Reed Smith has hired Adela Mues as partner in its Global Corporate Group. Mues, who is based in Dubai, has extensive experience of advising clients on M&A, private equity, venture capital, funds, capital markets, commercial contracts, employment and corporate...
Hadef & Partners has strengthened its Dubai Dispute Resolution partnership by promoting Zarghona Fazal to partner effective January 1, 2020. Zarghona has a wealth of experience in representing multi-national companies and individuals in high-value arbitrations, DIFC...
Eversheds Sutherland has announced that Paul Taylor has been appointed as Dubai managing partner, effective from January 1, 2020. Taylor has taken over from Nasser Ali Khasawneh who has been UAE Managing Partner since 2011. Khasawneh...
Jones Day announced that Sheila Shadmand has been appointed partner-in-charge of its Middle East Region, succeeding Javade Chaudhri who will continue as a partner advising clients on matters related to transactions, compliance, and investigations in Saudi...
Cleary Gottlieb has announced the promotion of counsel Chris Macbeth to partner in its Abu Dhabi office. Macbeth joined the firm’s London office in 2006 and, building on his multijurisdictional practice, particularly in emerging markets, relocated...
Norton Rose Fulbright has announced that projects and construction lawyer Nick Kramer has joined the firm’s Dubai office as partner. Kramer joins the firm from CMS Dubai, where he was a partner and head of commercial...
DWF’s Dubai office strengthens its corporate practice with the appointment of Edoardo Betto as partner, who will provide corporate counsel to clients across Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region. Betto joins DWF Middle East LLP...
Squire Patton Boggs has significantly expanded its Middle East presence with the addition of a market-leading team of practitioners to its Dubai office. Three partners have joined from Winston & Strawn’s Dubai office – Campbell Steedman,...
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...
