TRUSTED IN THE MIDDLE EAST FOR COMPLEX ARBITRATION AND CORPORATE LAW
“I live in and love both Saudi Arabia and Europe. I manage dispute and transaction teams across jurisdictions and cultures. Navigating complex legal landscapes for private and public clients in both worlds since 2008.“
TARIS AHMAD
LL.M., Dipl.Int.Arb.L, MCIArb, Solicitor-Advocate of the Supreme Court (England & Wales) & Rechtsanwalt
Khalid Kreidie
”Taris Ahmad is an esteemed lawyer of sound character, exceptional acumen and unique adeptness at navigating Western and Eastern business and legal jurisdictions.”
Director at Public Investment Fund, Riyadh
“Our company is the biggest water tank factory in the Middle East. Taris won for us a refund of € 1 million on the purchase price plus full access to the source code for one of our German blow moulding machines. He really understood our business and the engineering issues involved. First class legal documentation and negotiations. He is trustworthy and a pleasure to be around. We strongly recommend him without hesitation.”
Chairman of Al-Zamil Industry,
Trade and Transport CJSC, Saudi Arabia
Stephen Nelson
“Taris and I worked together as joint counsel in the multi-jurisdictional litigation in a family dispute for the heirs of a leading Saudi Arabian diplomat. Taris chose, co-ordinated and managed an international legal team in relation to cross-frontier multi-jurisdictional litigation and achieved a series of wins for our joint clients by discovering assets worth USD 30,000,000. He has the gravitas and experience to carry out substantial cross-frontier dispute resolution and is creative in finding solutions for difficult issues.”
Partner, Squires Patton Boggs, London
“Taris delivered tangible results. He was successful both in reestablishing the branch and accessing a dormant bank account rescuing 10 million Saudi Riyal.”
“Taris has the ability to bridge the cultural differences between European Companies and Saudi practices, patiently explaining to both parties the requirements of the other.”
“I have no hesitancy in recommending Taris to other international companies“
Khalid Kreidie
”Taris Ahmad is an esteemed lawyer of sound character, exceptional acumen and unique adeptness at navigating Western and Eastern business and legal jurisdictions.”
Director at Public Investment Fund
Majed Alrashid, FCIArb
“Taris is at home in three legal traditions: common law, civil law and Islamic law and has deep experience in Saudi law. A potent arbitration lawyer.”
Chairman Saudi International Arbitration Centre
Kamran Ahmad
“Taris provides exceptional strategic advice and is committed to his clients’ success; always striving for the best possible outcome and leaving no stone unturned.”
Partner White & Case LLP, London
SERVICES
Effectively offering the services of a general counsel, I manage disputes and transactions globally.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
I act as party representative in contractual, construction and engineering disputes, both institutional and ad hoc. In complex multi-jurisdictional cases, I also centrally manage legal strategies, pleadings, discovery, and coordination with expert witnesses and investigators. Leveraging a global network of local counsel, I assemble and oversee litigation teams for complex, multi-jurisdictional cases.
- Lead Counsel in a € 2,000,000 ICC arbitration for the largest water factory in the Middle East Alzamil for Industry, Transport and Trade over an engineering fault in a German factory installation.
- Lead Counsel in an ad hoc LMAA arbitration under a MYBA Charter Agreement for a London based HNWI winning a full repayment of the Charter Fee including damages, legal and arbitrator fees.
- Lead-Coordinator of multiple proceedings globally for the heirs of the late Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Abdulrahman Mansouri, during which at the London commercial court assets were discovered worth $ 30,000,000.
CORPORATE LAW
Acting effectively as in-house general counsel, I support directors and shareholders in managing global group structures and subsidiaries almost anywhere in the world. This includes selling companies and businesses, conducting capital increases, entering into joint ventures and overseeing corporate governance matters.
- Secured the release of SAR 10,000,000 of trapped cash in the Saudi bank account of TipTop GmbH (Saudi branch) a subsidiary of the German Rema Konzern
- Represented shareholders in a share sale negotiation of a Saudi Aramco GES+ company
- Carried out the global restructuring of a London based technology company, setting up new entities, coordinating share sales, notarisations and tax advice.
