Rand Shahin is an associate in the Riyadh office of Gibson Dunn, where she practices in the firm’s Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Group.
Rand completed her law degree at the University of Leeds in 2019 before achieving her Master of Laws in 2020 from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She also completed her Legal Practice Course at BPP University in London. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Rand was an associate in the Corporate (M&A and Regulatory) team of an international law firm in Dubai where she previously completed her two-year training contract.
Rand is admitted to the Solicitors Regulation Authority to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales as of 2023.
Representative Experience
- Drafting and revising laws and regulations for government entities.
- Assisting the Economic Cities and Special Zones Authority in drafting the various sectoral and cross-sectoral legislations in relation to SEZs in the Kingdom.
- Drafting memoranda on Saudi Laws and Regulations.
- Advising fintech companies in the UAE on their regulatory requirements for incorporations and operations.
- Revising and updating internal policies of governmental and private entities in line with updated legal frameworks.
- Advising MAGRABi Retail Group on its merger with Rivoli Vision.*
- Advising SBGC on the sale of their majority stake to Advent International.*
- Advising the founders of a leading KSA importer, and distributor of food products, ingredients and beverage on the sale of a majority stake to a leading financial group in the GCC.*
*Includes prior firm representations
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- BPP University - 2021 Legal Practice Course
- London School of Economics & Political Science - 2020 Master of Laws (LL.M.)
- University of Leeds - 2019 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
Admissions:
- England & Wales - Solicitor