Partner promotions at Stephenson Harwood
Stephenson Harwood LLP has promoted eleven lawyers to its partnership, effective from May 1, 2023. “These talented lawyers have demonstrated their commitment and leadership, by providing exceptional support to our clients,” said Eifion Morris, chief executive, Stephenson Harwood. We have ambitious plans to grow our business, ensuring we provide the commercially-focused advice our clients expect, across the full life-cycle of their business needs. That growth is focused on five key sectors – decarbonisation, life sciences, private capital and funds, technology and transportation and trade. I’m pleased that so many of this cohort align with those areas. It’s also really pleasing to be welcoming newly promoted partners from across our network, in Dubai, London, Paris and Singapore. Accelerating the expansion of the work of our international offices is a strategic priority for the business, ensuring we provide the commercially focused advice our clients expect, in the locations they need. We’ve already been bolstering our numbers internationally, through a sustained campaign of attracting lateral partner hires. Around half of our lateral hires since the start of 2021 have been based outside of London.”
Among the eleven, Saif Almobideen and Emily Aryeetey have been promoted to partner in the firm’s Dubai office.
Saif Almobideen has been named a partner in the firm’s marine and international trade group. Based in Dubai, Saif is a bilingual civil-law qualified lawyer who has considerable experience handling complex cross-border disputes before civil-law Courts within the Middle East region. He has a special focus on matters relating to shipping, insurance, crisis management, commodities and trade finance, and enforcement of foreign judgements and arbitration awards.
Emily Aryeetey has been named a partner in the firm’s employment, pensions, and private wealth group. Based in Dubai, and qualified in England & Wales, Emily has a cross-border and multidisciplinary employment practice. She advises clients in relation to such things as whistleblowing investigations and disputes in the UAE courts, company acquisitions, bonuses, workplace savings and other benefits and incentives, and employee data matters.
