Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Curtis strengthens Middle East offering

Curtis deepens its Middle East offering with the addition counsel Ali Naveed Arshad to its Dubai office. He has worked in Oman since 2011, having most recently been a practice head at a highly regarded local...

Ben Smith promoted to partner

Clyde & Co announced the promotion of nine new partners across its international network, this includes Ben Smith in the Dubai office of Clyde & Co. The promotions are effective from May 1, 2017. Smith is...

New joiners at Holman Fenwick Willan

HFW has strengthened of its construction and arbitration practice in the Middle East with the recent arrival of partner and arbitrator, Beau McLaren (profile featured in the Oath April 2017). McLaren is a construction and disputes specialist...

Kennedys boosts Asia-Pacific expertise with marine partner hire

Kennedys has boosted its international marine insurance and shipping practice, and particularly its Korean expertise, with the appointment of disputes partner Deug Rong (“DR”) Lee from Clyde & Co. DR joins Kennedys’ international marine insurance and...

New registrar for DIFC-LCIA

The Dubai International Financial Centre Arbitration Institute (DAI) has appointed dispute resolution specialist, Robert Stephen, as the new registrar of the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre (DIFC-LCIA). Robert will take up this appointment on May 1, 2017 and...

HFW continues to grow its construction practice

Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) continues to expand its construction practice with the recruitment of Beau McLaren who has joined as a partner in Dubai and Ben Mellors who has joined as a partner in London. Beau McLaren, who joins from...

Al Tamimi & Company strengthens arbitration offering

Al Tamimi & Company has confirmed the appointment of Thomas Snider as its new head of arbitration. Harvard Law School educated, Snider joins Al Tamimi as a partner from a leading international law firm and comes with...

HSF appoints new global head of Islamic Finance

Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed Nasser Al-Hamdan as its new global head of Islamic finance. The appointment became effective on February 1, 2017. Al-Hamdan’s new responsibilities will be in addition to his ongoing role of developing...

The Bench adds Private Equity/Venture Capital specialist

The Bench FZE announced that it has welcomed corporate law specialist, Chad Fox, to its team of legal consultants. Joby Beretta, Director of The Bench said, “We are delighted to welcome Chad to the team.  The...

The Bench boosts its Media Law Team

The Bench FZE announced it has welcomed media law specialist, Charlotte Holden, to its team of legal consultants. Joby Beretta, executive director of The Bench said, “We are elated that Charlotte has decided to join The...

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