Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Charles Russell expands

Wesam Al Shafei has joined the Charles Russell's Bahrain Office as a legal consultant and specialises in Banking and Islamic Finance. Her principal areas of experience include banking, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, regulatory compliance and...

Steyn joins Bracewell & Giuliani

Clint Steyn has joined Bracewell & Giuliani LLP’s Dubai office as a partner, focusing his practice on international energy projects. Steyn has more than 20 years of experience advising clients on all aspects of power transactions...

New partner for Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright strengthened their Middle East debt capital markets practice with the arrival of partner Gregory Man. Man joins from Clifford Chance in Hong Kong where he was a senior debt capital markets lawyer. Prior...

CC elects new regional managing partner for the ME

Clifford Chance announced that Robin Abraham has been elected regional managing partner for the Middle East by a vote of his fellow partners in the region. Abraham, who has been a partner since 2005,will begin his...

Partner promotions in Trowers & Hamlins

Trowers & Hamlins announced the promotion of four new partners across its London, Dubai, Oman and Bahrain offices – Rebecca Wardle, Sallie Bowtell, Jamie Gibson and Peter Greatrex respectively.  The appointments took effect from 1 April...

QICDRC’s new CEO

The Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre (QICDRC) has announced Faisal Rashid Al Sahouti’s appointment as CEO. Faisal Rashid Al Sahouti joined the QICDRC in 2011 and received his legal training both in Qatar and...

Firm builds bridge between real estate and finance

Abdulla Al Awadi Advocates & Legal Consultants has enhanced its Dubai office with the hire of Alice Gambato. She brings a wealth of experience in UAE Real Estate, licensing and hospitality sector as well as in...

Al Mannaee joins Reed Smith

Reed Smith announced the arrival of corporate partner Maher Al Mannaee. Al Mannaee, an Emirati National, acted previously as general counsel and as a specialist transactional lawyer with a broad range of experience in public and...

Norton Rose Fulbright strengthens global disputes practice

Norton Rose Fulbright announced the move of London head of real estate disputes partner Charlotte Bijlani to its office in Dubai, expanding its disputes practice in the Middle East. The move is effective from April 2014....

DLA Piper grows ME practice

DLA Piper has expanded its Middle East employment practice with the appointment of two new team members in its Riyadh office. The appointments are reflective of the firm's increasing caseload in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia....

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