Most recently, she served as General Counsel at Hassana Investment Company, partnering with the CEO and Board on stakeholder engagement and legal risk management, and leading the legal and compliance functions.

Her work spans structuring and negotiating M&A deals, fund investments, investment management agreements, and brokerage and custody arrangements, as well as advising on general corporate matters, portfolio management matters and regulatory compliance.

Earlier in her career in private practice, Shaima advised on joint ventures, private M&A, foreign direct investment into the Kingdom, competition law, corporate structuring, and licensing solutions with regulatory authorities, including a secondment to a global tech giant in Riyadh. She also supported on landmark transactions and initiatives for a range of international and regionally head-quartered companies from a broad range of sectors.