Middle East/United Arab Emirates - Page 2
Trio of senior disputes partners depart firms to practise as independent arbitrators
A&O Shearman, White & Case and Orrick have all parted company with seasoned practitioners
‘In luxury, we are all tied together by an invisible golden string’: Huda Beauty’s Mershia Govender
Luxury beauty executive discusses her path to law, her global role, ‘servant leadership’ and the ties that bind luxury colleagues together
Forsters debuts in Middle East with first office launch outside London
New Abu Dhabi office will be led by private client partner James Brockhurst
UAE’s MusicNation hires USPTO lawyer as first GC
Former USPTO Middle East IP attache Aisha Salem-Howey joins music rights business in Abu Dhabi
Eversheds makes twin banking and finance hire in Dubai from King & Spalding
Mike Rainey and Asal Saghari both join as partners to grow firm’s Middle East footprint
Reed Smith hires Bird & Bird’s Middle East head in regional growth push
Anders Nilsson joins the US firm as a partner in Abu Dhabi
Akin’s veteran London chief exits for GC role
Sebastian Rice leaves Akin after 24 years for top legal role at Dubai-based telecoms multinational Veon
Mishcon de Reya opens two UAE offices, obtains licence for Hong Kong
Firm cites increasing flow of capital, business and family interests in Middle East as it launches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Trowers hires arbitration specialist from Stephenson Harwood in Dubai
Magda Kofluk, who joins as a partner, also acts as a self-employed arbitrator
Greenberg Traurig adds Latham partner duo for Abu Dhabi debut
Firm opens 50th global office with financing and restructuring partner Christian Adams and M&A partner Chris Lester
Pinsent Masons makes double finance and restructuring partner hire in London and Dubai
Edward Smith joins from Travers Smith, while Seyavesh Rahnema joins from Norton Rose Fulbright
Greenberg hits NRF for four-lawyer project finance team in Dubai
Group led by partners Nicholas Kramer and Angela Croker joins as US firm highlights growing global infrastructure practice as a priority
Greenberg Traurig hires Gulf hospitality law veteran from Squire Patton Boggs
Elias Hayek will co-chair GT’s Middle East and European hospitality group from its offices in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and London
Simmons marks second Middle East launch in two months with Abu Dhabi move
UK-headquartered firm follows up Riyadh debut with planned launch in Abu Dhabi Global Market
Akin, Addleshaw Goddard open Middle East offices
Akin to launch in Riyadh as Addleshaw launches fifth regional base in Abu Dhabi
The Global Legal Post launches Law Over Borders Arbitration guide
Edited by Volterra Fietta partners Ahmed Abdel Hakam, Gunjan Sharma and Robert G. Volterra, guide offers cross-jurisdictional insight into arbitration law and practice
Paul Hastings adds two more White & Case partners in energy and infrastructure push
Firm has hired seven partners into the practice across Abu Dhabi, Paris and London since 1 April, six of them from White & Case
Latham, Willkie Farr guide Coinbase’s $2.9bn Deribit acquisition
Latham advises Coinbase with Willkie across the table in crypto industry’s biggest deal to date
Eversheds Sutherland’s international arm makes up 23 partners
UK network dominates in latest promotion round – a significantly reduced cohort compared to 2024
Paul Hastings to launch in Abu Dhabi following infrastructure team raid on White & Case
Incoming hires include Abu Dhabi-based Din Eshanov and London-based George Kazakov