King & Spalding has promoted 27 lawyers to partner and 17 to counsel. The promotions span 13 of the firm’s offices across the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.“These lawyers exemplify the excellence,...
Morgan Lewis continues its strategic expansion in the Middle East with the addition of investment management partners Victoria Ferres and Sami Ben Dechiche, who join the firm’s Dubai office from A&O Shearman and Simmons & Simmons,...
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”)has announced project finance expert David Miles has joined the firm as a partner as part of the ongoing expansion of its global energy and infrastructure offering. Based in London, David will...
Hogan Lovells has announced that Walid Salib has joining the firm’s corporate & finance team as a partner in Riyadh. Salib joins from Eversheds Sutherland, where he was head of M&A, Saudi Arabia. Prior to that,...
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants has appointed Hasan Elshafiey as partner in the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice. A bilingual qualified lawyer and arbitrator with over 19 years of experience, Elshafiey brings extensive expertise in international arbitration,...
BonelliErede’s partnership expands. At the partners’ meeting on Saturday, 29 November, the appointment of Francesca Peruzzi, Riccardo Denaro and Pietro Ferretti as partners was approved. Francesca Peruzzi began her career at BonelliErede’s Milan headquarters in 2013....
A&O Shearman has appointed Shaima Bakhsh as a corporate partner in Riyadh. Bakhsh brings deep experience in M&A, joint ventures and strategic corporate advice, gained most recently as general counsel for Hassana Investment Company, one of...
Baker Botts continues the expansion of its global finance platform and advances its Islamic finance capabilities with the addition of Faris Al Amoudi as partner and global head of Islamic Finance to be based in Riyadh....
Eversheds Sutherland has welcomed finance and restructuring partners Mike Rainey and Asal Saghari to the firm, as part of its continued investment in building market leading capabilities in key, strategic practices and geographies. Both partners join from King...
Linklaters has announced the appointment of Kieron Zaman as National managing partner – Middle East, with effect from December 1, 2025. Zaman has been based in the firm’s Dubai office since 2012. Prior to this, he...
