Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Bird & Bird hires former Air Arabia GC

ANNA ANATOLITOU joined Bird & Bird as partner at the end of December 2013 to spearhead the growth of Bird & Bird’s Middle East aviation and dispute resolution practices. Anatolitou was general counsel of the Air...

DLA Piper tops category of ‘Who’s Who Legal’

DLA Piper announced that its Intellectual Property and Technology team has been commended by Who’s Who Legal 2013. Jamie Ryder, senior legal consultant, has been listed within the Sports and Entertainment category, commended for his work...

Norton Rose Fulbright’s new regional head

Norton Rose Fulbright’s senior corporate partner DAVID BAYLIS has relocated from London to become regional Head of Corporate, M&A and securities in the Middle East. This follows on from Baylis’ appointment to Head of the Abu...

TLA expands partnership

EMILE BOULOS has been appointed as a partner at Tribonian Law Advisors in the Dubai office of the firm effective from November 1, 2013. Boulos’ practice focuses on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, share disposals,...

Ziyad Hadi promoted to partner

ZIYAD HADI of Afridi & Angell has been promoted to the role partner at the firm’s Dubai office. Hadi specialises in M&A and joint ventures, as well as general corporate/ commercial matters. He has many years...

Ian Dalley joins Dentons

Dentons announced that IAN DALLEY has joined its Abu Dhabi office as a partner in the Construction practice. Dalley joins from DLA Piper where he was a legal director. Dalley specialises in international engineering projects and...

Baker Botts’ partner-in-charge change

Baker Botts has announced that effective January 1, 2014, senior partner, JOHN LONSBERG, will assume the post of partner-in-charge for the Baker Botts Middle East offices.  Lonsberg follows partner-in-charge BOB JORDAN, who spent the past four...

Latham & Watkins expands ME practice

Latham & Watkins LLP announced that 20 associates have been elected to the partnership and 24 associates have been promoted to the role of counsel, effective January 1, 2014. The group includes lawyers from across a...

Charles Russell appoints senior associate

Charles Russell LLP announced the appointment of OWEN DELANEY, who has joined the Doha, Qatar office as a senior associate in the Construction and Real Estate team, and will be assisting clients in a broad range...

New partner for Simmons & Simmons

Simmons & Simmons has expanded its dispute resolution and construction team in the Middle East with the appointment of partner DAVID RISBRIDGER in the UAE. Risbridger, who was previously head of dispute resolution and construction in...

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