Iran and Projects specialist at CMS
CMS has appointed partner Amir Kordvani to head up the Middle East Projects Team. He will also lead the launch of the firm’s Iran Desk in Dubai, splitting his time between Tehran and Dubai. This follows...
- New Lex Mundi GC Summit Report highlights harnessing the potential of GenAI
- Pinsent Masons launches Vario in the Middle East
- Clyde & Co strengthens its presence in the KSA, in line with RHQ Programme
- Launch of new law firm in the UAE by former General Counsel of Aster DM Healthcare
- Meysan Partners launches in London
- Squire Patton Boggs appoints Middle East practice co-chairs
- PwC Legal continues to strengthen Middle East service offering
Movers & Shakers
NRF expands dispute resolution practice
Norton Rose Fulbright has announced that Paul Stothard has joined the firm as partner. His practice will be based in London and Dubai. Stothard joins from King & Wood Mallesons in London where he was a...
Jones Day strengthens Asia partnership
Jones Day has announced the addition of five partners in Asia with extensive experience related to large infrastructure projects, banking and finance, and energy transactions. James Harris, Julien Reidy, Bruce Schulberg, and Alex Cull will join...
New partner at Dentons
Dentons has announced the promotion of Haleem Mohammed as a new partner based in its Oman office. Mohammed specialises in dispute resolution. He has over 15 years experience in both commercial and civil litigation encompassing all...
TMT expert at Simmons
Simmons & Simmons has promoted Raza Rizvi who is based in the firm’s Dubai office to Of Counsel. Rizvi is head of the firm’s Information, Communications and Technology team and its Intellectual Property practice in the...
Ince & Co further strengthens Middle East partner presence
Ince & Co announced the partner promotion of Pavlo Samothrakis in its Dubai office. Samothrakis has been with Ince & Co since 2006 and moved to the Dubai office in 2008. He advises on a wide...
Nayef joins Chadbourne
Chadbourne & Parke LLP announced that corporate lawyer Romi H. Nayef has joined the firm’s Dubai office as an international partner. Nayef joins Chadbourne from Greenberg Traurig LLP, where he served as Head of the Middle...
Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla boosts key practice areas
Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla has enhanced its capabilities in the region with the appointments of Charlotte Bijlani as a partner in its Arbitration practice and...
Partner promotions at Addleshaw Goddard
Addleshaw Goddard has announced its first international partner promotions, with the promotion of two of the firm’s Dubai-based lawyers. Darren Harris in Corporate and Bevan Farmer in Litigation have been...
Norton Rose Fulbright expands disputes and investigations team
Norton Rose Fulbright announced that Orlando Vidal has joined the firm as a partner in Dubai. Vidal joins from Dentons where he was head of its Middle East compliance and investigations group in Dubai. Prior to...
