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‘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
Hogan Lovells recruits Eversheds’ Saudi M&A head amid deals surge
Walid Salib joins as Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds help push deal volumes past $3trn in first three quarters
‘Setting the tone at the highest level’: IBA honours human rights and pro bono award winners
Ceremony in Toronto recognised achievements by lawyers from Singapore and Egypt, while a Nigerian lawyer won the IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
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
Morgan Lewis debuts in Saudi Arabia with hires from A&O Shearman, Al Tamimi
Former A&O Shearman Riyadh co-lead to spearhead launch of six-lawyer office, the latest in a procession of Saudi openings by international law firms
Trowers hires arbitration specialist from Stephenson Harwood in Dubai
Magda Kofluk, who joins as a partner, also acts as a self-employed arbitrator
Stephenson Harwood debuts in Saudi Arabia with three-partner team
UK law firm joins Reed Smith, Bird & Bird and Pinsent Masons in expanding Middle East operations
Reed Smith expands in the Middle East with Saudi Arabia office launch
Venture will be overseen by European and Middle East managing partner who is being seconded to Riyadh
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