- Mishcon de Reya expands into UAE with Dubai office opening
- Fraser Dawson returns to Addleshaw Goddard to boost Abu Dhabi corporate practice
- Dentons adds Christopher Neal and Selman Ansari to Dubai corporate practice
- Gateley Middle East appoints Renan Ozturk as partner and head of tax
- Middle East expert and former US State Department official joins Squire Patton Boggs
- Gowling WLG enhances Middle East TMT capabilities with Christine Khoury appointment
- Winston Taylor completes landmark transatlantic law firm combination
Top Stories
Accountability in the age of agentic AIThe UAE’s AI ambition is bold, and delivering it responsibly will depend on robust governance, clear accountability and legal foresight. Konexo examines the practical implications for legal teams shaping this next phase. Agentic AI, in simple, non-technical...
Top Stories
Conflict-driven cyber risks: The GC’s roleAs geopolitical conflict reshapes the cyber threat landscape, general counsel are being pushed to the front line — navigating disruption, regulatory scrutiny and rising pressure to protect operations, data and supply chains. The Middle East has seen...
Top Stories
A new merger era?Alexandra Rogers and Faisal Aldhayaan of Norton Rose Fulbright examine what recent reforms to merger control systems in Saudi Arabia and the European Union mean for businesses. Although the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the European...
Top Stories
Capital’s new corridorVinodh Kumar, resident partner of DSK Legal, examines how the India–UAE corridor is evolving into a strategic capital, trade and legal axis in an era of geopolitical realignment. One of the oldest rules in business remains disarmingly...
Top Stories
Contracts in crisisSubhojit Sadhu and Himanshu Chahar of CAM – Middle East review the legal principles governing the discharge of contractual obligations amid the ongoing West Asia war and the Strait of Hormuz blockade. The Strait of Hormuz stands...
Middle East & International News
Mishcon de Reya, an international law firm with more than 650 lawyers globally, operating at the...
Winston Taylor announced that Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing’s U.K.-led business have officially launched as...
CMS has announced the appointment of Christy Farrer as the first chief operating officer (COO) of...
Linklaters is pleased to announce the appointment of Amro Bakhaidar as the new national managing partner for...
Against the backdrop of increasingly complex, high-value project delivery, a new strategic legal and contract management...
Lawyers On Demand (LOD), a Consilio company, released the findings of its annual global survey: “The...
Features
An analysis by Emma Tormey, Celia Johnson-Morgan and Cynthia Abi-Chahine of Ashurst on the region’s evolution as an arbitration hub,...
Accountability in the age of agentic AIThe UAE’s AI ambition is bold, and delivering it responsibly will depend on robust governance, clear accountability and legal foresight....
Opinions
As geopolitical conflict reshapes the cyber threat landscape, general counsel are being pushed to the front line — navigating disruption,...
Capital’s new corridorVinodh Kumar, resident partner of DSK Legal, examines how the India–UAE corridor is evolving into a strategic capital, trade and...
Legal Deals
Trowers & Hamlins has advised a consortium of lenders comprising Standard Chartered Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, MUFG Bank Ltd.,...
Dentons advises bank syndicate on Islamic Development Bank’s USD1 billion sukukDentons has advised a syndicate of banks (Bank of China, Bank of Montreal, London Branch, BNP PARIBAS, ICBC, J.P. Morgan,...
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
Addleshaw Goddard, has announced the return of Fraser Dawson to the firm’s Middle East practice, joining its Abu Dhabi office as a partner in the Corporate and Private Equity team. His position is effective June 1, 2026. Dawson rejoins Addleshaw Goddard following a senior leadership role at NEOM Investment Fund,...
Movers & Shakers
Dentons has appointed Selman Ansari and Christopher Neal as partners in the Dubai office. Neal has more than 17 years’ experience advising on private M&A, joint ventures, corporate structuring and reorganisations and general corporate advisory matters, often on a multi-jurisdictional basis across the GCC, Europe and UK. His practice covers a...
Movers & Shakers
Gateley Middle East has announced the appointment of Renan Ozturk as partner and Middle East head of tax, alongside the arrival of eight tax lawyers and advisors, marking a significant and highly distinctive expansion of the firm’s regional offering. This substantial team move represents a bold strategic step for the...
Middle East Events
June 2026
TO GC Talk Series #66: A New Legal Landscape - Preparing for the UAE's Civil Transactions Law
18 June 2026
The Oath GC Talk Series in association with Afridi & Angell and legal research partner LexisNexis Middle East.
8.45am - 10.45am
At Dubai, UAE
