Addleshaw Goddard is adding to its full-service capability in the GCC with the appointment of a new Employment partner. Dubai-based Ben Brown specialises in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law and joins from Clyde...
XXIV Old Buildings, the Chambers of Alan Steinfeld QC, has appointed Ian Moyler as its new chambers director. His appointment follows the retirement of Sue Medder in August 2019. Along with the existing excellent team, led...
CMS has announced the appointment of Greg Sibbald as a legal director in the firm’s Infrastructure, Construction and Energy (ICE) Disputes practice in Dubai. This is the sixth hire for the global ICE Disputes group in...
DWF has appointed Yasser Yaqub as a partner to its Dubai banking & finance practice with a focus on project finance. Yaqub has significant experience of advising on large-scale infrastructure projects (power/renewable power and water). Yaqub...
Gowling WLG has announced that Rachel Armstrong has joined the firm as a principal associate in its Intellectual Property (IP) team in Dubai. Rachel Armstrong joins renowned IP expert Jon Parker and Gowling WLG’s award winning...
John Podgore, a recognised expert in international oil & gas transactions and energy-focused projects, is the latest partner to join AG’s burgeoning global Construction, Energy and Infrastructure (CEI) practice, one of the firm’s key investment priorities....
Pinsent Masons has appointed Catherine Workman as head of Middle East. Workman has been with the firm for over 15 years and is a member of the firm’s executive Board. She relocated to the UAE in...
DWF has appointed Slava Kiryushin as partner and global head of energy and Abdalla Eisa as senior associate, both based in Dubai. Kiryushin joins DWF from CMS and was previously the general counsel for Lukoil in...
Morgan Lewis has appointed corporate, projects, and infrastructure lawyer Chadi Salloum as a partner resident in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. He arrives from Akin Gump, where he co-managed the Abu Dhabi office. Salloum represents primarily energy, power,...
CMS has announced the appointment of Courtney Rothery who joins the firm as a legal director in the Infrastructure, Construction and Energy (ICE) Disputes team in Dubai. Rothery joins from Gowling WLG in Dubai, where she...
