Pinsent Masons’ new head of employment: Sairah Narmah-Alqasim
Pinsent Masons announced the hire of Sairah Narmah-Alqasim (pictured). The new addition will serve as head of the employment practice for the firm’s newly launched Riyadh office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Narmah-Alqasim joins from Dentons, where she spent 7 years, culminating as head of the employment practice for KSA, whilst also undertaking multiple other leadership roles.
The profile
After spending her traineeship period at Pinsent Masons, Sairah Narmah-Alqasim embarked on a decade-long career spanning in-house roles in the United Kingdom and KSA, and private practice experience.
More specifically, she held dual roles as both senior in-house counsel and Vice Dean of the College of Law at the University of Business & Technology and was senior in-house counsel and Head of the Law Department at Dar Al-Hekma University, one of the first all-women universities in KSA.
Narmah-Alqasim’s legal expertise spans corporate structuring, corporate compliance and regulatory matters, as well as cross-sector transactions, with a specialism in education. She advises wide public between private and listed companies and ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices, as well as sovereign wealth funds.
The reactions
“Employment and HR related advice across the Middle East, particularly KSA, is a fundamental aspect of all corporate activity within the region – commented Narmah-Alqasim – It is an essential aspect of business operations for all corporations which are operating or investing in the Middle East region. The employment landscape is also rapidly shifting as employers respond to global geopolitical forces, the pace of technological change and, the issuance of new laws and regulations on the ground as we move closer to achieving KSA Vision 2030.”
“Sairah’s expertise in employment law will be crucial as we enhance our capabilities in KSA. Given Saudi Arabia’s evolving regulatory landscape, employment law remains a key aspect of business strategy and Sairah’s leadership will further improve our ability to assist clients in navigating these complexities.” said Ibrahim Alajaji, managing partner of the KSA office at Pinsent Masons.
