The new firm – to be named Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla – will go live on 1 July, and will look to utilise 40-lawyer Al Mulla’s strong local presence with Baker & McKenzie’s global reputation to seek out new business, both in Dubai and the wider region.

Continued growth

Al Mulla told Arabian Business: ‘When you look at the Gulf today, it is experiencing a phenomenal growth and we expect that growth to continue. This needs the kind of legal services we can offer after the merger, with international ability and local knowledge.’
‘We have been working with Baker & McKenzie  for quite a few years now and we thought that with everything going on in Dubai, with Dubai coming back, it is a good opportunity to bring these two companies clients together under one roof with single accountability.’