Zayd AlathariNorton Rose Affiliate Poaches Top IP Lawyer from Saudi Chemicals Giant
The new hire joins as a partner from Saudi Basic Industries Corporation - one of the kingdom's largest businesses and a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco.
July 21, 2020 at 10:29 AM
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Norton Rose Fulbright has hired an intellectual property specialist from Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), one of the kingdom's largest corporations, the firm announced.
Zayd Alathari joins the Mohammed Al-Ghamdi Law Firm, Norton Rose's Saudi associate firm, in Riyadh, as a partner, after he led SABIC's IP initiatives as its senior manager and IP counsel for the Middle East and Africa.
SABIC is a major multinational chemicals company, and is a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco – one of the world's larges businesses.
During his SABIC career, Alathari led a team that supported SABIC's Middle East and Africa manufacturing teams and its global technology and innovation teams for the chemical, agri-nutrients and metal business in the U.S., Europe, Middle East, China and India, the firm said in a statement.
"Zayd possesses a broad range of IP experience with more than two decades split between a multinational corporation and a large law firm," said Tim Kenny, Norton Rose's global head of intellectual property. "When combined with Norton Rose Fulbright's global platform, Zayd's versatility and perspective will benefit our clients and their businesses worldwide."
Before joining SABIC in 2012, Alathari spent almost 14 years at Venable LLP in Washington DC, the last nine of them as a registered patent attorney.
"Zayd is an accomplished leader who excelled in managing SABIC's comprehensive intellectual property portfolio," said Mohammed Al-Ghamdi, partner-in-charge of Norton Rose's Riyadh office. "He is well connected to major corporations in Saudi Arabia and respected throughout the Middle East."
Norton Rose closed its Dubai office for two weeks in June on recurrence of COVID-19 concerns, while in May, it appointed a new partner to its Dubai banking and projects teams.
Still, business in the region has persevered. Earlier this year, energy concern Saudi Aramco bought 70% of SABIC for $69 billion, the kingdom's biggest ever acquisition.
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