Gule new global chairman
Norton Rose Fulbright announced that the chairman of Norton Rose Fulbright in South Africa, Sbu Gule, has also become global chairman, effective May 1, 2014. Gule is an employment and labour partner and is based in...
- Addleshaw Goddard advises SEH Healthcare on award of Saudi behavioural health hospital PPP
- Baker McKenzie advises CMA CGM Group on Jeddah port terminal joint venture
- Andrej Kormuth joins Akin to bolster Middle East project development offering
- Dentons supports Swissport International and Asyad Holding on Flynas share acquisition
- Darren Bradshaw joins Galadari as part of corporate and commercial expansion
- Hogan Lovells boosts regulatory and public policy expertise in Saudi Arabia
- Akin strengthens investment management practice with Middle East partner hires
Movers & Shakers
HFW continues ME insurance practice development
Holman Fenwick Willan announced several developments to its Middle East insurance and reinsurance practice, headed by partner Sam Wakerley, in support of its continuing investment in the growth and development of its international insurance and reinsurance practice....
Eversheds announces 2014 promotions
(L to R) Clint Dempsey, Farah Nabulsi, Nick Pinder (L-R) Nick Sharatt, Samer Sarkis, Shalagh Saleh Eversheds announced the promotion of 21 lawyers from around its international operations to the firm’s partnership, as part...
Dentons strengthens its presence in Qatar with two new partners
Dentons announced that it has added two new partners to its Doha office – Zaher Nammour and Andy Jones. With effect from May 1, 2014, Nammour has been appointed to the partnership while Jones, previously based...
Baker & McKenzie hires new partner
Baker & McKenzie has further enhanced its top tier offering in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Bahrain with the hire of leading banking and finance lawyer Basel Barakat as a partner. Basel...
Bird & Bird boosts ME presence
Bird & Bird announced the appointment of Kelly Tymburski as a partner in its Middle East practice. She joined the firm on April 6, 2014 and operates from Bird & Bird’s UAE offices. Tymburski is a...
Partner promotions for firm
Norton Rose Fulbright announced a total of 46 global partner promotions since entering the US market in June 2013. In the Middle East, Vandana Rupani of Fulbright & Jaworkski LLP, a member of Norton Rose Fulbright...
Iremonger takes on new role
DLA Piper announced that 45 lawyers have been promoted to its partnership, including James Iremonger of the restructuring practice in the Middle East. The promotions were effective from January 1, 2014 in the United States and...
Clyde & Co’s new partners
Clyde & Co announced the promotion of nine lawyers to the partnership and twelve equity partners to senior equity partner across its international network. Promotions were effective from May 1, 2014. In the Middle East region,...
Charles Russell expands
Wesam Al Shafei has joined the Charles Russell's Bahrain Office as a legal consultant and specialises in Banking and Islamic Finance. Her principal areas of experience include banking, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, regulatory compliance and...
