The firm is opening an office in the Dubai International Financial Centre, its fourth in the region. Managing partner Abdulla Galadari will head up the new office which will also include corporate & commercial partner Ken Dixon, energy & renewables partner Mike Wakefield, compliance & regulatory specialist Carlo Fedrigoli, banking & finance specialist Maymoona Talib and DIFC litigation experts Daniel Brawn and Faridah Sarah. 

Perfect platform

 Commenting on the new office opening, the firm’s Chairman Ziad Galadari said: '..The DIFC office will offer the perfect platform for us to effectively meet our clients’ expanding international needs.  Our long standing relationships with the institutions that govern and drive the UAE’s growth will only be further strengthened by our presence in the DIFC.'  Over the past 18 months, the firm has made significant hires in construction and infrastructure, real estate, oil and gas, corporate and commercial, M&A, compliance and regulatory and banking. It plans to continue aggressively recruiting.