Overview:

Founder and Chairman:   Dr. Talal A. Al Ghazzawi

Western Province, Senior Managing Partner:  Dr. Belal T. Al Ghazzawi

Eastern & Central Province, Managing Partner: Hussam T. Al Ghazzawi

Practice Areas: energy and infrastructure l corporate l finance l dispute resolution l real estate l tax l insurance l intellectual property l privatisation l environment

Regional offices, Saudi Arabia: Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh

Al-Ghazzawi Professional Association (GPA) is a leading Saudi full-service law firm with a strong regional and international profile.  GPA was established in 1969 by Dr. Talal Amin Al Ghazzawi, the current Chairman of GPA. 

Subsequently,  Dr. Belal T. Al Ghazzawi and Mr. Hussam T. Al Ghazzawi joined as partners and elevated the Association into an internationally recognised fully-fledged law firm.  The firm now has approximately 30 lawyers spread across offices in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. 

GPA enjoys an enviable reputation for commitment to providing quality legal advice to clients and delivering international service standards.  The firm is highly experienced having acted on some of the largest transactions and projects in the region.

GPA represents and advises many of the largest domestic and multinational corporations operating in the region including a large number of Fortune 500 companies.  Our lawyers respect and understand the cultural nuances of doing business in the region and continue to provide clients with valuable assistance in navigating the local regulatory, legal and business processes.  

With the fast-growing demand across the Middle East for international energy and projects expertise allied with GPA’s full-service law capability in corporate, finance and dispute resolution work,   GPA is the first port of call for advice on all aspects of international law and Shari’ah compliance in the region.

In April 2008, GPA formed an exclusive association with Herbert Smith LLP, an international law firm based in London with 1300 lawyers.  There are now three  Herbert Smith lawyers based permanently in GPA’s Jeddah office, a further  Herbert Smith lawyer in Dammam and a partner in Riyadh.

In the MENA region and beyond, teams of lawyers from GPA and Herbert Smith now provide clients with a seamless service.  We place great emphasis on the genuine nature of our association with Herbert Smith and are – we believe – justifiably proud of the superior service which consequently we are able to deliver to our clients.