Wissam Hachem made a presentation addressing legal aspects in Saudi Arabia, and the firm held a dinner reception for delegates

The U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC) has successfully concluded its first business development mission of the year in which representatives from seven companies visited Dammam and Riyadh from January 15-18, 2012. 

Article prepared by Sahar Saad, published in Global Reference Guide: Infrastructure  2011 - Financier Worldwide Magazine 

TOTAL SEABORNE TRADE has increased exponentially over the past 50 years, today account­ing for 90 percent of goods produced and consumed worldwide. Indeed, shipping has become the backbone of international trade and a key component of the global economy.

Article prepared by Ziad El-Khoury and Rasha Mortada, published in Global Reference Guide: Mergers & Acquisitions 2011 - Financier Worldwide Magazine 

Lebanon boasts a dynamic emerging market, a free-enterprise economy, and a laissez faire commercial tradition providing a fertile environment for growth in mergers and acquisitions.

In its second major expansion in less than a year, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey combines on 1 October 2011 with the Perth-based partnership of one of Western Australia’s oldest and most progressive law firms. The combination significantly expands Squire Sanders’ presence in the fast-growing Asia Pacific market.

EK Partners and Al-Enezee Legal Counsel in association with Squire Sanders & Dempsey is pleased to sponsor the 2011 "Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Healthcare Infrastructure Finance & Investment Summit," taking place October 10-11 in Riyadh. 

At 9:30 a.m. on October 11, Squire Sanders partner Kevin T. Connor will speak on the panel “Public Private Partnership (PPP) Solutions in Health Infrastructure – The Way Ahead.”

Article prepared by Kevin Connor, published in the Legal Week website - September 2011

Squire Sanders' Kevin Connor says that despite turmoil in the region, Saudi Arabia's economy has remained stable and robust, in part due to initiatives launched by a forward-thinking monarch. 

Financier Worldwide moderates a discussion on current trends in cross-border M&A between Jeremy Cohen at SNR Denton, Kevin T. Connor at Squire Sanders and Andrew R. Brownstein at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

EK Partners & Al-Enezee Legal Counsel in association with Squire Sanders sponsored the "WEPower 2011", from 14th – 16th May 2011 in Dhahran International Exhibition Centre, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Last month EK Partners & Al-Enezee Legal counsel in association with Squire Sanders & Dempsey sponsored WEPower 2011 Conference & Exhibition, Saudi Arabia’s largest Water, Electricity & Power generation conference & exhibition. The annual event took place in Dammam, the industrial heart of the Kingdom, and home to large scale water and power project developments.

Article prepared by Dale Stephenson, Carol Welu and Paul Oxnard, published the Financier Worldwide May 2011 Issue.

While the Arab world has a rich history of using arbitration to address a wide range of disputes, more recent experience in the latter part of the 20th Century has often been unsatisfactory for both local and foreign parties relying on arbitration to fairly resolve commercial disagreements.

Article prepared by Kevin T. Connor and published the Financier Worldwide April 2011 Issue.

The historic and far-reaching changes and events unfolding in the Middle East and North Africa have rattled investor confidence in the region and driven up the price of oil.