Akin announced that Andrea Dougall and Marie-Sophie Bandeira Vieira have joined the firm as partners in its investment management practice in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, respectively. Having worked together previously, they reunite to expand Akin’s full-service...
BonelliErede announced that Giovanni Minuto, a partner in the firm’s international arbitration practice, has relocated from the Milan office to the Dubai office. This move further strengthens the firm’s offering in one of the world’s leading...
Hourani & Partners has appointed Julia Snyder as a partner in its Corporate and M&A practice, effective Monday September 7, 2026. Snyder joins the firm’s Dubai office from the Public Investment Fund (PIF) in Saudi Arabia,...
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has announced that Guillaume Hess has joined the firm’s Dubai office as a partner in its Dispute Resolution group. He was previously special counsel at K&L Gates. Hess is a highly...
Charles Russell Speechlys announced the appointment of Philip O’Riordan as a partner and head of its Corporate practice in the Middle East. O’Riordan will be based in the firm’s Dubai office. O’Riordan’s appointment represents a significant...
Greenberg Traurig Khalid Al-Thebity real estate shareholder Ashia D. Adams has relocated from the firm’s London office to its Middle East Regional Headquarters in Riyadh, demonstrating the firm’s long-term commitment to the Real Estate and Hospitality...
Ashurst Perkins Coie has appointed Mushri Alsahli as a local partner in the Projects, Energy, Environment & Resources team, based in Riyadh, in a further boost to the firm’s Saudi Arabia offering. Alsahli has more than...
Pinsent Masons has appointed Shanelle Irani as a partner in its International Arbitration team in Dubai, further strengthening the firm’s capability in high-value commercial and investor-state disputes across the region. Irani joins from Wilmer Cutler Pickering...
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) elevates 5 lawyers to its partnership as part of its continued growth. The promotions are effective from September 1, 2026. The partners, inducted into the partnership are as follows: Bipluv Jhingan, Taxation,...
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has further strengthened its Banking & Loan Finance practice in the Middle East with the hire of Adil Hussain, who joins the firm’s Dubai office today from Baker McKenzie, where he served as...
