Founded in 1993 by Dr. Bassem Abdullah Alim, Alim Law is a Saudi law firm with more than three decades of practice serving domestic and international clients. The firm advises on corporate transactions, real estate development and construction, finance, and sector matters including telecoms, media, and aviation leasing. Its lawyers combine local court advocacy with cross border project experience, including work on complex developments in the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah.
The team is known for designing and implementing sophisticated contract structures for large real estate and mixed use projects, applying FIDIC based models, BOT arrangements, long term investment leases, equipment leasing, and composite agreements tailored to owners, investors, and operators. They also support intellectual production, publishing, printing and distribution contracts, satellite communications and broadcasting agreements, and joint venture and M&A mandates.
Alim Law represents clients before Sharia, general, commercial, and administrative courts including the Board of Grievances, and frequently acts in arbitration as counsel and as arbitrators. Client service is partner-led, with a multidisciplinary team that coordinates with allied law firms across the Arab world, Europe, and the United States to manage cross border matters. The firm emphasizes practical negotiation, governance support for private and family companies, and responsive communication from engagement to resolution.
