K&L Gates announced the appointments of Desiree Moore, William Reichert and Adela Solomon to the firm’s Middle East offices. Desiree Moore has been promoted to commercial disputes partner in the Doha office. Moore is the...
Allen & Overy announced that alumnus Tom Butcher has returned to the firm as a partner to head up its Middle East Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) and Intellectual Property (IP) practice, with effect from March...
Christopher Jobson has taken on the role of leading the Shipping and International Trade practice for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) following the relocation or Irvine Marr to the firm's London office. Jobson is a...
Fichte & Co has announced the appointment of Walid Batisha as partner in the firm's office. Batisha, who has been heading Fichte's litigation department since he joined the firm in September 2012, has led his team...
Charles Russell Speechlys has confirmed the appointment of Rupert Copeman-Hill as partner and the firm’s head of business services, who will lead the firm’s Corporate and Commercial teams in Bahrain and Qatar. Rupert Copeman-Hill joins the...
Reed Smith has appointed of projects and finance partner Simon Harvey to its UAE offices. Harvey joins the firm from Pinsent Masons (Dubai). Harvey advises clients on a range of projects and infrastructure matters relating to...
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has announced the appointments of two new partners into its Dubai office to further boost the Firm’s UAE offering. Raza Mithani, an International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution partner, joins the firm...
DLA Piper has appointed Saudi Arabian-based banking and finance specialist, Paul Latto, to its partnership in the Middle East. Latto joins the firm from Clifford Chance, where he had been a partner since 2013; prior to...
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has expanded its finance group with the hire of banking and finance partner Neale Downes in the Dubai office. Downes’ experience includes corporate lending, structured finance, acquisition finance, trade finance, project,...
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced that Graham Lovett will join the Dubai office as a partner. Previously head of Clifford Chance’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice for the Middle East region, Lovett will continue handling...
