Hadef & Partners has promoted 13 lawyers, effective from January 1st to focus on key practice areas like Commercial, Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Employment and Property. Ahmad Sergieh, partner, head of corporate structuring Jamie Liddington, partner, head...
Akin Gump announced the election of 10 new partners, effective January 1, 2017. The 10 individuals and their respective office locations are Gerald Brant (New York), Olivia Chung (New York), Olivier De Moor (New York), Sophie...
Kennedys has strengthened its global aviation practice with the hire of dispute resolution and commercial partner Nick Humphrey. He joins a team of 58 specialist lawyers across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas, effective January 2,...
Ravinder Bhullar has joined Dechert as a partner in the International Arbitration Practice. He will be based in the Dubai office. Bhullar was previously a partner at another international law firm in Dubai. “We are very...
Winston & Strawn LLP announced that Shibeer Ahmed has joined the firm as partner and head of banking and Islamic finance in Dubai. Ahmed was previously with White & Case, where he served as head of...
The firm has announced a number of heavy-hitting new hires as it finalises its plans to move into new premises in Sandton, Johannesburg in January. The firm intends to open its infrastructure focused practice with seven...
Hamish Walton has joined Dechert’s corporate and securities group as a partner in Dubai. He was previously a partner at another international firm. Walton has more than twenty-five years of experience counseling domestic and cross-border clients...
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has announced that aviation finance partner Oliver Tebbit has joined the firm’s Dubai office. He was previously a partner at Clyde & Co. Tebbit has over 15 years’ experience advising on...
The firm has strengthened its Middle East shipping and insurance litigation practice with the addition of Ed Newitt as a partner in its Dubai office. Newitt’s practice is centred on commercial litigation and all forms of...
Trowers & Hamlins has expanded its private wealth offering in the Middle East by welcoming new partner Alastair Glover. Glover joins from Gowling WLG (formerly Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co LLP) in Dubai where he was...
