HSF to cut Saudi ties

Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has announced that its exclusive association with Saudi firm Al-Ghazzawi Professional Association (GPA) will end on 1 August.

Riyadh: exclusive deal ends for HSF

The decision, which both firms have confirmed was mutual, brings an end to an exclusive partnership which first began in 2008. However, the firms will continue to work together on a non-exclusive basis, according to Legal Week.
Neither HSF nor GPA – which has around 30 lawyers across offices in Dammam, Riyadh and Jeddah - is looking for an alternative exclusive associate.
In a statement, Zubair Mir - HSF's Middle East practice head, said it had been a ‘privilege’ to work with GPA, but the exclusive association no longer supported the ‘achievement of their broader business strategies’.

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