King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is expanding its Dubai office with the addition of Shawn Davis, partner, Project Finance and Daniel Xu, counsel, Dispute Resolution. Davis brings with him substantial capabilities in project finance, which enhance KWM’s Middle East offerings. He...
Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel announced the appointment of Abdullah Al Owimari and Abdulredha Al Lawati as partners in the firm’s new Oman office. The new office, in the capital Muscat, is Global’s third office and its first...
King & Spalding has named 17 new partners, effective from January 1, 2018. The partner elections span 11 practices across seven offices (Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, London, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.). “Our new class...
Mahmood Hussain Law Firm (MHLF) has announced the promotion of Kushagra Ashok Arora to the position of partner as of January 2018. Arora first joined MHLF in 2013 as associate partner. Since his introduction in MHLF,...
Dentons has strengthened its Energy and Infrastructure practice in Dubai with the hire of partner Mhairi Main Garcia. Garcia joins the Firm from Ashurst, where she was counsel. Garcia is a highly experienced corporate and commercial...
Stephenson Harwood LLP has further strengthened its employment practice in Dubai, with formerly London-based partner Kiersten Lucas relocating to lead the firm’s employment team in Dubai. “Our employment practice in Dubai has been involved in ground-breaking...
The Bench FZE announced it has welcomed IT and Telecom specialist, Chris Appleby, to its team. Joby Beretta, founder and director of The Bench said, “Chris brings with him over 25 years of global IT/Telecom experience,...
Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Shane Wilson as partner in the Public & Infrastructure Finance Practice Group in the Dubai office. Wilson has more than a decade’s experience advising clients on banking and finance, particularly project...
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced that the firm has elected 16 new partners, effective January 1, 2018. “We are very proud of our new partners, and congratulate them on achieving this important professional milestone,” said...
DLA Piper has strengthened its International Tax practice with the appointment of Ton van Doremalen as partner and head of tax in the Middle East. Doremalen will join the firm’s Dubai office on December 3, 2017....
