Rebecca Kelly joins Clyde & Co

Clyde & Co has announced the appointment of partner Rebecca Kelly in their Dubai office. Kelly re-joins the firm after nine years and will be part of Clyde & Co’s global Regulatory & Investigations practice, spearheading the firm’s offering in this area in the Middle East.

Kelly is a highly regarded disputes and investigations lawyer with over 20 years of experience leading and defending investigations throughout the Middle East and APAC. She counsels multinational companies on compliance with anti-corruption/bribery, anti-money laundering, sanctions and anti-boycott laws and defends companies facing enforcement by regulators.

In addition, she is an advocate with full rights of audience in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts and has served as counsel in high-value Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and DIFC-LCIA arbitrations.

Kelly was previously the managing partner and head of litigation at Morgan Lewis & Bockius, leading its Middle East regulatory and disputes team.

Rebecca Kelly commented, “Returning to Clyde & Co is a fantastic opportunity as the firm expands its regulatory and investigations offering globally. We have seen a steady increase in the number of corporate investigations and complex cross-border disputes arising from these investigations as regulators become more proactive, moving compliance up the priority list for in-house Counsel and Boards across all sectors. We are ideally placed to help clients with these pressures, and I am delighted to be working again with the experienced global team.”