Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) today announced that Mohammed Al Eshaikh has joined the firm as a partner in its corporate practice based in Riyadh.
Al Eshaikh has joined from AS&H Clifford Chance, where he was most recently a senior associate.
His practice spans a broad range of corporate and commercial matters comprising equity capital markets, corporate governance, restructuring, and general corporate transactions. In particular, he advises on joint venture, corporate regulatory and M&A transactions.
Mike Flockhart, managing partner, corporate, UK and EMEA at HSF Kramer, said: “Mohammed joins us at a time of tremendous global growth and opportunity for our firm as the newly combined Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. His strengths across corporate/M&A transactions will enhance our offering to Middle East clients across key cross-continental geographical corridors.”
The newly-merged firm has also undergone a recent management reshuffle in the region, appointing Sarosh Mewawalla as joint managing partner. He relocated to the firm’s Riyadh office from Dubai in early 2025 to lead the firm’s strategy in the region, alongside Stuart Paterson.
Energy partner Danila Logofet also relocated to the firm’s Riyadh office from Dubai in early 2025.
Mewawalla said: “The addition of Mohammed to our Riyadh corporate team shows our commitment to operating as one of the leading international firms in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His impressive skillset strengthens our domestic Saudi law capabilities and supports the interconnectivity of our teams across our Middle East offices. We warmly welcome Mohammed to the firm.”
HSF Kramer has an established presence in the region, operating for more than 40 years. The firm has over 30 lawyers across two offices in Dubai and Riyadh.
Recent highlight matters led by the firm’s Middle East corporate practice include advising Zain Group and its subsidiary TASC Towers Holding on negotiations with Ooredoo to combine their mobile telecommunicator tower portfolios; advising on the AI joint venture of global telecoms giants e&, Singtel, SoftBank Corp, SK Telecom, and Deutsche Telekom; and advising Marex Group on its acquisition of Aarna Capital Limited.
HSF Kramer was formed in June 2025 through the combination of Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin, creating a firm with 2,700 lawyers spanning 26 offices.
AS&H Clifford Chance is a joint venture that operates as a separate entity to Clifford Chance in Saudi Arabia.
