13 November 2015 at 09:00 BST

Three partners leave Lathams in Dubai for Hogan Lovells

Three of the nine partners based in the Latham & Watkins Dubai office have decided to move to Hogan Lovells, just weeks after the US-based firm announced it was closing offices in Abu Dhabi and Doha.

Fedor Selivanov

The three - corporate specialists Charles Fuller and Andrew Tarbuck and finance expert Anthony Pallett - are to join the 15-lawyer Hogans team in Dubai.

Tumultuous changes

Rahail Ali, Hogan Lovells managing partner in Dubai, said that clients wanted to work with experienced lawyers in the region. He said: 'The last decade has seen tumultuous changes for the MENA region, affecting all aspects of business life.' Source: Hogan Lovells