Middle East

Skadden, Latham called in as Mubadala takes CI Financial private in $8.7bn deal

Canadian firms Blakes, Stikeman Elliott and Wildeboer Dellelce also advise on Mubadala’s largest deal to date

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DIAC heralds modernisation programme as cases and diversity grow

Annual report records 4.4% increase in cases in 2023 as dust settles on sweeping reform programme

Greenberg Traurig adds senior arbitration partner in Dubai from Clyde & Co

Nassif BouMalhab joins US firm having led Clyde’s Middle East arbitration group

Latham hires highly rated M&A partner from Saudi independent firm

Arrival of Leen Zaza comes amid heightened interest by international firms in Saudi Arabia’s legal market

The Global Legal Post launches new edition of  luxury law comparative guide

Third edition edited by Fabrizio Jacobacci and Alan Behr is essential reading for luxury brands

Latham, Orrick lead on SAP’s $1.5bn WalkMe acquisition

Israeli firms Meitar and Gornitzky & Co called in on deal to buy Israeli-founded SaaS company

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Deals | US

Latham, Kirkland shepherd CyberArk’s $1.5bn Venafi acquisition

Latham guides CyberArk in acquisition of cybersecurity business from Kirkland-repped Thoma Bravo

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Saudi Aramco hires former Haleon legal chief as deputy GC

Bjarne Philip Tellmann joins the world’s largest oil producer, where he will oversee global compliance

The Global Legal Post launches international comparative guide to cryptoassets

Edited by Brown Rudnick partners Jane Colston and Jessica Lee, online resource outlines emerging legal frameworks for cryptoassets

Hundreds of UK lawyers raise concerns over deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza

A letter from more than 600 legal professionals and academics has called on the UK government to suspend arms sales to Israel

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Stephenson Harwood expands Middle East practice with third partner hire in a month

Disputes lawyer John Lewis joins from Charles Russell Speechlys in the firm’s Dubai office

Allen & Overy marks Saudi launch ahead of Shearman merger

Magic Circle firm secures third Middle East base as dozens of law firms eye business linked to Saudi wealth

Latham & Watkins launches MENA region headquarters in Saudi Arabia

Move follows new Saudi rule that multinationals must have regional headquarters there or risk losing lucrative government contracts

Skadden secures rare investor-state arbitration award annulment for client in dispute with Iraq

ICSID upholds challenge by Kuwaiti business after first instance tribunal awarded against it

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Simmons & Simmons announces Saudi Arabia debut

UK firm adds former DLA Piper partner and his team to open third Middle East office in Riyadh

DWF continues Dubai expansion with finance partner hire from Pinsent Masons

UK firm makes seventh regional hire in past 12 months as it ramps up Middle East presence

Freshfields’ MENA finance head rejoins Allen & Overy

Haris Meyer Hanif returns to Dubai office in vote of confidence for A&O’s $3.5bn merger with Shearman & Sterling

Ex-Linklaters Middle East head takes back reins from successor after a year

Scott Campbell resumes leadership role following Jonathan Fried’s return to full-time practice

King & Spalding hires Ashurst’s ex-Middle East head of corporate

Simon Fraser will be based in Abu Dhabi; senior associate also moves across, as a partner

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