Middle East & International News

Middle East & International News

Clyde Counsel – Clyde & Co’s new advocacy unit

Clyde & Co has announced newly appointed partner, Patrick Dillon-Malone, who joins the firm to lead the first of its kind advocacy unit in the Middle East and Africa. Dillon-Malone is a senior advocate with over 25...

Al Tamimi & Company creates first of its kind ESG role

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) concerns have become a vital part of business strategy, and more business executives are being held accountable on how they are achieving ESG targets. With ESG sitting at the top of the business...

Norton White expands global legal capability

Norton White has reinforced the firm’s position as a leader in aviation and transport law with the appointment of Middle East aviation specialist Nick Humphrey to the partnership. Humphrey will work closely with the firm’s Oceania...

Arbitra International expands footprint in the UAE

Arbitra, the management service for arbitrators and mediators, and key contacts for those seeking the most appropriate neutral has expanded its physical footprint, with the opening of new facilities within the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Arbitration...

Walid Merhej Law Firm merges into El-Khoury & Partners Legal Counsel

EKP has announced that Walid Merhej Law Firm has merged into El-Khoury & Partners Legal Counsel. The joining of the two regionally recognised law firms based in Beirut resulted in the appointment of a new partner, Walid Merhej, as well as the addition...

ADGM FSRA issues enhancements to its Capital Markets Framework

ADGM FSRA completes significant enhancements to its capital markets framework to reinforce and secure its market-leading position in the MENA region Wide-ranging changes covering securities, derivatives, commodities, benchmarks and virtual assets, further bolster ADGM’s innovative and...

Fichte & Co is the UAE’s first LLC registered law firm

After earning many landmark judgments for its clients, Fichte & Co Legal has now earned an unprecedented decision for itself with Ruler’s Court authorisation to become the first law firm in UAE to be registered as...

OGH Legal enhances UAE presence with new Abu Dhabi office

OGH Legal (“OGH”) has announced its opening of an additional office in the UAE. Until recently, OGH’s Dubai office served clients throughout the seven Emirates with their various local and Federal Court Circuits. More recently however,...

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