Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling (Shearman) announced the first partner promotions for the combined firm, A&O Shearman. A total of 40 partners have been elected to the partnership by their current respective firms....
Vinson & Elkins announced that it has hired Bader Thabti as counsel in the energy transactions and projects group of the corporate team in London. Thabti’s practice focuses on the development, structuring, financing and restructuring of complex...
Norton Rose Fulbright has expanded its Projects practice in Dubai with the appointment of new partner Prakruthi Gowda. Gowda has extensive experience working on energy and infrastructure projects globally, including many first-of-a-kind projects in the energy...
Watson Farley & Williams has announced a major expansion of its Dubai office with the arrival of new partners Natalie Jensen, Rita Al Semaani Jansen, Khalid Hamed and Alastair Holland, along with a team comprising a...
Baker McKenzie, has announced the relocation of leading funds partner, James Burdett, from London to Abu Dhabi. This strategic move underscores the firm’s commitment to further expanding and strengthening its transactional practice group within the Middle...
Uppercase Legal Advisory DMCC announced the promotion of three key executives to expand and strengthen its footprint in UAE. The firm launched its operations in UAE in December 2023 through a press conference in Dubai and...
HKA has announced a key hire in its Forensic Accounting and Commercial Damages (FACD) practice as Darren Mullins joins the firm as Partner based in Dubai. Mullins has over 18 years of experience and is a...
Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its dispute resolution practice in the Middle East with the arrival of partner John Lewis, who joins the firm in Dubai. Lewis has practiced in the Middle East for more than...
Reed Smith has announced that Tallat Hussain will be joining as partner in its Energy and Natural Resources Group, based out of the London office. Hussain brings decades of specialist environmental, social and related governance (ESG)...
Trowers & Hamlins, is further strengthening its real estate presence in the Middle East with the relocation of partner Eileen Duncan to the UAE, where she has taken up the position of head of real estate,...
