DWF’s next phase of corporate expansion with new partner hire

DWF’s Dubai office strengthens its corporate practice with the appointment of Edoardo Betto as partner, who will provide corporate counsel to clients across Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region.

Betto joins DWF Middle East LLP from DLA Piper, Saudi Arabia, where he held the position of legal Director and Head of the Al Khobar Office, which he established. He has over 14 years’ experience, 9 of which was spent in Saudi Arabia, advising on various corporate and commercial matters from M&A to JV deals to regulatory affairs, inbound investments and commercial agreements particularly in the oil and gas, infrastructure and manufacturing sectors.

Betto will be responsible for growing the existing corporate offering at DWF, working alongside Kayaan Unwalla (head of corporate (Middle East) and Defence and Security) and Jonathan Burton, legal director.