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...
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Movers & Shakers
Al Tamimi & Company appoints new corporate commercial partner in Egypt
Al Tamimi & Company has appointed Amr Namek as its new corporate commercial partner in Egypt. Namek is a prominent corporate commercial lawyer with over 20 years of experience in advising multinational and regional clients on...
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...
A&O expands Middle East restructuring & insolvency practice
Haris Meyer Hanif rejoins from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP where he was head of finance in MENA for over 11 years, and prior to that he spent two years at Allen & Overy LLP in Dubai,...
CMS continues Middle East expansion with heavyweight partner hire
CMS has announced the appointment of James Abbott, who joins the firm as a partner in its Dubai office. Abbott arrives from Clifford Chance, where he led the firm’s Middle East Disputes practice for over six...
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...
Akin promotes 13 lawyers to partnership
Akin announced the election of 13 new partners, effective January 1, 2024. The lawyers who have been promoted are: Stephanie Bollheimer, Emma Butler, Alexander Cushman, Kate Doorley, Simon Ellis, Hayden Harms, Maka Hutson, David Lee, Mary...
Al Tamimi & Company announces Aaron Dikos’ return as partner
Al Tamimi & Company has appointed Aaron Dikos as partner in the Corporate Commercial practice. Returning to the firm after serving as a consultant over the years, Dikos brings with him a wealth of experience in...
