HSF Kramer adds corporate partner in Riyadh

Mohammed Al Eshaikh joins the firm 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, while energy partner Danila Logofet also relocated to the firm’s Riyadh office from Dubai in earlier this year. 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.

Joint managing partner Sarosh 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.

The firm’s Middle East corporate practice recently advised Zain Group and its subsidiary TASC Towers Holding on negotiations with Ooredoo to combine their mobile telecommunication tower portfolios, advised on the AI joint venture of global telecoms giants e&, Singtel, SoftBank Corp, SK Telecom, and Deutsche Telekom, and also advised Marex Group on its acquisition of Aarna Capital Limited.