Dentons has strengthened its real estate offering in the Middle East by hiring senior lawyer, Hazel Shakur Quinn in the United Arab Emirates. She joins as a senior legal consultant. Quinn is a UK-trained lawyer and entrepreneur specialising...
Reed Smith has hired Jamie Ryder as partner in its Entertainment and Media Industry Group and based in the firm’s UAE offices. Ryder’s broad practice is focused on IP, media, sports and entertainment law. He has over...
Taylor Wessing has announced the appointment of Munir Suboh as a partner to its international IP and media group and establishing a new offering for clients with interests in the MENA region. Suboh will be joining...
Baker Botts L.L.P. announced that Shane Wilson has joined its Dubai office as a partner in the Global Projects Department. Wilson joins Baker Botts from Squire Patton Boggs in Dubai. Wilson has been based in Dubai...
Squire Patton Boggs has appointed partners Gassan Baloul and Thomas Wilson as co-chairs of its Middle East Practice. Chair and global CEO Mark Ruehlmann said, “We have operated in the Middle East for over 50 years and, under...
(L-R: Ahmad Anani, Mohammed Al-Ghamdi, Paul Lockyear & Amir Kordvani) In response to the region’s growing need for effective legal and advisory services on the back of a burgeoning economic landscape, PwC Legal in the Middle...
Christopher O’Brien has joined Charles Russell Speechlys’ rapidly growing Qatar-based team as a senior associate in the firm’s Construction team. Based in Doha for over five years, O’Brien specialises in Construction and Dispute Resolution and advises...
Legal Advisors Abdulaziz Alajlan & Partners in association with Baker & McKenzie Limited has announced the hire of highly regarded lawyer Sahal Khalawi. Sahal will be based in the Riyadh office and will bring with him...
HKA, a global consultancy in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, expert witness and litigation support services, announced that Stuart Ells has joined the firm as partner and chief growth officer for the EMEA region. As HKA’s regional...
HFW has boosted its construction practice with the hire of Slava Kiryushin in Dubai. Kiryushin advises international oil & gas companies and large contractors on major energy and infrastructure projects and complex technical agreements, with particular...
