Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Chadbourne expands corporate team in Dubai

Chadbourne & Parke announced that senior corporate lawyer Haykel Hajjaji has joined the firm’s Dubai office. Hajjaji joins the firm from private equity firm Global Emerging Markets Group, where he acted as managing director and focused...

Squire Patton Boggs announces affiliation in KSA

Khalid Al- Thebity with Edward Newberry Squire Patton Boggs has announced its affiliation with The Khalid Al-Thebity Law Firm in Saudi Arabia.  The affiliation formalizes one of the legal industry’s leading Middle East practices, with offices in...

Dr. Hadef honoured

Dr. Hadef Al Dhaheri, founding partner of Hadef & Partners was recently honoured with a Certificate of Appreciation awarded by the Prime Minister of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, for his dedicated service...

New COO takes charge at Al Tamimi & Co

Al Tamimi & Co has announced the appointment of Patrick Earl as their new chief operating officer. Earl’s role will be to manage the firm’s overall business and daily operations along with developing and executing strategic...

DLA Piper strengthens disputes team

Simon Palmer, partner, and Suzannah Newboult, legal director, have been added to the DLA Piper’s Middle East litigation, arbitration and investigations team. Both have been relocated permanently from the UK to Dubai and their inclusion further...

Promotions galore for Latham & Watkins LLP

Edward H. Hills was promoted to counsel in Abu Dhabi and his practice covers a range of international transactional matters including banking, project finance and development, trade finance, acquisition finance and Islamic finance. He has a...

Squire Patton Boggs expands in Qatar

Corporate law specialist, Arnaud Montouché, has joined Squire Patton Boggs as an associate in its Doha office. Previously the managing attorney for UGGC Avocats in Doha, Montouché is licensed in Paris, California and New York. He...

New MDs for Norton Rose Fulbright

Charles Hurdon and Martin Scott have been appointed the new managing partners of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP and Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, respectively. Their roles go into effect starting 1st January, 2015 for a period...

Ince & Co appoints new managing partner

Ince & Co has appointed shipping and energy specialist, RANIA TADROS,as the managing partner for their Dubai office. Tadros succeeds Graham Crane, who retires from partnership on November 1, 2014. Graham retires after an extensive 13...

New energy lawyer for Jones Day

Jones Day announced that they have appointed EDWARD ROSE as a partner in projects and infrastructure practice. With about 20 years of experience representing governments, sponsors and contractors on a diverse range of energy and infrastructure...

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