HFW has moved to a larger office in Saudi Arabia to accommodate its expanding team.
The global firm has relocated its office to Tuwaiq Gate on King Fahad Road, one of the main transport axes in Riyadh and a key link between the south and north of the city. It was previously based in Olaya Towers on Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Road.
The new office has over double the personnel capacity of the firm’s old premises, according to a statement from the firm. It is housed in a fully operational development managed by Alidara Real Estate which has over 15,000Â square meters of office space. This development is also the first in Riyadh to feature outdoor air conditioning.
HFW said in the statement the new office “will accommodate and better serve the growing Riyadh team”.
HFW was part of a select group of international law firms licensed by the Saudi Ministry of Justice in November 2023. The Riyadh office now includes partners Abdulrahman Al-Ohaly, who leads the firm’s Riyadh office, Euan Pinkerton, Francesco Fiorilli, and Justin Whelan, who recently relocated from Abu Dhabi.
Al-Ohaly said: “This relocation is a significant milestone in our strategic plan to expand our operations and improve client services in the region. The increased size and enhanced facilities of our new premises will enable us to support our growing team—this demonstrates our firm’s commitment to the Kingdom and creating opportunities for both Saudi and non-Saudi lawyers, helping us better serve clients.”
HFW’s UAE managing partner, Yaman Al Hawamdeh, said: “Saudi Arabia is an extremely important market for HFW and our clients, and this relocation reflects both our significant expansion in Riyadh and our longstanding commitment to the region. This is the latest step in the firm’s ongoing efforts to generate an excellent and modern working environment across our global network, with the larger office space giving us the room that we will need as we continue to add leading talent at all levels.”
HFW is one of the fastest-growing law firms in the Middle East, with its revenue in the region increasing by more than 60% between 2022 and 2024. The firm has been in the Middle East since 2006 and has 22 partners and 62 lawyers across its offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait City, and Riyadh.
