Baker Botts, an international energy, technology, and life sciences law firm, has appointed Omar Iqbal as a partner in the firm’s corporate department in Riyadh.
Iqbal’s core practice is transactional, focusing on private equity, M&A and joint ventures, combining both significant cross-border experience with extensive local Saudi Arabia expertise, having worked in both private practice and inhouse with Samba Financial Group.
He has practiced for over 14 years in the Gulf Cooperation Council region and has developed long-standing relationships with a number of international and local investment banks and leading Saudi Arabian family offices.
The appointment of Iqbal, who joins the firm from Baker McKenzie, follows several other recent strategic additions to Baker Botts’ corporate department, including partner Jason Rabbitt-Tomita in Palo Alto and partner David Marshall in London.
