Simmons & Simmons announced that its Middle East team has expanded with the appointment of Tina Blazquez-Lopez as MEA Head Energy & Infrastructure on January 4, 2021 in its Dubai office. Blazquez-Lopez will be working closely...
Hadef & Partners announced five new Partner appointments across the Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices. The following lawyers have been promoted which was effective January 1, 2021. Rachel Hill, partner and head of employment has over...
Norton Rose Fulbright announced the appointment of Mohammed Paracha as head of Middle East. Mohammed Paracha will succeed Deirdre Walker, who has held this leadership role since 2017 and continues with the firm as a disputes partner. A partner at Norton Rose Fulbright...
Dechert LLP announced that Adam Plainer will be joining the firm’s London office as global co-chair of its financial restructuring group. Plainer is one of the UK’s leading restructuring lawyers, with experience advising debtors, creditors, and insolvency professionals in connection with the most...
HFW expanded its global litigation practice with the hire of partner Nick Braganza. Braganza joined HFW’s Dubai office on January 4, 2021 from Clyde & Co and will sit in the firm’s fraud and insolvency group....
Dentons has announced the joining of Shiraz Sethi in the firm’s Dubai office. Bolstering our employment capabilities across the Middle East, Shiraz will assume the role of Regional Head of Employment, bringing a wealth of experience to the...
Clyde & Co has has appointed Neal Ysart as Lead Regulatory & Investigations Advisor to launch a new consultancy service within its Regulatory & Investigations practice in the Middle East. Ysart will be based in the...
Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Matthew Powell as a Partner in its UAE Corporate practice, having joined from Shearman & Sterling in the UAE. Powell was previously a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice at Shearman...
Linklaters has appointed Matt Keats as head of energy and infrastructure for the Middle East region. He succeeds Sarosh Mewawalla who has retired from the partnership. Having been a partner at the firm since 2005, Keats has advised on a wide...
Charles Russell Speechlys has further strengthened its Middle East offering with the hire of dispute resolution partner Sara Sheffield. Sara acts in complex commercial litigation in the UAE’s common law courts in the Dubai International Financial...
