Bird & Bird has appointed 13 partners, 3 senior counsel, 24 counsel, 1 legal director and 1 of counsel in its annual global promotion round. All effective from May 2024. Surabhi Singhi has been promoted to...
Charles Russell Speechlys announced the appointment of Partner, Nicola Jackson, who joins the Firm’s Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency (CRI) team in Dubai. Jackson was previously co-lead of Clyde & Co’s Insolvency & Restructuring-Related Disputes and Contentious Advisory Practice in...
Addleshaw Goddard has announced a new leadership role for Robin Hickman who has been appointed head of Middle East. Hickman succeeds Andrew Johnston who was elected Addleshaw Goddard managing partner for a term of four years,...
CMS continues its strategic expansion in the Middle East with the appointment of Energy and Infrastructure partner Keith Bullen. Bullen joins CMS from EY Law MENA, where he led the Energy and Infrastructure Law team. He...
Kennedys has appointed three new partners in Dubai as part of its annual round of promotions. Reem Bangina, Mehdi Seadon and Rishi Sengupta are among 17 promoted globally – nine women and eight men – and...
Clyde & Co has announced the appointment of partner Ben Brown to its global employment group. Brown joins from Addleshaw Goddard, together with senior associate David True and both...
Simmons & Simmons has announced the promotion of Adam Wolstenholme and David McDonald to partners in its Dubai office, effective as of May 1, 2024. These appointments underscore the firm’s commitment to nurturing talent and reinforcing...
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling (Shearman) announced the appointment of David Foster as regional managing partner for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa for the combined firm A&O Shearman, effective May 1, 2024....
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling (Shearman) announced the first partner promotions for the combined firm, A&O Shearman. A total of 40 partners have been elected to the partnership by their current respective firms....
Vinson & Elkins announced that it has hired Bader Thabti as counsel in the energy transactions and projects group of the corporate team in London. Thabti’s practice focuses on the development, structuring, financing and restructuring of complex...
