Pinsent Masons has appointed Catherine Workman as head of Middle East. Workman has been with the firm for over 15 years and is a member of the firm’s executive Board. She relocated to the UAE in...
DWF has appointed Slava Kiryushin as partner and global head of energy and Abdalla Eisa as senior associate, both based in Dubai. Kiryushin joins DWF from CMS and was previously the general counsel for Lukoil in...
Morgan Lewis has appointed corporate, projects, and infrastructure lawyer Chadi Salloum as a partner resident in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. He arrives from Akin Gump, where he co-managed the Abu Dhabi office. Salloum represents primarily energy, power,...
CMS has announced the appointment of Courtney Rothery who joins the firm as a legal director in the Infrastructure, Construction and Energy (ICE) Disputes team in Dubai. Rothery joins from Gowling WLG in Dubai, where she...
Trowers & Hamlins has recruited partner Karie Akeelah to its dispute resolution team in Dubai. Akeelah specialises in contentious construction matters, international arbitration and Middle East law issues. She has joined the firm from the Squire...
Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its dispute resolution practice with the appointment of Nick Sharratt as a partner in its Dubai office. Sharratt’s practice focusses primarily on international arbitration, on which he advises clients across jurisdictions in the...
Rupert Harper has joined Covington’s Corporate Practice as a partner in Dubai. Harper’s arrival follows the recent addition of international arbitration partner Philip Norman, also resident in Dubai. Harper has a wide-ranging practice advising on mergers and...
Thenji Moyo (Macanda) joins the DWF Dubai office as co-head of the employment practice and legal director as the business continues to expand its employment presence across the Middle East region. Thenji joins the business from...
Sanad Law Group in Association with Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Hani Kurdi as partner in its Amman office, acquiring his successful aviation, telecoms and arbitration practice which significantly bolsters its presence in Jordan. Kurdi joins from...
Charles Russell Speechlys further strengthens its Middle East offering with the hire of corporate partner William Reichert. Reichert will be based in the Dubai office and is the office’s third new partner in as many months,...
