Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Dentons grows its ME Debt Capital Markets practice

Dentons announced the addition of ALEX ROUSSOS to the firm’s Dubai office as a partner. Alex joins from Norton Rose Fulbright’s Dubai office where he has been of counsel since 2011. Prior to that he was...

New partner for Galadari

Galadari, Advocates & Legal Consultants have appointed MOJAHED AL SEBAE as partner.  Al Sebae brings with him local and international experience to the firm, specifically in Commercial, Corporate, Real Estate, Employment and Litigation. Having lived in...

Former KSA CMA official to join Al-Jadaan and CC

Clifford Chance and Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm announced the appointment of ANAS AL SHEIKH to the position of counsel. Anas joins Al-Jadaan from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Capital Markets Authority (CMA) where he...

Trowers & Hamlins makes up corporate partner in Oman

Trowers & Hamlins has promoted managing associate KATE MARSHALL to partner, effective from 1 October 2013. Marshall is a corporate lawyer in the firm’s Oman office, which she joined in 2008 from Deacons (now Norton Rose...

Clyde & Co strengthens MENA corporate team

Clyde & Co announced the appointment of IMRAN SAMI as a corporate partner in its MENA corporate group, bringing regional corporate partner numbers to 14 and total regional partner numbers to 36. Sami will be based...

Foot Anstey’s Islamic Finance team obtains IFQ

  Seven Islamic finance specialists at the regional law firm Foot Anstey have recently obtained the Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ), a level 3 certificate globally recognised as the standard market qualification for Islamic finance practitioners run...

Simmons & Simmons expands with double partner hire

Simmons & Simmons has strengthened its Middle East practice with two partner hires in its international Corporate Group.  ARNAUD DEPIERREFEU has joined the Doha office, and brings with him a wealth of experience in the Middle...

QICDRC announces new appointments

The QICDRC comprises the QFC Civil and Commercial Court, QFC Regulatory Tribunal and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre.  The RT. HON. SIR DAVID KEENE has been appointed as Chairman of the QFC Regulatory Tribunal. The Tribunal...

DLA Piper promotes and expands

DLA Piper has announced key changes to its Middle East Litigation & Arbitration practice. Partner HENRY QUINLAN has been promoted to regional practice head following JIM DELKOUSIS’ move to Australia after a six-year tenure in the...

Eversheds appoints new head of UAE Projects

Legal infrastructure and energy specialist, GURMEET KAUR, has joined the Middle East projects team at global law firm, Eversheds. Kaur will be based at Eversheds’ Dubai office and will work closely with our global energy and...

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