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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has changed the sponsorship arrangements governing its Saudi practice, swapping its local associate for his father.
The firm, which has had an associate relationship with Fares Al-Hejailan for the past two years, has ended that tie-up for an exclusive relationship with The Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan (LFSH), which is run by Fares' father Salah.
Under the previous arrangement, Fares was Freshfields' sponsor, while the firm also operated a non-exclusive strategic alliance with LFSH. LFSH previously worked with Clifford Chance, until that relationship came to an end in the late 1990s. It subsequently established best-friends relationships with Freshfields and with Hogan & Hartson, which will gain a Saudi office when it merges with Lovells on 1 May 2010.
"Freshfields has known LFSH for...