Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Baker Botts’ new tech-focused corporate partner

Baker Botts announced Alexander Hendry has joined the Dubai office as a partner in the Corporate Department. He is the sixth lateral partner to join Baker Botts since the beginning of February. Based in the Middle...

Employment partner Rebecca Ford joins Morgan Lewis in Dubai

Continuing its expansion in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Morgan Lewis has welcomed partner Rebecca Ford to the firm’s Dubai office. She arrives from Clyde & Co and will continue to handle contentious and non-contentious employment...

Natalie Jones joins DLA Piper in Dubai

DLA Piper has appointed Natalie Jones as a partner in its Employment group, based in Dubai. Jones  joins from PwC Legal, bringing a wealth of experience and a proven track record in wide range of contentious...

LOD announces new country manager for UAE

Lawyers on Demand, a Consilio company (LOD), has annonced the appointment of Mark Dodd as the new UAE country manager. Dodd has been an integral part of the LOD business since early 2019 and currently leads...

Tania De Swart joins Kennedys in Dubai

Kennedys welcomes Tania De Swart as a partner in Dubai. De Swart has been practicing in the UAE for the past 16 years, and brings extensive regional insights to her already impressive legal career. Her areas...

New partner at Al Tamimi & Company

Al Tamimi & Company has appointed Richard Bell as a partner in its Dispute Resolution practice. The new joiner increases the partner count at the Middle East and North Africa’s leading law firm to 98, across...

New partner at Fareya Azfar & Araoui LLP 

Private Capital & International Disputes law firm Fareya Azfar & Araoui LLP  (FAA) announced that Jade Al Araoui will join the firm as a name partner and head of M&A and Private Capital which was effective from...

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