Mawaddah is a Senior Associate at KN&P. She is a licensed attorney in Saudi Arabia by the Ministry of Justice and holds a bachelor’s degree in law from King Abdulaziz University. With a strong background in corporate law, labor law, and regulatory compliance, Mawaddah provides expert legal advice on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters. She has extensive experience in contract drafting, corporate structuring, and dispute resolution.
She is known for her professionalism and analytical skills, she plays a key role in advising clients on complex legal issues and ensuring compliance with Saudi regulations.
- Executing corporate transactions related to the purchase of off-market shares.
- Executing corporate transactions to secure both local and foreign investors for Saudi entities, including the issuance of multiple types of shares.
- Drafted and negotiated complex transaction documents such as purchase agreements, merger agreements, and disclosure schedules, ensuring alignment with client objectives and regulatory requirements.
- Conducted comprehensive legal due diligence, including red-flag and high-risk reviews, for various potential transactions such as acquisitions, carve-outs, and spin-offs.
- Conducted and reviewed multiple legal due diligence reports.
- Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated various contracts and legal instruments, including distribution agreements, commercial agency agreements, shareholders’ agreements, share purchase agreements, term sheets, memoranda of understanding, articles of association/bylaws, employment contracts, partnership agreements, shareholders’ resolutions, and powers of attorney.
- Established and converted multiple legal entities, including LLCs, SJC companies, and JSCs.
- Provided legal advice to clients on matters including the restructuring and establishment of entities in Saudi Arabia, as well as distribution and commercial agency relationships within the Kingdom.
- Provided legal advice to several clients regarding the Foreign Investment Law.
- Drafted and reviewed multiple joint venture agreements and provided legal opinions for an investment company regarding an acquisition transaction.
- Participated in and assisted with the establishment of multiple offshore companies.
- Participated in the amendment and updating of company commercial registrations (CRs) and MISA licenses, ensuring all necessary changes were reflected in company documents.
- Participated and assisted in the administration of an estate and inheritance dispute.
- Participated in conducting legal research on relevant laws, regulations, and legal articles to ensure client matters conformed to current Saudi laws.
- Participated in reviewing and negotiating aircraft and engine (Wet & Dry) lease contracts.
- Participated in reviewing aircraft maintenance contracts, as well as engine and spare parts agreements.
- Drafted training and trainer contracts with international aviation training companies and centers in the aviation sector.
- Provided legal advice to an international company in the air freight sector on commercial matters.
- Provided legal advice to a Saudi logistics company on its establishment and corporate structuring.