Winston & Strawn’s new appointments
Winston & Strawn LLP has added Ben Bruton as partner and Nick Sharratt as of counsel to the firm’s Litigation Department, based in the Dubai office. Both join from Eversheds Sutherland LLP, where Ben was UAE...
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Movers & Shakers
Walkers expands Dubai partnership
Walkers announced that Tom Cochrane, based in Dubai, has been promoted to partner in the firm’s Funds and Corporate groups, effective July 1, 2017. Cochrane assists clients on matters of Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands...
Haitham Hawashin joins HSF
Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed corporate lawyer Haitham Hawashin to join as a partner, based in Dubai. Hawashin joins from Simmons & Simmons in the UAE where he was a partner. He also worked in the...
Alex Ghazi joins Al Tamimi & Company
Al Tamimi & Company has announced their latest head of office recruit, Alex Ghazi, former group general counsel and company secretary for Arabtec Holding PJSC, based in Abu Dhabi. Ghazi has over 21 years experience having...
DWF launches tax practice in Dubai with senior appointment
DWF has appointed private client & tax director Sophia Yazane to its team in Dubai as it strengthens its offering ahead of the introduction of Value Added Tax in the United Arab Emirates from early 2018....
DLA Piper strengthens regional corporate capability
DLA Piper has welcomed Capital Markets partner, George Barboutis to its Middle East partnership. Based in Dubai, Barboutis relocates from the firm’s London office where he has been a partner since 2011. US-qualified, Barboutis heads the...
Key partner appointments at Clyde & Co
Clyde & Co announced the appointments of Glenn Lovell and Dino Wilkinson as partners in its corporate practice in Riyadh and TMT practice in Dubai respectively. Glenn Lovell joins as partner in the firm’s corporate practice...
Norton Rose Fulbright bolsters Islamic finance practice
Norton Rose Fulbright has announced the appointment of Shauaib Mirza as of counsel in the Dubai office. Mirza joins the firm from Clifford Chance. Mirza is a highly experienced Islamic finance lawyer with ten years of...
Promotions galore at Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance has announced the promotion of 24 lawyers to its partnership, including Graham Brewer who is based in the Dubai office and covers the Middle East. Graham Brewer recently moved from the London Finance practice...
Eversheds Sutherland’s new partner
As part of 20 partnership promotions made across the firm, Eversheds Sutherland (International) has announced a partner promotion in the UAE. Clint Dempsey, head of Banking and Finance in the UAE, has been promoted to partner...
