King & Spalding has recruited projects lawyer Brendan Hundt as a partner in its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group in the United Arab Emirates. Hundt will split time between the firm’s Abu Dhabi and...
Stephenson Harwood LLP has promoted eleven lawyers to its partnership, effective from May 1, 2023. “These talented lawyers have demonstrated their commitment and leadership, by providing exceptional support to our clients,” said Eifion Morris, chief executive,...
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has announced the hire of banking and finance partner Laleh Shahabi, who has joined the firm’s newly opened Abu Dhabi office. The news comes as part of significant investment and expansion...
Baker McKenzie has strengthened its tax and disputes practices in the UAE, recruiting leading partners in the fast growing areas of VAT and international commercial arbitration. The Firm’s UAE offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, which...
Squire Patton Boggs has promoted to partner Marwa Al-Siyabi, senior associate in its global Corporate Practice Group in the Riyadh office. Al-Siyabi advises clients on cross-border M&A, equity capital market transactions, joint ventures and restructuring across...
Al Tamimi & Company has appointed Philip Kotsis as its new Head of Saudi Arabia. The role is a first of its kind in Saudi for the firm and demonstrates the firm’s ambitious growth plans in the Kingdom....
Clyde & Co has announced the hire of senior corporate and commercial lawyer Anas Alswailem as a partner in its Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Alswailem will be based in the firm’s Riyadh office and...
Charles Russell Speechlys announced the appointment of two new partners to its Litigation and Dispute Resolution team in the Middle East. Partners John Lewis and Alim Khamis join the firm’s Dubai Qatar office respectively. Lewis is...
DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has appointed Bhavesh Dattani as a new financial services partner in Dubai. Specialising in financial services regulation and financial crime compliance, Dattani joins DWF following three...
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...
