Biography

Saud is an Associate in the Regional Compliance, Investigations & White-Collar Crime practice. He is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and assists the team on cross jurisdictions matters. He advises clients on complex matters with a particular focus on criminal and financial crime cases.

His recent experience includes conducting investigations, assisting clients with fraud and embezzlement cases, extradition matters, and challenging INTERPOL Red Notices, in addition to advising on anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, anti-bribery and corruption regulatory compliance.

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Recent Experience

  • Guiding international financial institutions in conducting a gap analysis and AML/CFT compliance review to ensure alignment with the Saudi Central Bank regulations and Capital Market Authority.
  • Representing a Saudi Company owned by the government in a defamation case against one of previous board members.
  • Assisting a Saudi Ministry with multiple investigations against employees involved in fraudulent schemes.
  • Representing private and public entities in embezzlement and breach of trust cases and successfully recovered the embezzled amounts.
  • Assisting a mixed limited liability construction company in filing claims with the Public Prosecutor in Saudi Arabia against a shareholder for forgery and leaking confidential documents to achieve personal gain.
  • Conducting investigations for a Saudi government-owned company into allegations against the CEO and the CFO, including but limited to forgery and conflict of interest.
  • Handling matters related to INTERPOL Red Notices, including preparing and submitting requests to local authorities, drafting memoranda for submission to the INTERPOL National Central Bureau, Public Prosecution as necessary, and liaising with Public Relations companies for media campaigns on crisis management.
  • Assisting clients in the recovery of millions of dollars arising from a large-scale fraud scheme in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman.

Language(s)

  • English
  • Arabic

Education

2021 -Bachelor of Laws, Prince Sultan University

2024 – Master of Laws, Indiana University

Admission

2025- Lawyer, Saudi Arabia