08 May 2026
Bird & Bird appoints Bandar Al Hamidani as commercial partner in Riyadh
"Bird & Bird has appointed Bandar Al Hamidani as a commercial partner in its Media, Entertainment & Sports (MES) team in Riyadh. He will work on sports-sector commercial, regulatory and arbitration matters."
A Saudi Arabian-qualified lawyer, Al Hamidani advises public and private sector clients in the sports industry on a broad range of commercial matters. His expertise spans commercial and corporate structuring, government projects, legislative drafting, and regulatory and public policy guidance. A licensed arbitrator with both local and international arbitration centres, he became the first Saudi lawyer appointed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.