New recruits Craig Nethercott and Chirag Sanghrajka will be based in London and Dubai respectively
Litigation giant hires KWM Dubai office head plus another partner to set up shop in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Omar Momany joins having led Bakers’ UAE corporate/M&A practice
US firm celebrates launch with arrival of real estate partner duo as it builds Middle East presence
Trio join from Clyde & Co and Horizons & Co
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at LPL Financial, CBRE, MUFG and Mashreq Bank
Etienne Sanz De Acedo discusses the future of IP offices, the damage wreaked by counterfeiting and piracy and how IP is not just for the big corporations
KWM will close six offices across Europe and the Middle East with the teams expected to transfer to Eversheds Sutherland
Robert Stephen, former registrar of defunct DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre, joins DIAC as new management is finalised
Leading media and IP specialist Jamie Ryder joins Reed Smith in Dubai as it extends practice to the region
Trio of PwC practice heads among those to defect in what is thought to be largest Middle East team move in years
Wachtell counsels Stratasys alongside Israeli firm Meitar Law Offices as Kirkland advises longtime client Desktop Metal with help from Tel Aviv-Yafo’s Shibolet & Co
Leading Scottish firm establishes Middle East LLP and relocates partners to service energy and oil and gas clients locally
Twelve women included in round that sees 39% of new US and UK partners come from minority ethnic backgrounds
As Slava Kiryushin moves across to HFW, DWF adds insurance partner duo in Dubai from Kennedys
The IBA's president urges measures that would 'strip Israeli institutions of their ability to constrain executive power' to be dropped
Magic Circle UK firm secures third Middle East base and ends alliance as new licensing regime continues to shake up Saudi legal market
International departures from New York firm continue in wake of its now shelved merger talks with Hogan Lovells.
US firm announces affiliation with Khalid Al-Thebity Law Firm ahead of launching joint venture in the Kingdom
ESG risk among topics discussed at ADGM’s flagship RESOLVE event in Abu Dhabi