- Baker Botts advises on SAR1.464b AlJazira Bank AT1 sukuk issuance
- Cleary Gottlieb counsel in GlobalFoundries’ USD840m secondary offering and USD300m share repurchase
- Kennedys appoints new CIO to drive global tech strategy
- Kirkland advises King Salman Park Foundation on USD3.8bn development
- Pinsent Masons enters joint venture with China Commercial Law Firm
- Harneys hires new partner to strengthen Dubai litigation and insolvency practice
- Gateley Middle East appoints Alim Khamis as head of disputes
Top Stories
Progress in practiceYuen Phing Choo and Hannah Chima of Trowers & Hamlins on why diversity matters beyond International Women’s Day. They talk about how inclusion, allyship and transparent leadership build stronger, more diverse teams. International Women’s Day is a...
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Efficiency vs. fairnessAbubaker Karmustaji examines DIAC’s 2025 partnership with Jus Mundi, exploring how emerging AI research tools intersect with evidentiary integrity, procedural fairness and the practical pressures of expedited proceedings under Article 32. In June 2025, the Dubai International...
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Investigations built on contextRana Sha’sha’a of PwC Middle East highlights how investigations in the region demand more than standard methods by requiring jurisdiction-specific expertise, cultural fluency and careful evidence strategy to ensure credible outcomes. Investigations rarely fail because of a...
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Growth with purposeLAWYER IN FOCUS Bushra Ahmed: Mishcon de Reya’s strategic acquisition in a market coming of age — her move marks a decisive moment in a maturing disputes landscape, aligning her precedent‑setting practice with a firm shaping the...
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The quietest person in the roomIn an era of rising complexity for family offices, chief legal officer Gulfam Hussain explores why the most effective modern leaders are not the loudest voices, but the calm, disciplined decision‑makers who steady systems under pressure. There’s...
Middle East & International News
Kennedys has appointed Milan Devani as its chief information officer (CIO). Devani brings extensive experience leading global...
Pinsent Masons has followed up the opening of a new office in Shenzhen with government approval...
Al Tamimi & Company has implemented Xapien’s due diligence platform to support and enhance its client...
A new regional survey by Deloitte’s Tax & Legal business shows that organisations across the GCC...
In a time when geopolitical volatility is disrupting cross-border strategies, operations and transactions, General Counsel of...
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts has today outlined the priorities of its new five-year...
Features
Rana Sha’sha’a of PwC Middle East highlights how investigations in the region demand more than standard methods by requiring jurisdiction-specific...
Growth with purposeLAWYER IN FOCUS Bushra Ahmed: Mishcon de Reya’s strategic acquisition in a market coming of age — her move marks...
Opinions
Yuen Phing Choo and Hannah Chima of Trowers & Hamlins on why diversity matters beyond International Women’s Day. They talk...
Efficiency vs. fairnessAbubaker Karmustaji examines DIAC’s 2025 partnership with Jus Mundi, exploring how emerging AI research tools intersect with evidentiary integrity, procedural...
Legal Deals
Baker Botts LLP has advised AlJazira Capital and Al Rajhi Capital Company, as Joint Lead Managers, and HSBC Saudi Arabia,...
Cleary Gottlieb counsel in GlobalFoundries’ USD840m secondary offering and USD300m share repurchaseCleary Gottlieb is representing GlobalFoundries Inc. (GlobalFoundries), as issuer, and Mubadala Technology Investment Company, as selling shareholder, in a secondary...
Interviews
In-House Insights
In an era of rising complexity for family offices, chief legal officer Gulfam...
Private Eye
Amr Bajamal, partner at NHB Legal and founder of B Legal...
Movers & Shakers
Harneys has strengthened its Litigation & Insolvency practice with the appointment of Sabrina Devenish as a partner in its Dubai office. Devenish has over a decade of expertise in cross-border litigation, advising both private and sovereign clients on complex, high-profile disputes. Her focus is on shareholder disputes, private wealth disputes,...
Movers & Shakers
Alim Khamis, partner and arbitration specialist, has joined Gateley Middle East’s growing team in Dubai as head of disputes for the Middle East. Focusing in particular on high-value, cross-border disputes within the construction, commercial and energy sectors, Khamis will build on Gateley Middle East’s existing disputes and arbitration expertise to...
Movers & Shakers
Gibson Dunn has announced that highly regarded corporate and M&A lawyer Waleed Rasrommani will join the firm as a partner in its Riyadh office. Rasrommani’s experience advising on complex transactions in Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East, with a particular focus on the energy, infrastructure, and private capital sectors,...
