Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

New hires at Middle East firms

New partner appointments and promotions at the Middle East offices of Al Tamimi & Company and Walkers.  Al Tamimi & Company has appointed four lawyers to its partnership, across four separate offices in the Middle East....

Witt promoted to partnership

CMS is pleased to announce the promotion of 31 lawyers to the firm’s partnership along with two director promotions. This includes Dubai-based Jeremie Witt, who has been promoted from legal director to partner in the firm’s Energy, Projects and Construction team. Witt...

Clyde & Co’s partner appointments

The firm has three new partners in their MENA offices. They are Naji Hawayek (Dubai, Corporate), Heather Nevin (Abu Dhabi, Infrastructure) and Alfred Thornton (Abu Dhabi, Disputes, Insurance). Bilingual in Arabic and English, Hawayek has over 10 years of experience advising on...

Eversheds’ new partner

Eversheds has announced recently that it has made 26 promotions across its international operations to the firm’s partnership. Amongst these recognitions was Gurmeet Kaur, partner in Dubai, who received firm-wide acknowledgement for significant contribution to the...

Dentons bolsters TMT practice

Kelly Tymburski has joined the Dubai office of Dentons as a partner in the TMT practice.Tymburski arrives from Bird & Bird where she has been head of TMT in the Middle East since 2014. Tymburski has extensive experience in...

Key partner hire at DLA Piper

The firm has announced the appointment of a sixth partner, Ramsey Jurdi, to its Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations team in the Middle East. Jurdi is an international disputes, regulatory and trade compliance lawyer with substantial experience...

Key partner hire at DLA Piper

The firm has announced the appointment of a sixth partner, Ramsey Jurdi, to its Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations team in the Middle East. Jurdi is an international disputes, regulatory and trade compliance lawyer with substantial experience...

CMS builds Islamic Finance Practice

CMS announced the appointment of Shakeel Adli as a partner to the firm’s Banking and Finance practice. He joins from Norton Rose Fulbright. Adli will be based in the Dubai office and brings with him considerable...

Dentons appoints Matthew Showler

Matthew Showler has joined the Dubai office of Dentons as a partner in its dispute resolution practice. Showler arrives from the Dubai office of King and Wood Mallesons. Showler is a specialist in international arbitration and...

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