Reed Smith announced the hire of Antonia Birt as partner in its International Arbitration practice to be based in the firm’s Dubai office. Birt joins from Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle where she was a partner...
Charles Russell Speechlys announced the lateral hire of Alex Reid. Reid joins as a partner within the firm’s corporate and commercial team and will be based in Dubai. He joins the firm from HFW, and his...
Linklaters has announced that Jonathan Fried has been appointed as managing partner for the Middle East, effective December 1, 2022. Fried will also contribute towards key management decisions that help shape the firm’s overall strategy. Fried...
Clyde & Co has announced the hire of leading corporate and M&A lawyer Mohamed Barakat as a partner in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region and its global corporate & advisory practice. Barakat joins us...
Galadari Advocates continues to strengthen its Trade, Transport and Logistics practice by announcing Shani Salim is promoted to Partner at the firm’s Dubai office. Salim focuses his practice on maritime, international trade customs, contracting, commercial transactions,...
Norton Rose Fulbright has announced the appointment of capital markets partner Hamed Afzal in its Dubai office. Afzal, who joins from Akin Gump, is an English-qualified capital markets lawyer with broad experience spanning debt and equity...
English language common law commercial courts are on the rise in the UAE, and across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In response to this, Al Tamimi & Company has established one of the first Advocacy Units in...
Sidley Austin LLP has announced that Michiel Visser as a partner in the M&A and Private Equity practice in New York. He joins after almost two decades at White & Case where he worked in that firm’s...
Morgan Lewis is bolstering its global aviation practice with the addition of an eight-lawyer EMEA and Asia-Pacific team, including three partners—Sidanth Rajagopal, James Bradley, and Manuela Krach — across the firm’s London, Dubai, and Singapore offices. Joining from K&L Gates,...
Marwan Elaraby has joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as a partner based in the Dubai office. Elaraby joins from a US firm where he previously held several regional and global roles. He has a corporate practice...
