Kirkland & Ellis has announced the promotion of Husni Almousli to the firm’s partnership in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is one of 200 new partners across the US firm’s global offices.
Almousli moved from London earlier this year to lead the capital solutions and financial restructuring practice in Riyadh.
He joined Kirkland in May 2022, prior to which he worked at Latham & Watkins in London for nearly five years.
He advises debtors, creditors, investors, sovereigns, and sovereign wealth funds on a range of financial instruments as well as restructuring and special situations transactions.
The majority of the new partners are based in the US, with five promotions in Austin; 10 in the Bay Area; four in Boston; 26 in Chicago, where the firm is headquartered; 10 in Dallas; six in Hong Kong; 19 in Houston; 25 in London; 18 in Los Angeles; five in Miami; three in Munich; one in Paris; 44 in New York; six in Salt Lake City; and 17 in Washington D.C. The appointments are effective from October 1.
Kirkland opened its first Middle East office and regional headquarters in Riyadh in October 2023. Since then it has grown to over 20 legal professionals, with core specialisms including corporate, capital markets, projects, and restructuring. It recently launched a construction practice in Riyadh, led by construction and projects partner James Clark.
Speaking to Law Middle East this summer, the firm’s Middle East head, Kamran Bajwa, said his focus is to “build the best law firm culture and brand in the Kingdom”.
