Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Diwakar Agarwal joins Stephenson Harwood

Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its corporate practice with the addition of Diwakar Agarwal as a partner in its Dubai office. Diwakar, who joins the Middle East partnership, has extensive experience advising international and regional clients...

Bracewell expands power and Infrastructure practice

Adrian Creed has joined the Bracwell LLP as a partner in its Dubai office. Creed has more than 20 years of experience representing clients in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), most recently as a...

New construction partner at Clyde & Co

Clyde & Co has announced the appointment of Matthew Heywood as a partner in its Global Projects & Construction practice. Heywood will be based in the firm’s Dubai office, making him the sixth specialist construction partner...

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...

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...

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...

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