A regal quintet for King & Spalding
KING & Spalding is rapidly boosting its presence in the Middle East with the addition of five lawyers to its offices in Dubai, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. They are counsel Mazhar Khan and associate Hassan Al...
- 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
- Squire Patton Boggs appoints Middle East practice co-chairs
- PwC Legal continues to strengthen Middle East service offering
Movers & Shakers
Daniel Liew joins SNR Denton’s ETI team in Asia
DANIEL Liew has become a corporate and project finance partner in SNR Denton’s Energy, Transport and Infrastructure team in Asia, resident in Hong Kong. Liew was most recently the Asia Managing Partner of SJ Berwin....
Majid joins clyde corporate
JASON Majid has left Simmons & Simmons in Qatar to join Clyde and Co in Doha, as a partner* in its Middle East Corporate group. A Canadian-qualified corporate lawyer with nine years experience in the Middle...
Martyr blooms at Norton Rose
NORTON Rose Group recently confirmed to The Oath that Peter Martyr will continue as Group Chief Executive from January 1, 2012, the same day that leading Canadian law firm Macleod Dixon joins the Group. The...
DLA PIPER finds an Angel
DLA Piper has appointed Tony Angel as global co-chairman and senior partner of the International LLP. Tony will serve alongside global chairman Francis B. Burch, Jr., and work closely with CEOs Sir Nigel Knowles and Lee...
Fresh face at Freshfields for Islamic finance
FRESHFIELDS Bruckhaus Deringer has hired an Allen & Overy lawyer as its first-ever global head of Islamic finance. Tarek El-Assra, previously a senior associate at A&O, is joining Freshfields as a counsel in the firm’s...
Herbert Smith announces new Asia regional head
HERBERT Smith has named its new Asia dispute resolution head following the current head, Mark Johnson’s, promotion to Asia head. Gavin Lewis, partner at Herbert Smith since 2001, has been appointed head of Asia disputes....
