Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) announced the lateral hire of Partner Ibrahim Elsadig from Dentons (UAE). He will help launch and spearhead the Firm’s UAE Corporate and Commercial practice from its Dubai office. Elsadig will create BLP’s...
Simmons & Simmons has expanded its dispute resolution practice with the addition of Payam Beheshti, who joins the firm’s Dubai office as a partner on January 22, 2017. Payam Beheshti joins the firm from Clifford Chance,...
Addleshaw Goddard continues to strengthen its GCC offering announcing the appointment of leading Banking & Finance specialist, Robin Hickman. Joining as a Banking & Finance partner, Hickman ‘s practice will span across the UAE and Qatar...
Ex-Dentons Middle East head Leigh Hall has joined Keystone Law. Hall focuses his practice on advising corporates, governments, financial institutions and developers on international development and project finance. Having worked from Qatar since 2003 and with...
Clifford Chance is responding to demand for more Africa-focused expertise from clients in the Middle East by strengthening its Middle Eastern presence in this area. Edmund Boyo, Head of Clifford Chance’s Anglophone West Africa practice relocated...
Hadef & Partners has promoted 13 lawyers, effective from January 1st to focus on key practice areas like Commercial, Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Employment and Property. Ahmad Sergieh, partner, head of corporate structuring Jamie Liddington, partner, head...
Akin Gump announced the election of 10 new partners, effective January 1, 2017. The 10 individuals and their respective office locations are Gerald Brant (New York), Olivia Chung (New York), Olivier De Moor (New York), Sophie...
Kennedys has strengthened its global aviation practice with the hire of dispute resolution and commercial partner Nick Humphrey. He joins a team of 58 specialist lawyers across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas, effective January 2,...
Ravinder Bhullar has joined Dechert as a partner in the International Arbitration Practice. He will be based in the Dubai office. Bhullar was previously a partner at another international law firm in Dubai. “We are very...
Winston & Strawn LLP announced that Shibeer Ahmed has joined the firm as partner and head of banking and Islamic finance in Dubai. Ahmed was previously with White & Case, where he served as head of...
