Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Khalid Al-Abdulkareem appointed as managing partner

Clifford Chance has announced that Khalid Al-Abdulkareem has been appointed office managing partner of Clifford Chance's Riyadh office effective January 1, 2016. Al-Abdulkareem is one of the original founding partners of our joint Saudi and international...

New corporate regional head for DLA Piper

DLA Piper has appointed leading corporate and M&A lawyer, Ben Gillespie, as head of corporate for the Middle East. Gillespie joins the firm's Dubai office as a partner, effective January 1, 2016. He specialises in regional...

Hadef & Partners’ latest appointments

Hadef & Partners, announced two partner appointments in its Dubai Dispute Resolution team. Kadry Zaghawa and Mohammed Al Dhaheri have been promoted, effective from January 1, 2016.   Kadry Zaghawa and Mohammed Al Dhaheri Kadry Zaghawa has over 20...

Partner promotions at King & Spalding

King & Spalding has promoted three lawyers – Abu Dhabi-based Simon Rahimzada and Moustafa Said, and James Stull in Dubai – to its partnership in the United Arab Emirates. Rahimzada advises on cross-border acquisitions, equity capital...

Mayer Brown expands in the Middle East

  Charles Salem Hallab, Tahan (Tom) Thraya Mayer Brown has announced that Charles Salem Hallab and Tahan (Tom) Thraya have joined the firm as Corporate & Securities partners, significantly expanding Mayer Brown’s Middle East practice and strengthening the firm’s global...

QFC’s new chief legal officer

Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) has appointed Nasser Al-Taweel as its chief legal officer and board secretary. Al-Taweel has extensive experience of both Qatari law and English common law, and was one of the first Qataris to...

HFW grows corporate capability with partner hires

  Giles Beale, James Wilson   Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) continues to grow its international corporate practice with the recruitment of partners Giles Beale and James Wilson who have joined the firm's London office from Reed...

Ahmad Anani joins Pillsbury

Pillsbury announced that corporate lawyer Ahmad Jawad Anani will join the firm’s Middle Eastern Practice in the Corporate & Securities group as co-Managing Partner of the UAE office. A well-known M&A and transactional lawyer, Anani comes...

Barlow relocates to Dubai

  John Barlow has relocated from HFW's London office to the firm's Dubai office. The purpose of John's relocation is to support the rapidly expanding non-marine insurance and reinsurance practice (particularly in the area of Financial Lines)...

Dentons appoints new Corporate partner

Nick Simpson has joined Dentons as a partner in its Corporate and Commercial team in Muscat. Previously a partner at Kemp Strang in Sydney, Simpson has a wide breadth of experience in corporate and commercial law....

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