Michael Black QC, a resident in the UAE
Michael Black QC is now resident in the UAE in order to focus on his practice as Counsel and Arbitrator in the MENASA and East Asia Regions. Michael’s presence in the Region as a senior member...
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- Pinsent Masons launches Vario in the Middle East
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- Launch of new law firm in the UAE by former General Counsel of Aster DM Healthcare
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Movers & Shakers
Pinsent Masons announces Middle East construction team partner promotion
Pinsent Masons has announced the promotion of Construction disputes lawyer, Nesreen Osman to partner as of May 1, 2019 in its 23 strong specialist construction and engineering team in the Middle East. Osman, who is based in the...
Stephenson Harwood recruits Nicholas Robinson as partner
Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its finance practice with the appointment of Nicholas Robinson as a partner in its Dubai office. Robinson has a track record in advising major regional and international financial institutions and corporates...
DWF appoints two senior lawyers in Dubai
DWF has announced the appointments of corporate legal director, Jonathan Burton and senior associate Ali Al Assad as the business further enhances its corporate and employment offering across the Middle East. Burton joins DWF from a...
HFW launches insurance practice in Abu Dhabi with partner hire
Justin Whelan joins from Ince Gordon Dadds. With his arrival, the firm now has specialist insurance teams in each of its four Middle East offices. HFW has continued to expand its Middle East practice, launching an...
Partner promotions at DLA Piper
Thérèse Abou-Zeid, Eamon Holley and Iain Skinner – three senior Dubai-based lawyers will be added to the firm’s partnership effective May 1, 2019. DLA Piper has announced the promotion of three senior Dubai-based lawyers to its...
AMJ appoints Asad Qayyum
Omani law firm, Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal & Co (AMJ), has appointed Asad Qayyum as a partner to head up its Natural Resource and Islamic Finance teams. Qayyum is a dual-qualified corporate – commercial lawyer with...
Abdullah Mutawi to co-head Al Tamimi’s corporate commercial practice
Al Tamimi & Company has announced the appointment of Abdullah Mutawi as the joint head of the firm’s Corporate Commercial practice. Mutawi will co-lead the practice with Gary Watts, the current head of Al Tamimi’s Corporate...
Andrej Kormuth joins Bracewell’s projects team in Dubai
Bracewell LLP announced that Andrej Kormuth has joined the firm as a partner in the Dubai office. Kormuth comes to Bracewell from Clifford Chance, where he advised on a range of infrastructure projects for regional and international clients. “Andrej is an outstanding...
Clifford Chance appoints regional managing partner for the Middle East
Mo Al-Shukairy will be commencing a four-year term on May 1, 2019. A corporate partner with a strong regional and outbound M&A practice, he will continue to be heavily involved in client work going forward. Al-Shukairy takes...
