Brett Hailey joins Bird & Bird
Bird & Bird has welcomed partner BRETT HAILEY to its London office and International Aviation Sector Group. Brett is recognised as a leading aircraft financing and leasing lawyer and brings more than 20 years of...
- Reed Smith appoints Mohammed Basama to expand Middle East corporate offering
- Cleary Gottlieb advises ADIA subsidiary on Jersey Mike’s IPO
- Cyril Shroff and IIM Ahmedabad launch leadership academy for future GCs
- Pillsbury strengthens Middle East regulatory practice with Riyadh partner hire
- Baker McKenzie advises CMA CGM Group on acquisition of Fattal Group
- John Maciver elected senior partner at Pinsent Masons
- Clyde & Co strengthens global aviation practice with Dubai partner hire
Movers & Shakers
Linklaters appoints new French head of IP
Linklaters has appointed PAULINE DEBRÉ as counsel and head of its Intellectual Property (IP) department in Paris. Debré’s arrival strengthens the existing team, which faces ever-increasing demands from clients on all aspects of IP law. ...
DLA Piper opens Korea office
DLA Piper has announced that the firm’s application to practice international law in the Republic of Korea had been approved by the Ministry of Justice in Korea, and the firm will open its new office in...
Brian J. Pierce joins Patton Boggs MENA practice
PATTON Boggs LLP has announced that Brian J. Pierce has joined the firm’s Corporate Finance practice group as a partner. Pierce, who will work throughout Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, joins Patton Boggs from...
Ashurst announces Saudi Arabia launch
ASHURST is set to boost its practice in the Middle East with the launch of an office in Jeddah by establishing an association with Saudi partner Faisal Adnan Baassiri. Faisal Adnan Baassiri was head of...
White & Case adds leading Emirati lawyer as partner in Abu Dhabi
WHITE & Case LLP has added Emirati national and UAE-qualified lawyer, Abdulwahid Alulama, as a partner in Abu Dhabi. He joins the firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions practice. Francois Leloup, regional sectional head for M&a corporate...
Khokhar joins Trench & Associates
TRENCH & Associates has recently appointed Aisha Khokhar as its new associate, dealing with all general Labour Law and Corporate matters. Aisha graduated from the University of Leicester, England with an LLBFr Hons (Law with...
Abu Dhabi Media appoints new general counsel
ABU DHABI Media has announced the appointment of Dr. Mohammed El-Said as its new general counsel. The appointment of Dr. El-Said is claimed to reinforce Abu Dhabi Media’s commitment to expanding its senior leadership team, in...
Eversheds ramps up Middle East offering
EVERSHEDS has bolstered its Middle East offering with the appointment of two new partners who join the firm’s Doha office. Dani Kabbani joins the firm as a partner from Simmons & Simmons. He has been...
Hogan Lovells strengthens Middle East practice with partner move
LONDON-based disputes partner, Richard Kiddell has recently relocated to Dubai further strengthening Hogan Lovells’ operations in the Middle East. Kiddell has extensive experience of handling international commercial disputes, both by way of litigation and arbitration,...
