Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Patton Boggs expands in Dubai

With the opening of a permanent office in Dubai, Patton Boggs LLP announced the arrival of three lawyers and a regional director of business development and marketing, who join Patton Boggs from Kilpatrick Townsend law firm...

Meher joins Riyadh office of Latham & Watkins

  AMAR MEHER has joined the Law Office of Salman M. Al-Sudairi in association with Latham & Watkins in Riyadh as a member of the Finance Department. Meher’s experience includes advising Middle East regional and international...

Trowers & Hamlins announces seven new partners

Trowers & Hamlins promoted seven new partners across its offices in London, Dubai and Manchester. The appointments took effect from April 1, 2013. The promotions are spread across several of the firm’s disciplines including banking and...

Galadari’s new appointment

Galadari Law recently boosted their criminal division with the hire of regional criminal advocate, JASIM MOHAMMAD AL MAEENI. Al Maeeni has a wealth of local experience and brings an impressive history in the Criminal Courts to...

Big moves at Trowers & Hamlins

Trowers & Hamlins announced the appointments of two new partners Bill Jeffer ies and Lucas Pitts to its Dubai office. The firm also appointed Guy Danalis as resident managing partner at their Abu Dhabi office. Corporate...

Çiftçi joins Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance announced that Turkish corporate specialist, Itır Sevim-Çiftçi, will be joining its Turkish law affiliate, Yegin Legal Consultancy, to lead the Corporate practice. Çiftçi’s arrival will further bolster the firm’s ambitious plans for Turkey. Mete...

SNR Denton’s latest hire

Ahmed Choudhry is the recent addition to SNR Denton’s Muscat office and joined the Banking and Finance team as an associate in February 2013. His experience includes acting for banks, financial institutions and companies on all...

New partners in Baker Botts’ energy team

Baker Botts’ LLP domestic and international energy transactional team has two additions, Car los Solé and Jerem y Kennedy joined the firm as partners. They will be based in the firm’s Houston office. Solé and Kennedy...

New tax partner for SJ Berwin’s Middle East office

SJ Berwin’s Middle East office has a new partner, FANNY COMBOURIEU, an experienced and senior tax lawyer who has recently relocated from the Paris office of SJ Berwin.  Combourieu will be working with Middle East clients...

Norton Rose and Fullbright & Jaworski join forces

  Norton has announced that it will combine with US law firm Fulbright & Jaworski LLP on June 1, 2013 to form Norton Rose Fulbright.  The enlarged practice will have 55 offices internationally, including 11 offices and...

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