Pillsbury to Open Riyadh Post by Partnering With Past Associate

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman plans to open an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia through a partnership with one of its former associates.

Pillsbury AlArfaj, as the firm will be known, will operate after its license is approved, Pillsbury said in a statement. Khalid AlArfaj, managing partner at Saudi firm AlArfaj & Partners, will join the new firm after the approval, according to Pillsbury.

“Saudi Arabia’s economy continues its rapid ascent,” Nadia Barazi, a London-based Pillsbury partner who leads the Middle East practice, said in the statement. “The opportunities available to companies and investors there are multiplying just as quickly.”

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