US-based firm Maalouf Ashford & Talbot has opened in Saudi Arabia after establishing an association with Saudi-admitted Dr Mohammed Al-Sunbusi, who will anchor the office.

The 20-lawyer firm, which has offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Boston, will advise on international trade & finance matters involving the Middle-East, including oil & gas transactions, international securities offerings, project finance, M&A and international banking matters.

The move makes Maalouf Ashford, by ALB’s count, the 20th international firm to enter the lucrative Saudi legal market. A full table of international law firms, and their alliance partners appears below.