Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

Clare Lavin joins HKA as partner

Clare Lavin has joined HKA as partner in the Forensic Accounting Commercial Damages team, based in Dubai. HKA is a leading global consultancy in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, expert witness and litigation support services. Lavin is...

Fichte and Co appoints Dr. Laura Voda as partner

As the UAE continues to establish itself as an ideal hub for business, there is a need for legal firms that are not only reliable, but also highly knowledgeable and experienced in local laws and regulations....

Olivia Darlington joins Clyde & Co

Clyde & Co has announced the hire of financial lines insurance specialist, Olivia Darlington, as a partner in the Middle East. Darlington will join the firm’s global insurance practice and will be based in Dubai, UAE....

Addleshaw Goddard announces new key hire for Riyadh

Addleshaw Goddard has announced another key partner hire for its upcoming office in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is currently pending regulatory approvals. Amar Meher will join the firm to lead its banking, finance and...

Partner promotions at Stephenson Harwood

Stephenson Harwood LLP has promoted eleven lawyers to its partnership, effective from May 1, 2023. “These talented lawyers have demonstrated their commitment and leadership, by providing exceptional support to our clients,” said Eifion Morris, chief executive,...

Laleh Shahabi joins Gibson Dunn

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has announced the hire of banking and finance partner Laleh Shahabi, who has joined the firm’s newly opened Abu Dhabi office. The news comes as part of significant investment and expansion...

Baker McKenzie UAE strengthens tax and arbitration practices

Baker McKenzie has strengthened its tax and disputes practices in the UAE, recruiting leading partners in the fast growing areas of VAT and international commercial arbitration. The Firm’s UAE offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, which...

Squire Patton Boggs’ Marwa Al-Siyabi makes partner in Riyadh

Squire Patton Boggs has promoted to partner Marwa Al-Siyabi, senior associate in its global Corporate Practice Group in the Riyadh office. Al-Siyabi advises clients on cross-border M&A, equity capital market transactions, joint ventures and restructuring across...

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