King & Spalding merged with Saudi Arabian firm Abdulaziz H. Al Fahad & Partners Lawyers (Al Fahad & Partners) in Riyadh, creating a combined firm with a majority of Saudi Arabian fee-earners.

"Our clients have told us that the combination of King & Spalding's international experience and global footprint and Al Fahad & Partners' deep Saudi experience creates a differentiated offering for them in the Kingdom," said Robert Hays, chairman of King & Spalding, in a statement.

The new firm with operate under the name King & Spalding Al Fahad.