Al Tamimi appoints new head of Saudi Arabia
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....

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...
King & Spalding has hired energy, infrastructure and project development lawyer Dan Feldman as a partner in its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group. He is based in the Abu Dhabi office. Feldman advises on...
Galadari Advocates and Legal Consultants has appointed Maritime and International Trade partner Abdelhak Attallah. Attallah heads a highly respected, market-leading Maritime and International Trade practice advising clients globally on maritime related litigation and arbitration matters across...
Reed Smith announced the hire of Antonia Birt as partner in its International Arbitration practice to be based in the firm’s Dubai office. Birt joins from Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle where she was a partner...
Charles Russell Speechlys announced the lateral hire of Alex Reid. Reid joins as a partner within the firm’s corporate and commercial team and will be based in Dubai. He joins the firm from HFW, and his...
Linklaters has announced that Jonathan Fried has been appointed as managing partner for the Middle East, effective December 1, 2022. Fried will also contribute towards key management decisions that help shape the firm’s overall strategy. Fried...