Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Osama Abu-Dehays joins Pillsbury

OSAMA ABU-DEHAYS was appointed as a partner in Pillsbury’s Corporate and Securities practice in Abu Dhabi. His expertise includes different areas of commerce, media, intellectual property and telecommunications and he is to serve clients in the...

Big moves at Morgan Lewis

Morgan Lewis finds a new chairman in JAMI WINTZ MCKEON. She starts her five-year term as chair of the global firm following Francis M. Milone, who has led the firm through prosperity in geographic reach and...

Bracewell & Giuliani hires new partner

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP announced the hire of ROBERT J. HARKER as a new partner in their Dubai office. Harker’s focal point of practice is on large-scale power, renewables, petrochemical and refinery projects in the Middle...

CMS strengthens ME construction and engineering offering

    JEREMIE WITT has joined CMS in Dubai as legal director, and NATALIE HALL as a lawyer. Keeping up with the growing demand for its services in the construction and engineering sectors, especially in developing markets...

Saad steps up to counsel role

Vinson & Elkins (V&E) LLP announced the promotion of corporate attorney ZIAD SAAD to counsel, strengthening the firm’s Middle East practice. Saad, who splits his time between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, works extensively in all...

New corporate lawyer for Morgan Lewis

Morgan Lewis announced the appointment of DAVID RAMM, an accomplished private equity, M&A and corporate lawyer with an extensive background in a wide variety of transactions involving technology and other industries, to its London office. Ramm...

Eversheds makes significant Middle East hire

Eversheds has bolstered its Middle East Consulting offering with the hire of principal management consultant SHERY RAMEZANIAN.  Ramezanian is an MBA-qualified business and legal professional. She joins the firm from the Dubai office of the Huron...

Taylor Wessing strengthens ME presence

Taylor Wessing (Middle East) LLP announced that is has added three new lawyers to its Middle East corporate offering – SARAH MALIK, ADNAN CHIDA and CANDICE COTHILL.  Malik is a UK qualified counsel and joins to...

Clyde & Co bolsters Islamic Finance practice

Clyde & Co announced the appointment of Islamic finance specialist, ADIL HUSSAIN as a partner, based in the firm’s Abu Dhabi office.  Having a 300 staff ratio in the region, Hussain joins from law firm Herbert...

Big moves at Latham & Watkins

   Sami Al-Louzi                                               Bill Voge Latham & Watkins announced that Bill Voge has been...

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