Hosam Ibn Ghaith
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Hosam Ibn Ghaith

Partner

Hosam is Managing Partner of Saudi Arabia.

Hosam specializes in Saudi corporate and commercial law across a range of sectors including petrochemicals and energy, financial institutions, and private capital.

Hosam's clients include government entities, national and multinational corporations, and financial institutions, and he has spent his career advising on complex, high-value transactions and disputes in Saudi Arabia.

Hosam has also served as General Counsel at the investment management arm of a Saudi Arabian government agency, giving him an exceptionally client-centric and commercial approach.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • The arrangers and dealers on the establishment of Saudi Aramco’s debut sukuk programme and the issuance of the first series thereunder.
  • A group of financial institutions as joint lead managers in connection with the SAR3.9bn sukuk issue by the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri).
  • Dussur on a SAR1bn (USD267m) joint venture agreement with a multinational conglomerate to build gas turbines in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • The mandated lead arrangers on a SAR9bn redrawable facility for the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden).
  • The Saudi Arabian Football Federation on its landmark SAR1bn broadcasting deal with the MBC Group.

Qualifications

Admissions

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia bar admission

New York State bar admission 

 

Academic

Juris Doctor, University of California - Davis School of Law, 2009

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder (Distinction), 2004

Languages

Arabic, English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.