DWF has appointed Yasser Yaqub as a partner to its Dubai banking & finance practice with a focus on project finance. Yaqub has significant experience of advising on large-scale infrastructure projects (power/renewable power and water). Yaqub...
Gowling WLG has announced that Rachel Armstrong has joined the firm as a principal associate in its Intellectual Property (IP) team in Dubai. Rachel Armstrong joins renowned IP expert Jon Parker and Gowling WLG’s award winning...
John Podgore, a recognised expert in international oil & gas transactions and energy-focused projects, is the latest partner to join AG’s burgeoning global Construction, Energy and Infrastructure (CEI) practice, one of the firm’s key investment priorities....
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...
