We are recruiting for a Senior Associate to join our Corporate M&A Practice in Riyadh.
DEPARTMENT PURPOSE
A&O Shearman advises across the full spectrum of corporate work including public takeovers, private M&A, Private Equity, ECM, complex joint ventures, disposals and corporate restructurings, as well as general commercial, antitrust and corporate governance issues. We are a truly global adviser with an enviable geographic footprint. Our corporate team spans all of our offices and works seamlessly with a global community of relationship law firms. This platform provides our clients with the confidence that they will receive the highest quality advice in both their domestic markets and as they expand into new territories.
We are a leading adviser on strategic M&A and have received extensive recognition of our market-leading position through being ranked in the top tier by each of the leading independent guides to the legal profession. Advising on high-profile, innovative and often 'market first' transactions has led to our corporate team consistently being ranked top of the M&A league tables (including, most recently, top of the M&A league tables by deal value in 2023 and 2024 (LSEG)).
In the last decade IFLR has awarded us the prestigious accolades of International Firm of the Year five times and M&A Deal of the Year three times and most recently, Legal 500 awarded us Commercial, Corporate and M&A Firm of the Year at the Legal 500 MENA Awards 2024. No other firm has matched our success.
As a result associates coming to this team will obtain some of the best experience available in the market. We are focused on growing our people so that they can fulfil their potential and become the best transactional lawyers.
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
KEY REQUIREMENTS
