Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Brian J. Pierce joins Patton Boggs MENA practice

PATTON Boggs LLP has announced that Brian J. Pierce has joined the firm’s Corporate Finance practice group as a partner. Pierce, who will work throughout Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, joins Patton Boggs from...

Ashurst announces Saudi Arabia launch

   ASHURST is set to boost its practice in the Middle East with the launch of an office in Jeddah by establishing an association with Saudi partner Faisal Adnan Baassiri.  Faisal Adnan Baassiri was head of...

White & Case adds leading Emirati lawyer as partner in Abu Dhabi

WHITE & Case LLP has added Emirati national and UAE-qualified lawyer, Abdulwahid Alulama, as a partner in Abu Dhabi. He joins the firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions practice.  Francois Leloup, regional sectional head for M&a corporate...

Khokhar joins Trench & Associates

  TRENCH & Associates has recently appointed Aisha Khokhar as its new associate, dealing with all general Labour Law and Corporate matters.  Aisha graduated from the University of Leicester, England with an LLBFr Hons (Law with...

Abu Dhabi Media appoints new general counsel

ABU DHABI Media has announced the appointment of Dr. Mohammed El-Said as its new general counsel. The appointment of Dr. El-Said is claimed to reinforce Abu Dhabi Media’s commitment to expanding its senior leadership team, in...

Eversheds ramps up Middle East offering

  EVERSHEDS has bolstered its Middle East offering with the appointment of two new partners who join the firm’s Doha office.  Dani Kabbani joins the firm as a partner from Simmons & Simmons. He has been...

Hogan Lovells strengthens Middle East practice with partner move

  LONDON-based disputes partner, Richard Kiddell has recently relocated to Dubai further strengthening Hogan Lovells’ operations in the Middle East.  Kiddell has extensive experience of handling international commercial disputes, both by way of litigation and arbitration,...

Eversheds announces further investment in the Middle East

  GLOBAL law firm Eversheds, has announced the appointment of Nasser Ali Khasawneh as managing partner of the firm’s operations in the Middle East.   Current managing partner Chris Jobson, one of the architects of Eversheds...

TLA expands in Saudi Arabia

TRIBONIAN Law Advisors (TLA) announced that it has expanded its presence in the region by opening an office in Riyadh in association with El Gasseer Law Firm. Mothanna El Gasseer, a Saudi qualified lawyer with more...

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