Afridi & Angell announced that Saurbh Kothari, Mevan Bandara, and Abdus Samad have been admitted to the partnership, which was effective from November 2022. Kothari’s practice focuses on corporate and commercial, regulatory and licensing, mergers and...
King & Spalding has hired energy, infrastructure and project development lawyer Dan Feldman as a partner in its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group. He is based in the Abu Dhabi office. Feldman advises on...
Galadari Advocates and Legal Consultants has appointed Maritime and International Trade partner Abdelhak Attallah. Attallah heads a highly respected, market-leading Maritime and International Trade practice advising clients globally on maritime related litigation and arbitration matters across...
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...
