Anas is a US qualified attorney and has practiced in Saudi Arabia for over 13 years where he advises local corporate and foreign investors on a wide array of corporate, commercial, employment, regulatory, and cross-border matters.

Anas’ practice ranges across multiple sectors and industries including, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, aviation and FMCG, where he leverages his language skills, knowledge of local market practices, and deep understanding of the Saudi legal and regulatory framework to provide clients with pragmatic legal advice and streamlined solutions to complex matters.

Anas has authored numerous articles on Saudi Arabian legal topics and is regularly recognized by leading international legal directories and publications such as Chambers and Partners, that recognize Anas for his “significant experience [assisting] both national and international clients with cross-border transactions and regulatory matters”.

Prior to joining the firm, Anas served as the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of a publicly listed insurance company in Saudi Arabia and as a Partner at Dentons, having founded and managed its Jeddah office.

Hana Al Khatib is a highly accomplished Partner with a strong legal background. She became a member of the Jordanian Bar Association in 2012. Hana’s expertise also extends to Legal Project Management, earning her certification through the IILPM in Australia in 2022. Throughout her career, she has excelled in litigation, arbitration, and general advisory services, skillfully guiding clients through various civil and commercial litigation matters and has acted on several high-profile, high-value cases in the UAE.

Hana is highly experienced in employment related matters, and helps clients from various sectors with their day to day issues arising in the workplace, including onboarding processes, Emiratization rules, applicability and interpretation of employment laws and regulations, termination procedures, non-compete and non-disclosure agreements, pensions, end of service, and arbitrary dismissals, in addition to supporting HR and legal departments in developing policies and handbooks in line with the applicable laws.

Hana has extensive experience in bankruptcy and insolvency, working on high level complex cases in the Middle East.

Hana is also the MENA Regional Coordinator at the International Association for Young Lawyers (AIJA) and delivered several trainings and seminars in UAE and outside UAE on Labor laws, MeToo movement, unlawful competition by employees, UAE Labor law amendments in 2022, and discrimination in the workplace.

Ed is a Commercial Disputes partner and CEDR Accredited Mediator, with over 30 years’ experience of acting for clients across a range of sectors including, Wholesale and Private Banking, Wealth, AMIF, REF, Health & Life Sciences, Defence and Aviation. He has a particular focus on commercial and civil fraud claims arising from or into the UAE, Switzerland and CIS. He is regularly instructed to conduct internal investigations into FS regulatory and suspected corrupt payments issues.

Clients see Ed as a relentless, 'leave no stone unturned' litigator. However, it is not Ed’s style to shout loudly in correspondence or be needlessly aggressive to opposing counsel – neither of which impress or persuade. Instead, he has the experience to know when to step back from the 'noise' and which points to take or concede.

Ed has been a leading voice for the disputes profession. He was elected President of the London Solicitors Litigation Association in 2016, an association which represents the interests of over 3500 litigation solicitors. In that capacity, Ed has been responsible for driving several civil procedural reforms affecting the Business & Property Courts, working alongside members of the judiciary, including the Shorter and Flexible Trials Scheme (STS) in 2016 and the new rules on Disclosure (Practice Direction 57AD) in 2019, which now apply to the majority of commercial cases proceeding in the B&PC of England & Wales.

In 2018, Ed was elected Council Member for the Law Society of England & Wales (representing the City of London), and is a committee member of the City of London Law Society. He is regularly invited to speak at and chair industry conferences on a range of topics of substantive and professional interest.

Ed is ranked by the directories as a "Leading Partner" for Civil Fraud, Tier 1 and described as "a star litigator" "client-focused and a highly experienced litigator with great judgement" "who combines excellent knowledge of the law with a real understanding of the commercial drivers of cases"

Ed qualified as a solicitor in 1997 and joined the firm in 2012, having previously worked at Clifford Chance and one other leading City firm.

Georgina has been based in the Middle East since 2013 and advises on commercial dispute resolution, cross border enforcement and both domestic and international arbitration.

Georgina advises on complex cross border disputes, cross-jurisdictional contractual disputes, issues arising under shareholder and joint venture agreements and wide-ranging disputes concerning commercial contracts. Georgina also assists clients in managing disputes and minimising the need to resort to formal legal proceedings where possible.

The majority of Georgina’s practice involves acting for corporates and financial institutions in international commercial arbitration across the MENA region and globally. She is experienced in advising and acting on cases involving multi-jurisdictional issues.

Prior to joining Al Tamimi & Company, Georgina was a senior associate at Charles Russell Speechlys where she gained vast experience in cross-border disputes, in both arbitration and litigation forums.

Georgina is recognised by leading legal publications as a Rising Star (Legal500) and is an Associate to watch (Chambers).