Afridi & Angell’s new managing partner
Afridi & Angell has announced that Bashir Ahmed has been elected as the new managing partner effective November 1, 2016. Ahmed succeeds Amjad Ali Khan who has overseen the firm’s growth for over a decade. A...
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Movers & Shakers
Nayiri Boghossian’s new role
Nayiri Boghossian has recently joined the firm of Al Owais Advocates and Legal Consultants, a boutique dispute resolution firm based in Dubai. Previously a partner and the head of the regional dispute resolution practice at Eversheds,...
KWM elects new EUME management
King & Wood Mallesons has elected London partner Tim Bednall as its new EUME managing partner. Bednall takes up the position with immediate effect and for a term of three years. Tim Bednall is a leading Corporate...
Campbell Steedman joins Winston & Strawn
The firm announced that Steedman has joined the firm as managing partner, Middle East. He was most recently a partner at White & Case. Steedman’s practice focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and privatisations...
New partner at Jones Day
Nadim Khan has joined the Jones Day as a partner in its Projects and Infrastructure Practice. He will be based in Jones Day’s Dubai International Financial Centre office, in Dubai. An attorney for more than 20...
HFW bolsters international practice
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has significantly strengthened its presence in Geneva and Paris with the appointment of new partners. Olivier Bazin will be the newest Partner to join the Geneva office, effective January 2017. Bazin is...
Alastair Holland joins Curtis as partner
Curtis expanded its Middle East team with the addition of Alastair Holland as a partner in its Dubai office from September 1, 2016. Holland has worked in the UAE since 2008, latterly as managing partner of...
Double promotion at Rouse
IP firm Rouse announced the promotion of two new executives in the firm’s Ho Chi Minh City and Dubai offices. The promotions, which take effect immediately, cement Rouse’ established pan-Asian and Middle Eastern presence, further strengthening...
Philip Sacks joins Dechert
Phillip Sacks has joined Dechert’s financial services group as a partner in Dubai. Sacks was previously a partner at another international law firm. Sacks advises sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions and managers on the corporate and...
Hogan Lovells hires arbitration partner
Hogan Lovells is growing its Middle East disputes practice with the hire of arbitration partner Nabeel Ikram in Dubai. Ikram is an English-qualified solicitor advocate and a highly-regarded disputes practitioner in the Middle East. Specialising in...
