Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Darren Mullins joins HKA in Dubai as partner

HKA has announced a key hire in its Forensic Accounting and Commercial Damages (FACD) practice as Darren Mullins joins the firm as Partner based in Dubai. Mullins has over 18 years of experience and is a...

John Lewis joins Stephenson Harwood as partner

Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its dispute resolution practice in the Middle East with the arrival of partner John Lewis, who joins the firm in Dubai. Lewis has practiced in the Middle East for more than...

Reed Smith enhances ESG offering with partner hire

Reed Smith has announced that Tallat Hussain will be joining as partner in its Energy and Natural Resources Group, based out of the London office. Hussain brings decades of specialist environmental, social and related governance (ESG)...

Leah Weldon-Evans joins Simmons & Simmons in Dubai

Simmons & Simmons has announced the appointment of Leah Weldon-Evans as of counsel in its Dubai office. Weldon-Evans joins the firm from HSBC Dubai, where she served as associate general counsel, bringing with her extensive expertise...

Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants’ new partner

On March 5, 2024, Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants welcomed a new partner, George Abou Jreich, who will be instrumental in enhancing the firm’s corporate practice. George is an expert in corporate, commercial, construction, and tax...

Ashurst expands corporate practice with partner hire in Dubai

Ashurst announces the appointment of Vasi Papadopoulos as partner in the Corporate practice, based in the UAE, in the latest milestone in the expansion of the firm’s global corporate/M&A offering. Papadopoulos has extensive experience advising international...

Galadari boosts its corporate practice with new partner

Effective of March 1, 2024, Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants boost its corporate practice and expertise with the addition of a new partner, Charbel Fadel, formerly Ince & Co. Fadel’s practice covers corporate, finance, and commercial...

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...

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