Salah Al-Hejailan, founder of The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan, in association with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has been awarded by the Danish Government the Prince Henrik's Medal of Honor in recognition of an outstanding effort in the protection and promotion of Danish interests abroad.

The medal of honor was bestowed at a ceremony at the ambassador’s residence in Riyadh.

Sheikh Salah holds the honor also of Commander of the British Empire (CBE), which is the highest level of award to non-British person given by Queen Elizabeth.

The law firm of Salah Al-Hejailan, which was founded in 1968 and in which Sheikh Salah is joined by his three sons and his daughter, all lawyers, has recently set up a new office in Alkhobar in addition to its Riyadh and Jeddah offices.