Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has announced the appointments of two new partners into its Dubai office to further boost the Firm’s UAE offering. Raza Mithani, an International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution partner, joins the firm...
DLA Piper has appointed Saudi Arabian-based banking and finance specialist, Paul Latto, to its partnership in the Middle East. Latto joins the firm from Clifford Chance, where he had been a partner since 2013; prior to...
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has expanded its finance group with the hire of banking and finance partner Neale Downes in the Dubai office. Downes’ experience includes corporate lending, structured finance, acquisition finance, trade finance, project,...
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced that Graham Lovett will join the Dubai office as a partner. Previously head of Clifford Chance’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice for the Middle East region, Lovett will continue handling...
Clifford Chance has announced that Khalid Al-Abdulkareem has been appointed office managing partner of Clifford Chance's Riyadh office effective January 1, 2016. Al-Abdulkareem is one of the original founding partners of our joint Saudi and international...
DLA Piper has appointed leading corporate and M&A lawyer, Ben Gillespie, as head of corporate for the Middle East. Gillespie joins the firm's Dubai office as a partner, effective January 1, 2016. He specialises in regional...
Hadef & Partners, announced two partner appointments in its Dubai Dispute Resolution team. Kadry Zaghawa and Mohammed Al Dhaheri have been promoted, effective from January 1, 2016. Kadry Zaghawa and Mohammed Al Dhaheri Kadry Zaghawa has over 20...
King & Spalding has promoted three lawyers – Abu Dhabi-based Simon Rahimzada and Moustafa Said, and James Stull in Dubai – to its partnership in the United Arab Emirates. Rahimzada advises on cross-border acquisitions, equity capital...
Charles Salem Hallab, Tahan (Tom) Thraya Mayer Brown has announced that Charles Salem Hallab and Tahan (Tom) Thraya have joined the firm as Corporate & Securities partners, significantly expanding Mayer Brown’s Middle East practice and strengthening the firm’s global...
Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) has appointed Nasser Al-Taweel as its chief legal officer and board secretary. Al-Taweel has extensive experience of both Qatari law and English common law, and was one of the first Qataris to...
