Ayesha Karim joins MHLF’s corporate practice
Mahmood Hussain Law Firm has strengthened its corporate practice with the arrival of Ayesha Karim as its of counsel. Karim has been practicing as a lawyer for 29 years and has been in the UAE since...
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- Harneys hires new partner to strengthen Dubai litigation and insolvency practice
- Gateley Middle East appoints Alim Khamis as head of disputes
- Gibson Dunn hires leading M&A partner Waleed Rasrommani in Riyadh
- Phillip Sacks rejoins Dechert as partner to strengthen Dubai offering
Movers & Shakers
Reed Smith’s triple partner hire
Reed Smith has announced that it will be joined in Dubai and Abu Dhabi by three market leading partners: Sachin Kerur, Michelle Nelson and Shourav Lahiri. The announcement marks a strategic push in the Middle East...
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP appoints head of corporate for both Riyadh and Abu Dhabi
BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP has announced the appointments of both Marc Saroufim and Francois Chemaly as the head of corporate for the firm’s Riyadh office and the head of corporate for the Abu...
Eversheds Sutherland bolsters its Energy and Infrastructure practice
Eversheds Sutherland has announced the relocation of two senior partners to expand the Energy and Infrastructure practice in the region. Iwan Walters and Karim Mahmud joined the Dubai office in April and July respectively. Both Iwan...
Pinsent Masons’ Infrastructure and Energy double hire
Pinsent Masons has appointed leading infrastructure and energy specialists, Tim Armsby and Gurmeet Kaur, to its finance & projects practice in the Middle East. Both join from Eversheds Sutherland where Armsby was a partner in Abu Dhabi and head of Energy & Infrastructure...
Stephenson Harwood expands India practice
Stephenson Harwood LLP has expanded its India practice with the arrival of Sunita Singh-Dalal, who joins the firm’s Dubai office as an Of Counsel. Singh-Dalal brings extensive experience of cross border corporate, commercial, dispute resolution and private client...
HFW continues Middle East expansion with senior partner hire
HFW has continued to expand its fast-growing Middle East practice with the hire of senior disputes partner James Harbridge. Harbridge joined the firm’s Dubai office on July 1, 2018 from Trowers & Hamlins, where he headed...
Rob Harker joins DLA Piper
DLA Piper has appointed project finance lawyer, Rob Harker, as a partner in its Middle East Finance and Projects practice, based in Dubai. Rob joins the firm from Bracewell, where he was a partner since 2014....
EMAC’s new appointment to Case Management Team
Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC) has appointed Jyothi Mani to its expanding Case Management team. “We are pleased to welcome Jyothi Mani to the EMAC Team. Jyothi brings with her a great deal of case handling...
Ashurst strengthens Middle East oil and gas offering
Ashurst has bolstered its Middle East oil and gas team with the transfer of John King, senior energy and resources counsel from the firm’s Perth office to Abu Dhabi. King is a well-renowned practitioner in the oil...
