Awarded our firm the ‘Saudi Arabia Client Service Award’, 2021
Chambers Global
Ranked Band 1 for the 12th straight year for Middle East Investment Funds, 2010-2022
Chambers Global
Ranked Tier 1 Law Firm UAE Investment Funds for the 7th straight year, 2014-2021
The Legal 500
Ranked Tier 1 for Capital Markets and Corporate/M&A in Saudi Arabia, 2021
The Legal 500
“Esteemed Islamic finance practice with particular experience in advising investment funds on Shari'a-compliant investments and financing mandates”, 2021
Chambers Global
Ranked Band 1 in UAE Construction for the 4th straight year, 2018-2021
Chambers Global
Awarded “Cross-Border Deal of the Year” and “M&A, Equity and IPO Deal of the Year”, 2020.
Islamic Finance News
Ranked Tier 2 Real Estate, Banking and Finance, Projects and Energy Practices in Saudi Arabia, 2021
Legal 500 EMEA
Ranked Tier 2 Real Estate, Commercial, Corporate and M&A Practices in the UAE, 2021
Legal 500 EMEA
Ranked for FinTech in the UAE, 2021
Chambers Global
“Strong and respected team active on domestic and cross-border mandates”, 2021
Chambers Global
“King & Spalding's projects and energy practice comprises highly rated teams in the USA, Asia, the Middle East and Europe.”, 2021
Chambers Global
“Premier international practice routinely called upon to handle sophisticated commercial arbitration and investor-state disputes. King & Spalding has a strong footprint in arbitration hubs in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.”, 2021
Chambers Global
“Premier team with long-standing expertise in the investment funds arena. Acknowledged for assisting with funds matters across the region, and has particular strength in relation to Saudi Arabia.”, 2021
Chambers Global
“First-rate practice with particular expertise in non-contentious construction. Frequently sought out to assist with a broad spectrum of transactional mandates. Known for its expertise in utilities projects, particularly those relating to water and district cooling, as well as renewable energy schemes.”, 2021
Chambers Global
Ranked Band 2 for Capital Markets, Banking & Finance, Corporate/Commercial practices in Saudi Arabia, 2021
Chambers Global
“A broad and diverse utilities team, active on PPPs. Has an especially strong Saudi Arabian practice, with further experience of matters in Oman and the UAE.”, 2021
Chambers Global
“From the UAE, the team has developed a particularly strong reputation for handling cross-border mandates relating to the construction, real estate and energy spheres. The firm's banking practice is also highly international, offering high-profile clients support on a range of cross-border issues, including project and Islamic finance issues.”, 2021
Chambers Global
“Has an in-depth understanding of joint ventures in the real estate sector”, 2021
Chambers Global
“Maintains a distinguished offering in two key GCC markets: Saudi Arabia and the UAE”, 2021
Chambers Global
“Robust group, regularly engaged by private equity firms in regard to high-value buyouts in Saudi Arabia. Also active on a range of corporate restructurings, and highly experienced acting for clients in the technology and healthcare sectors. Equally well versed assisting with joint ventures on behalf of energy, construction and defence companies.”, 2021
Chambers Global
Ranked in the International & Cross-Border Capabilities Spotlight Table , 2021
Chambers Global
Ranked Band 2 Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance practice Global-wide for the 6th straight year, 2021
Chambers Global
Awarded “MENA Solar Deal of the Year”, 2020
Project Finance International
Awarded “MENA Power Deal of the Year”, 2020
IJGlobal
Awarded Asset Management and Investment Funds, Fintech and Capital Markets Firm of the Year, 2019
Islamic Finance News
Selected as the "Best Law Firm for Asset Management", 2014 - 2016, 2019
Islamic Finance News
Awarded "Middle East and Africa Renewable Deal of the Year", 2019
IJGlobal
Awarded Most Innovative Deal of the Year, 2019
Islamic Finance News
Awarded "Middle East and Africa Renewable Deal of the Year", 2019
Project Finance International (PFI)
Named "Best Onshore Law Firm", 2018
MENA Fund Manager Awards
Best Advisory Firm for Fund Structuring, 2016 - 2018
MENA Fund Manager
King & Spalding was selected as the "Law Firm of the Year" (2017-2018) and "Private Equity Law Firm of the Year" (2018)
Islamic Finance News
Named "M&A Team of the Year" and "M&A Deal of the Year", 2018
IFLR1000
Named "Arbitration, Insolvency and Restructuring Firm of the Year", 2018
Islamic Finance News
Ranked among top three law firms for project finance deals in North Africa and the Middle East, 2016
IJGlobal
One of the 22 most valued law firms within the energy sector, 2016
The Legal 500 - Client Intelligence Report
Top 15 construction practices in the world, 2015
Who’s Who Legal