New partners at King & Spalding Middle East
King & Spalding has promoted 37 lawyers to partner and five to counsel. The promotions represent the largest group of partners promoted in the firm’s history and span 14 cities (Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Dubai, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Paris, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.). “This talented pool of new partners and counsel embodies the focus on organic talent development, legal excellence, client service and collaboration that is at the heart of our firm culture and our commitment to our clients around the globe,” said Robert D. Hays Jr., chairman of King & Spalding.
The following lawyers will be partners in the Middle East offices of the firm, effective January 1, 2025:
- Almiro Clere (Abu Dhabi) advises on the development of major projects in the infrastructure and energy sectors, with a focus on gigaprojects, renewables and green energy projects.
- Sunandini Das (Dubai) is a cross-border transactional practitioner and focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and growth equity transactions that involve multiple jurisdictions, including the U.S., India, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Her practice spans sectors including technology, infrastructure, energy, manufacturing and financial services.
- Dounia Mansour (Dubai) focuses on issues related to the structuring, establishment and distribution of investment fund vehicles domiciled in the Middle East or raising capital from Middle Eastern investors across asset classes, including debt funds, private equity funds and real estate funds, as well as funds-of-funds, master-feeder and Shariah-compliant structures.
- Sayf Shuqair (Dubai) advises regional and global clients on various asset management and investment structuring matters. Shuqair guides clients on the structuring, formation and governance of several types of public and private, listed and unlisted investment funds, including private equity, real estate, venture capital, equity and money market investment funds.
