Lawyer and legal lecturer
– Hold a Bachelor of Laws from the Faculty of Law – Mansoura University 2004
– Hold a diploma in private law and a diploma in judicial studies
– Hold a master’s degree in law from the Faculty of Law – Mansoura University 2016
– Member of the Egyptian Bar Association since 2005
– Member of the Arab lawyers union
– Member of the Association of Young Arbitrators of the International Chamber of Commerce (formerly)
– Worked as a freelance lawyer from 2004 joying ALF, in addition to preparing researches & studies in various legal disciplines.
– Worked as a legal advisor for many companies, establishments and NGOs
– Lecturer and author in the field of international commercial arbitration
Hamdan has a long history of experience in contracts, and especially in buyers’ and administrative contracts. His vast experience in technology, telecommunication, tenders, buyers’ contracts, as well as healthcare contracts has given him a wide vision of contract formation and drafting in Saudi. He has been selected to be a member of International Association for Contract and Commercial Management in the Kingdom.
– He has a spent a long time in one of the leading telecommunication companies in Saudi, until he was assigned as vice manager of the procurements sector in the company; in which he has led his team with the experience he’s gained, and got assigned as general executive manager to the procurement sector after just a short while of taking his previous position. He has excellent negotiation skills, and is bilingual in Arabic and English languages. Hamdan also has many qualifications, and more than one educational degree in Law and English language.
Asaem is an Associate in the Corporate and Litigation practice. His area of expertise includes criminal law, real estate and labour law in KSA. He advises clients on various litigation matters, including corporate cases, real estate disputes, debt recovery and IP related cases. Aseam has a vast experience in the field of liquidation and dissolution of several corporate entities in Saudi Arabia, and is well knowledged in Bankruptcy regulations. Aseam helped several foreign entities in setting up their businesses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Asaem used to advise our clients on food and drug area toward the regulations of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA).
Asaem holds an LLM in Corporate Law and Finance from Widener University Delaware Law School and is bilingual in Arabic and English.
Abdulrahman is an Associate in the Litigation practice, Abdulrahman is experienced with the formation of foreign investment joint venture. Abdulrahman is involved in several aspects of litigation before different courts in Saudi Arabia and is proficient in many legal matters including commercial cases, labor cases and real estate cases.
Abdulrahman holds an LLB in Law.
Reem Binmouamar is a Junior Associate who holds LLB in commercial law. Her level of experience in various aspects of which the firm works on, including legal drafting of contracts, legal research, local and foreign company formation as well as liquidation, IP laws, and more.
Abdullah is the Founder and Managing Partner of ALF LAW FIRM PLLC. He is a seasoned Saudi lawyer specialized in business, foreign investment laws and IP law. With over 19 years of experience (since 2001) both as in-house counsel in various governmental bodies and as a lawyer and accredited arbitrator in private practice . He has set up his own law firm in Riyadh in 2006, following his resignation from his position as Public Prosecutor and as a member of the judicial committee in charge of adjudicating disputes relating to commercial instruments within the Saudi Ministry of Commerce and he currently focuses his practice on litigating intellectual property and aviation cases and advising Saudi and foreign companies on their legal affairs from their establishment and throughout their lifetime.
He also undertakes a lot of M&A work and advises companies on the divestiture of their assets and shares.
He enjoys a great deal of experience preparing and negotiating commercial, construction, contracting and government procurement contracts.
Abdullah has represented several high profile Saudi and foreign companies in court with a high rate of success in various matters (IP, Aviation, disputes between shareholders and between shareholders and the board of directors, debt recovery, public procurement cases in accordance with the provisions of the Saudi public Procurement Act, etc…).
He handled a lot of matters pertaining to commercial instruments (checks, letters of exchange, promissory notes, etc…) benefiting from his experience as a former member of the judicial committee having jurisdiction over commercial instruments’ disputes, as well as disputes relating to financial instruments, labor disputes, real estate cases (including a host of cases relating to leases and development projects) as well as cases of unfair competition.
Founding Partner
ALF Law Firm
Over 14 years in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abdullah proceeded to set up his law firm under the name of ALANEZI LAW FIRM using ALF as a registered trademark, and that was following his resignation from the Saudi Ministry of Commerce where he held a judicial position in the committee adjudicating disputes relating to commercial instruments. He has intended from the start that his practice will be business oriented and focused on advising Saudi and foreign investors in their commercial endeavours. is currently involved in a full scale restructuring of the firm designed to meet international industry standards that will enable him in the foreseeable future to tie up with a reputable regional and international law firm interested in investing in Saudi Arabia.
Legal Advisor
SPIMACO
August 2006 – May 2010 Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia In this position, Abdullah supervised the registration of the company’s trademarks, logos, patents and other types of intellectual property rights. He prepared, reviewed and negotiated supply agreements, insurance policies and a host of other labor, lease and non-disclosure agreements.
He also handled the incorporation of the company’s local subsidiaries and liaised with outside counsel with regards to lawsuits filed by or against the company. He also worked extensively on amending the articles of association of the company and its subsidiaries and in his position he interfaced extensively with the Saudi Ministry of commerce and Industry, the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority, the Saudi Ministry of labor, the Saudi Ministry of Health, the Saudi Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as the administrative court.
During his tenure at SPIMACO, Abdullah prepared legal opinions on a wide variety of topics thus assisting the company to operate in accordance with Saudi laws and regulations and also handled several significant court cases on its behalf.
Public Prosecutor & Legal Advisor
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
March 2002 – July 2006 Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in those positions, Abdullah supervised the review of commercial agencies agreements including distributorship and franchise agreements. He studied, requests of companies registration, applications for trademark registration and prosecuted cases on behalf of the Ministry in relation to objections filed against decisions rejecting or accepting such applications and reviewed trademark license and assignment agreements.
He was appointed by the Minister of Commerce by virtue of Ministerial Decree No. 4711 dated November 17th, 2003 as public prosecutor entrusted with the prosecution of all administrative cases pertaining to trademark registration applications and other relevant cases filed by or against the Ministry.
He was also appointed by virtue of Ministerial Decree No.4718 dated July 17th, 2005 as legal advisor entrusted with adjudicating cases in matters of commercial instruments (checks, promissory notes etc…).
He was also appointed by virtue of ministerial Decree No.9191 dated August11th, 2005 as public prosecutor and tasked with prosecuting violations of the Commercial Registry Law and its Implementing Regulations.
Abdullah holds a L.L.M degrees in in Corporate Law and Finance from Delaware Law School – Widener University, and L.LM degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of King Abdulaziz University. Abdullah is fluent in Arabic and English.
Jassem Dahmashi is a Partner in the Litigation Department of our team. Jassem has over 10 years of experience in the litigation field.
Jassem provides legal advice on all matters related to contracts and procedures related to public, commercial, labor, administrative and trademark issues, as well as in tax and customs disputes.
He also has extensive experience in corporate and individual cases with Saudi Customs, and legal representation at the Riggae and Salmi border crossings.
Jassem is a graduate of Cairo University. He has taken arbitration courses as well as diplomatic relations courses. He also speaks Arabic and English fluently and is a member of the Saudi Bar Association.
Lujain is a Senior Associate in our corporate department. She has a vast experience in corporate law in KSA. Her experience includes advising foreign investments, incorporating local and foreign companies, M&As, Liquidation and providing legal consultations in different fields of law. Such as, labour, commercial pledges,IP, tourism, construction and engineering, energy, franchise and distribution, and audiovisual media practices in KSA. Lujain had incorporated a number of joint ventures by providing services prior to the incorporation in advising the clients on the best structure to move forward with, drafting shareholders agreements, and all other requisite documentation as required by the KSA government. Also providing services during and after the incorporation process. She also specializes in contracts compliance to KSA laws. In addition, Lujain has a fair experience in commercial litigation in the Kingdom.
Prior to joining ALF, Lujain worked for couple of international law firms etc. Holman Fenwick Willan – HFW. Lujain holds an L.L.M in commercial law from Prince Sultan University, and is fluent in Arabic and English. She also is intermediate in Turkish.
Mona is an Associate in the Corporate team, her area of expertise includes commercial, corporate, labour and bankruptcy law. She has previously co-assisted in establishing various foreign investment corporations in Saudi Arabia, she has experience in advising commercial entities on various legal and regulatory matters in Saudi Arabia. Mona has advised several local, foreign and GCC entities bankruptcy and insolvency related matters.
Prior to joining ALF, Mona worked for a private law firm where she developed knowledge and experience in litigation before commercial, labour and general courts in Saudi Arabia. Mona did her internship in one of the well-known international law firms.
Mona holds an L.L.B from Prince Sultan University, and is fluent in Arabic and English.