Darren Harris joins PwC Legal Middle East

PwC Legal Middle East LLP appoints Darren Harris as legal services leader and head of mergers & acquisitions (M&A) for the Middle East. Harris joins PwC Legal Middle East LLP from Addleshaw Goddard in Dubai where he advised clients on cross border M&A and private equity transactions in the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

PwC Legal was the first of the Big Four to set up a legal presence in the Middle East and is currently the only one of the Big Four with a legal license to operate in Dubai.  PwC Legal Middle East LLP continues to grow and there are now more than 50 lawyers and legal professionals based in the Middle East. Globally, PwC Legal has the largest legal services network by geography with over 3,500 lawyers and legal professionals in over 90 countries.

Commenting on Darren’s appointment, PwC Legal Middle East market leader Jonathan Gibson, said, “The arrival of Darren – a top-level M&A adviser – is an important step in further strengthening our legal capabilities in the Middle East. Our clients will benefit from his regional M&A experience while having the access to the full global network of PwC Legal specialists. “

Darren Harris commented, “I am delighted to have joined PwC Legal Middle East and look forward to continuing its growth across the region. Clients are demanding more from their advisers in the Middle East and PwC Legal offers a truly unique approach, providing clients with an integrated offering working with subject matter and sector experts across the wider PwC network including financial, tax and commercial advisory services. The benefit for clients is that they can avoid the traditional approach of engaging multiple advisers.”