Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

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...

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...

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...

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...

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