Majed Alzaben

Full Profile

Majed is an associate working in the corporate group of our Riyadh office. Majed is admitted to practice in Saudi Arabia as well as in New York State. 

Majed advises clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters as well as renders advice on regulatory and compliance matters. He also drafts, reviews and revises different types of contracts. 

Prior to joining Clyde & Co, Majed was practicing in the corporate, commercial and dispute resolution practice areas at a large-sized law firm in the region. Majed had also gained experience working in a governmental investigatory entity where he participated in, and eventually led, the investigation team. 

Majed holds an LL.B in Islamic Law from Saudi Arabia, and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) and an LL.M from the United States. 

Experience

• Drafting and reviewing a variety of contracts, including sale and purchase agreements, service agreements, hotel management agreements and confidentiality agreements
• Conducting due diligence and efficiently and effectively reviewing documents, identifying potential risks, and providing advice to clients
• Advising on various types of commercial transactions and corporate matters
• Advising on complex M&A transactions involving multiple parties, including the reviewing, drafting and negotiating of transactional documents
• Advising JSCs on the Capital Market Authority Law and Regulations
• Advising on anti-money laundering and anti-corruption matters
• Advising LLCs and JSCs on matters related to the Companies Law and Regulations 
• Advising on government-tendered projects including advising on the Government and Procurement Tenders Law, the Non-Oil Revenue Regulations, and the Private Sector Participation Law
• Advising on the establishment of a government sponsored fund 
• Advised on the sale of shares of a joint venture, which includes negotiating and drafting of a series of agreements and transactional documents
• Drafted and reviewed employment contracts for a major regional company
• Drafted an agreement for the operation and maintenance of a large shopping mall
• Negotiated and drafted a settlement agreement resolving a dispute between a multinational entity and one of its contractors
• Drafted a share purchase agreement covering the sale of an agricultural business
• Advised on a high volume of disputes filed against an international investment company in relation to its multi-billion USD investment fund
• Rendered advice to a major Oil & Gas entity in relation to corporate and dispute matters
• Advised on disputes and represented entities before various types of courts and committees