Rustum Shah joins Stephenson Harwood
Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its finance practice with the arrival of Rustum Shah as a partner. He joins the firm in Dubai and will head the firm’s Islamic finance practice. Shah brings more than 20...
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Vinson & Elkins strengthens its litigation practice with partner hire
Vinson & Elkins has strengthened its litigation practice in Dubai with the addition of Nabeel Ikram as a partner in its global complex commercial litigation (CCL) practice. A leading authority on engineering and construction matters across...
Norton Rose Fulbright expands global financial services team
Norton Rose Fulbright is expanding its financial services regulatory practice in the Middle East with the hire of new partner Matt Shanahan. Shanahan joins the firm’s Dubai office from Clyde & Co, where he was a...
Afridi & Angell announces partner promotion
Afridi & Angell announced that Rahat Dar has been promoted to partner. Based in the Dubai office, Dar’s practice includes banking and finance, capital markets, bankruptcy and insolvency, as well as mergers and acquisitions. Dar will...
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...
King & Wood Mallesons strengthens Middle East presence with new appointments
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is continuing to strengthen its Middle East practice with the appointment of Joanne Strain as the managing partner of the Dubai office and promotion of dispute resolution expert Parnika Chaturvedi to partner. Strain has over...
Steven Henderson joins Eversheds Sutherland as new head of Real Estate
Eversheds Sutherland has appointed leading real estate and hospitality lawyer, Steven Henderson, as a partner in its Real Estate team in Dubai. He joins from Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla. Henderson’s appointment bolsters Eversheds Sutherland’s real...
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...
