BSA strengthens banking and finance team
MAYMOONA TALIB joined the Dubai office of Bin Shabib & Associates (BSA) LLP as an associate in banking and finance practice of the firm. Prior to this, Talib was a senior associate in the banking and...
- Gordon Brothers strengthens Middle East presence with Dubai launch
- Dubai International Arbitration Centre broadens reach to Vietnam
- New Lex Mundi GC Summit Report highlights harnessing the potential of GenAI
- Pinsent Masons launches Vario in the Middle East
- Clyde & Co strengthens its presence in the KSA, in line with RHQ Programme
- Launch of new law firm in the UAE by former General Counsel of Aster DM Healthcare
- Meysan Partners launches in London
Movers & Shakers
Ex-Allen & Overy lawyer now GC of Saudi energy company
According to an online report, a former Allen & Overy projects specialist associate has taken over the top in-house slot at Saudi Arabian energy generator ACWA Power. TEEGAN LINDSAY became general counsel (projects) at the Riyadh-based...
New partner for Ince & Co
Ince & Co Middle East LLP (Dubai branch) has reinforced their commitment to the region by the appointment of RANIA TADROS as a partner. This comes less than two weeks after the office relocated to the...
Wakefield joins Galadari
Galadari Advocates and Legal Consultants has appointed MIKE WAKEFIELD as senior associate to its Corporate and Commercial Practice. An Arabist with over 20 years commercial and legal experience in the Middle East and Eastern Hemisphere including...
DLA Piper grows litigation and arbitration team with two key appointments
DLA Piper announced two appointments in its Middle East Litigation and Arbitration team to support an increased level of instructions, notably in the UAE and Qatar. Chris Wilcock joins as Legal Director and Sharif Hamadeh as...
Trowers & Hamlins appoints new head of private wealth
Trowers & Hamlins has strengthened its private wealth practice with the appointment of specialist tax lawyer SIMON GOLDRING as the firm’s new head of private wealth. Simon, who took up his new position in early June,...
Morgan Lewis to expand to Dubai
Morgan Lewis announced that it plans to open an office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the additions of Ayman A. Khaleq, Jim Knight and Lewis Jones. AYMAN A. KHALEQ, focuses his practice on structured...
New office and new partners for Addleshaw Goddard
Addleshaw Goddard continues to increase its capability in the Arabian Gulf with the hire of new partner MARTIN BROWN at their new Qatar office last month. Brown is a banking & finance expert. He has extensive...
Eight-partner team moves from Norton Rose Fulbright to Baker Botts
Baker Botts has sealed the hire of a 14-lawyer team from Norton Rose Fulbright in the Middle East, including eight Legacy Fulbright & Jaworski partners. The team, which made up the bulk of legacy Fulbright’s...
DLA Piper boosts capabilities in Qatar with key partner appointment
DLA Piper has announced the move of MEL SIMS, a partner from the corporate practice group in London to its Doha office in Qatar. Sims is a long-standing partner at DLA Piper, having joined the firm...
