Robin Balmer is a banking and finance lawyer based in Dubai and Riyadh. He leads our banking and finance practice in Saudi Arabia.

Robin has been working on financing transactions within Saudi Arabia since 2004 and has a particular focus on asset finance, project finance, property finance and Shariah compliant transactions. Robin's transactions are primarily asset related involving real estate, ships, aircraft and project assets or complex structured transactions.

Robin is recognised in the Chambers Global Directory 2021, which states that he "has established an impressive practice advising on finance transactions in Saudi Arabia," and is declared by peers to be "a good lawyer" who is "very active" in the market. One client remarked on his "impressive" performance on a recent mandate, adding "I really like him and I'd work with him again."