How can Alalim Legal help you?
Practice Areas
At the intersection of international law, strategic advisory, and Gulf-market expertise, we serve clients navigating complex, cross-border legal landscapes. Alalim legal advises private entities, sovereigns, and institutions on high-stakes matters with clarity, precision, and cultural fluency.

Dispute Resolution
Alalim legal represents clients in international arbitration, cross-border litigation, and mediation across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The team has acted in high-value disputes involving energy, construction, joint ventures, and aviation, under ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, NAI, and CIETAC rules.
Alalim legal is frequently called upon to handle complex matters between sovereign and private actors, as well as multi-tiered, culturally sensitive settlement negotiations.
Public International Law
Alalim legal advises sovereign states and embassies on matters including state and diplomatic immunity, treaty obligations, consular protection, and intergovernmental legal strategy. Alalim legal’s experience includes advising Middle Eastern embassies in The Hague on the enforceability of foreign judgments and immunities under both national and international law.


Strategic Counsel to Sovereign Clients
Alalim legal represents sovereigns and state-owned entities before arbitral tribunals and international bodies. Our advisory includes matters of enforcement immunity, treaty interpretation, and foreign decision recognition. Alalim legal recently advised a Middle Eastern state entity on immunity defenses and enforcement risks in the EU.
Joint Ventures & Strategic Transactions
Alalim legal structures and negotiates strategic collaborations and public-private partnerships, particularly those that bridge jurisdictions and legal traditions. Recent work includes advising a European MRO (maintenance, repair & overhaul) company in a joint venture with a GCC-based equity investor, and supporting a multi-jurisdictional infrastructure partnership spanning Europe and the Gulf.


Entity Establishment & Market Entry
Alalim legal assists international clients in establishing legal entities and operating in the GCC, with a focus on Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. This includes full legal setup, licensing, regulatory navigation, and ownership structuring. Alalim legal have advised clients from Europe, the UK, and the US on tailored market entry aligned with KSA’s Vision 2030 initiatives.
International Advisory & Regulatory Compliance
Alalim legal provides cross-border legal advisory on contracts, regulations, and sovereign engagement. Clients include European manufacturers navigating Gulf compliance regimes and Gulf-based investors requiring EU legal insight. Alalim legal also counsel on sanctions, cross-border data regimes, and ESG regulatory alignment.
