NEALE Downes has joined Taylor Wessing’s Dubai office. Downes joins Taylor Wessing from Trowers & Hamlins’ Bahrain office, where he headed up its regional banking and finance practice. His expertise includes asset-backed and asset-based financing (including...
DLA Piper’s Kyiv office has been awarded ‘Foreign Law Firm of the year 2012’ at the Yuridicheskaya Practika weekly legal awards, which recently took place at the Hyatt hotel, Ukraine. Selected for the coveted title, by...
MAXIM Levinson, who joined Baker Botts as a corporate partner in 2008, has been named partner in charge of its Moscow office. Levinson succeeds Steve Wardlaw as partner in charge, who will divide his time...
MAHMOOD Ahmad, former vice president at Du has joined DLA Piper’s Dubai office as legal director. The Emirati’s experience spans both the public and private sectors having advised board members and governmental agencies for the...
LEADING Bahraini Law Firm Qays H. Zu’bi Attorneys & Legal Consultants has strengthened is corporate, banking and projects capabilities with the appointment of Rodger Murray as a senior legal consultant. Murray has more than 25...
MELINDA Rishkofski, who has represented private equity fund managers, international financial institutions and portfolio companies in Russia, Eastern Europe, the UK and the US, has joined Baker Botts as a partner in the firm’s Moscow...
INTERNATIONAL legal practice Norton Rose Group has made Canadian partner Norman Steinberg group chairman – the first time Norton Rose Group a non-UK citizen has filled the role. Norman was Chairman of Norton Rose Canada...
INTERNATIONAL law firm Chadbourne & Parke has expanded its Dubai office with the hiring of Aarta Alkarimi in its construction and real estate practice. Prior to joining Chadbourne, Alkarimi practiced in the Abu Dhabi office...
DUBAI Properties Group (DPG), a member of Dubai Holding, has made Toby Wright Group Chief Legal Officer. Wright has been working as Acting General Counsel for DPG since October 2011. A spokesman said his extensive...
FICHTE & Co has taken on Ghada Qaisi Audi as head of dispute resolution. She was acting deputy registrar of the DIFC Courts and The Special Tribunal Related to Dubai World. Ghada has a wealth of...
