Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Fraser Dawson joins Addleshaw Goddard

Addleshaw Goddard has added significant firepower to its Middle East team with the hire of Corporate and Private Equity specialist Fraser Dawson. Dawson, formerly a leading corporate partner in Gibson Dunn’s Dubai office, has extensive experience...

Al Tamimi & Company announces six new partners

Al Tamimi & Company, the leading law firm in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has announced six new partners across the region, taking its total number of partners to 81, across 16 offices in...

Farrer & Co strengthens Middle East offering

Farrer & Co has today announced that Shaikha Al Jalahma will be joining its private client team as an associate on January 17, 2022. She joins from Trowers & Hamlins where she was an associate in the Dubai office....

Philip Clarke joins Stephenson Harwood

Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its regulatory practice with the addition of Philip Clarke, who joins the firm as a partner in Dubai. Clarke, a financial services regulatory specialist, has more than 12 years of experience...

Partner promotions at King & Spalding

King & Spalding announced that it has named 32 new partners. The partner elections span 13 locations (Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Dubai, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Northern Virginia, Sacramento, San Francisco, Singapore, and Washington, D.C.)....

Farmida Bi is Norton Rose Fulbright’s next global chair

 Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that London capital markets and Islamic finance partner Farmida Bi, CBE, will become its Global Chair, effective January 1, 2022. In her leadership role, Farmida’s priorities will be supporting Norton Rose Fulbright’s vision of...

Reed Smith appoints disputes partner in Dubai

James Willn has joined Reed Smith as a partner in its Energy & Natural Resources Group in Dubai. Willn, who joins from Stephenson Harwood where he led the firm’s construction practice across the MENA region, is...

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