Dechert forms association with Law Firm of Hassan Mahassni

Global specialist law firm Dechert LLP says it has formed an association in Saudi Arabia with the Law Firm of Hassan Mahassni.
“This association is of strategic importance to Dechert,” said Dechert CEO Daniel O’Donnell. “We are committed to enhancing our offering in the Middle East and in working with Hassan and his team.”
Founded by Hassan M.S. Mahassni in 1970, the Law Firm of Hassan Mahassni is one of the most prominent law firms in Saudi Arabia. Based in Jeddah, it has a large local and international practice focused on corporate, commercial and financial transactions, including joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions, banking, financial services, project finance and Islamic finance.
Mahassni has been consistently recognized locally and internationally as a major Saudi lawyer. His experience has helped shape the commercial landscape of Saudi Arabia, where he has formed various leading national companies.
He has built a formidable team of commercial lawyers around him, both in the transactional as well as litigation departments.
The firm’s project finance and commercial departments consistently advise on some of the most high profile projects in Saudi Arabia.
“We are very enthusiastic to join forces with the Mahassni firm,” said Chris Sioufi, who along with Gavin Watson, serves as co-managing partners of Dechert’s Dubai office and who has practiced in the region for more than a decade.
M. Marwan Shaheen and Yousef Saleh Husiki Al-Ghamdi are also partners in the Mahassni firm.
Led by partner Camille Abousleiman, Dechert has a market-leading capital markets practice in the emerging markets, especially the Middle East, with lawyers advising on both equity and debt transactions. In the first half of 2015, Dechert worked on significant capital markets transactions in Egypt and Tunisia, marking the return of both countries to the US markets.