In the 2008 edition of the Chambers Global guide, King & Spalding was consistently ranked among the top law firms practicing in the Middle East. The firm received high marks for practices in the following areas:Middle East Corporate/ CommercialMiddle East Islamic FinanceSaudi Arabia Corporate/ CommercialU.A.E. Banking & FinanceU.A.E. Corporate/ Commercial practicesProjects & Energyn addition, Jawad Ali, Isam Salah, Nabil Issa and Philip Weems were all recognized as leading practitioners in their fields.In addition to its office in Dubai, King & Spalding has established an affiliation with a Saudi Arabian lawyer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, allowing the firm to more easily handle work for Saudi clients and Saudi-related transactions.For more than 20 years, King & Spalding lawyers have been handling client matters in the Arabian Gulf region, which includes the highest concentration of the firm's clients outside the United States.
