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Latham & Watkins has hired capital markets partner Sami Al-Louzi from Vinson & Elkins to be based in the firm's Riyadh and Dubai offices.

Al-Louzi specialises in M&A, capital markets, privatisation, and project finance. He has advised clients from the financial services, securities, infrastructure, healthcare, and telecommunications sectors in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the UAE.

“Sami’s arrival further strengthens our practice in the Middle East, including our focus on advising emerging regional companies on a wide range of corporate matters,” said  Villiers Terblanche, managing partner of Latham’s Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Doha offices, in a statement.

Al-Louzi’s hire means Latham now has two partners in Riyadh, and six in Dubai.

Latham & Watkins practises in Saudi Arabia in association with the Law Office of Salman Al-Sudairi.

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