Haifa began her career with the firm as a Trainee Associate before completing her LLM at Duke University School of Law, where she was recognised on the Dean’s List. She rejoined the firm as an Associate and has since progressed to Senior Associate, consistently demonstrating outstanding legal expertise, commercial acumen and a strong commitment to client service.

Haifa has established herself as a key member of our Corporate and ECM team, advising on a broad range of high-profile local, regional and cross-border transactions. Her experience spans public and private M&A, joint ventures, private equity, IPOs and other equity capital markets transactions, as well as regulatory and general corporate advisory matters. She has played an important role in advising leading clients on complex and landmark deals across the Kingdom.

Haifa’s promotion reflects the firm’s continued commitment to developing exceptional Saudi talent and strengthening its market-leading Corporate and Equity Capital Markets practice in line with the Kingdom’s rapidly evolving legal and business landscape.

Dr. Fahad Abuhimed, Managing Partner, commented:

"Haifa’s promotion to Counsel is a testament to her dedication, technical excellence and the significant contributions she has made to the firm and our clients. She has consistently demonstrated strong leadership and sound judgement, and we are delighted to see her take this next step in her career."

Mansoor Alhagbani, Partner and Head of Capital Markets, added:

"Haifa has been an integral part of our Corporate and ECM practice, advising on some of the most complex and high-profile transactions in the market. Her depth of expertise, commercial awareness and ability to manage sophisticated mandates make her a trusted adviser to clients and a key member of our team. We look forward to her continued success as Counsel."