Hamed Matawi

• Managing a wide range of corporate, commercial, and regulatory mandates, including entity structuring, foreign investment, mergers and acquisitions, and governance frameworks.

• Advising on strategic corporate reorganizations, cross-border transactions, and shareholder arrangements, with a focus on practical implementation and regulatory compliance.

• Leading negotiations and drafting of high-value contracts, including shareholders’ agreements, joint venture agreements, and service and licensing arrangements.

• Providing end-to-end legal guidance on market entry, licensing, and operational setup for local and international entities in Saudi Arabia.

• Overseeing regulatory interaction and compliance across multiple authorities, ensuring clients’ operations align with evolving national frameworks and policy initiatives.

• Supervising teams of lawyers and trainees, reviewing complex deliverables, and maintaining the firm’s quality and efficiency standards.

• Supporting firm strategy and business development, identifying new opportunities and strengthening the firm’s position in the corporate advisory and investment sectors.

• Assisted in the IPO of the first fashion brand to be listed in KSA - Saudi Parallel Market (Nomu).

• Assisted with a thorough red flag legal due diligence report and provided legal advice in relation to the acquisition of majority shares in a large existing fintech company.

• Assisted with the transformation of a single shareholder limited liability company into one of the first single shareholder simplified joint-stock companies.

• Provided a high-level legal advice and assisted in executing all the relevant documentations in relation to a family charter.

• Contributed to a mega-project with relation to personal data protection (PDP) and cybersecurity insurance regulations.

• Led the drafting, negotiation, and execution of numerous M&A transaction documents, including share purchase agreements, and shareholders’ agreements.

• Directed and coordinated legal due diligence teams on both buy-side and sell-side transactions, providing clients with clear risk assessments and strategic recommendations.

• Advised on post-acquisition integration, regulatory strategy, and corporate governance matters, ensuring compliance with KSA regulations and best practices.

• Independently manage and lead most given mandates from initiation to closing, serving as the primary point of contact for clients and counterparties without supervisory reliance.

• Spearheaded negotiations with minor supervision and settlement discussions in complex corporate transactions, ensuring favorable outcomes for clients.

• Took ownership of client-facing matters, providing end-to-end legal solutions across M&A, structuring, and regulatory filings without supervisory reliance.

• Assisted and delivered legal support and advice to a 360+ client base, including those within the Economic Cities and Special Zone Authorities (ECZA) and Special Integrated Logistics Zone (SILZ) jurisdictions, within various sectors (i.e., government, aviation, defense, construction, consulting services, retail, healthcare, technology, renewable energy, maritime, logistics, education, media, entertainment, etc.).

• Contributed to various mega and giga projects (private and governmental) including Arabian Shield Cooperative Insurance merger transaction with Alinma Tokio Marine, a public-private partnership, partial acquisition of one of the largest retail companies by a prominent government entity.

• Assisted on the red flag legal due diligence of a world class insurance group in relation to a potential full-acquisition in the amount of USD 150 million.

• Assisted on a case relating to competition penalties for an A-class classified company.

• Supported clients in the establishment of numerous Regional Headquarters (RHQs) in KSA.

• Assisted and delivered legal support to a 300+ client base, including those within the Economic Cities and Special Zone Authorities (ECZA) and Special Integrated Logistics Zone (SILZ) jurisdictions.

• Contributed to multiple governmental giga-projects and giga-M&As in the banking and insurance sectors, including the SABB Takaful - Walaa Insurance merger, full regulatory restructure of a government authority, and other undisclosed projects.

• Provided high-level legal advice and support, including agreement drafting and filing assistance to matters related to transportation, logistics, franchise, intellectual property, employment, capital markets, and commercial activities.

• Assisted on legal matters within the healthcare sector, providing commercial services, regulatory advice, and assistance with General Authority for Competition (GAC) filings.

• Secured numerous regulatory exemptions for clients in the healthcare, defense, and technology industries.

• Litigated and supported on 30+ labor, commercial, and tax cases with dispute values at over SAR 200 million.

• Advised on the structuring of a GBP 8 billion trust fund.

• Structured 40+ foreign investment and local entities.

• Supported on a wide variety of legal proceedings, including international arbitration, large-scale liquidations, importation and distribution, and mergers and acquisitions.

• Consulted on corporate commercial, intellectual property, contract dispute, and liquidation matters.

• Supported the team of advocates and legal consultants across multiple departments, conducting due diligence, drafting responses to clients and constitutional documents, and liaising with government authorities.

• Demonstrated versatility, quality, and value, earning a trainee position within the organization.

• Worked closely with senior government officials, cultivating knowledge and capabilities in international relations as a member of the Saudi Arabian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.

• Supported multiple departments, including the World Health Organization (WHO), Human Rights, and Elections committees.

• Assisted in the negotiation process, drafting correspondence and communicating with officials from other governments.

• Earned a position in a highly competitive program with the General Authority for Youth Development, assisting in government-sponsored community outreach events for Saudi Arabian youth.

• Completed 550 hours, gaining industry insight and experience across all departments, generating new ideas, and working closely on projects for multiple provinces.