Euan Pinkerton joins the firm’s Riyadh base after three years with Baker Botts.
Euan Pinkerton is a finance expert hired by HFW to launch an on-the-ground transactional offering in Riyadh.
He becomes the UK firm’s third full-time partner to be based in Riyadh since it entered the city through an association with local firm Mohammed Al Khiliwi in 2019, which is led by name partner Al Khiliwi. Pinkerton will also work with insurance partner John Barlow, who splits his time between Riyadh and Dubai.
Pinkerton joined Baker Botts’ Riyadh-based team in 2018, has previously been a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills and White & Case. He specialises in conventional and Islamic finance, corporate matters and financial regulation, as well as on the procurement, development and financing of large-scale projects.
With more than 20 years of experience, including a decade living and working full-time in Saudi Arabia, Pinkerton has built up his practice to cover a range of sectors including infrastructure, energy, petrochemicals, aerospace, defence, transportation and manufacturing.
HFW said Pinkerton’s hire feeds into its wider strategy of building out its global transactional platform to complement its litigation and dispute resolution practices. The firm has added 22 transactional partners to its international network since Pinkerton’s arrival in 2018, including additions to its offices in Abu Dhabi, London, Monaco, Paris, Riyadh, Shanghai and Singapore.
Welcoming Pinkerton’s arrival, Alistair Mackie, HFW’s global corporate head, said the firm considers Saudi Arabia as a “key jurisdiction” for the further development of its business in the Middle East.
“Euan is one of the most experienced projects and transactional lawyers in Saudi Arabia, and we’re very pleased to welcome him to HFW,” he added.
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