King & Spalding has recruited projects lawyer Brendan Hundt as a partner in its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group in the United Arab Emirates. Hundt will split time between the firm’s Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices as a member of its Middle East Energy and Project Finance team. Hundt was most recently a partner in the Dubai office of Shearman & Sterling.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has announced the hire of banking and finance partner Laleh Shahabi, who will join the firm’s newly opened Abu Dhabi office. Shahabi arrives at the firm from the Dubai office of Shearman & Sterling .
Tags: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Abu DhabiKing & Spalding has hired energy, infrastructure and project development lawyer Dan Feldman as a partner in its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group. He is based in the Abu Dhabi office. Feldman joins the firm from Shearman & Sterling, where he served as Co-Head of Energy Innovation and leader of its Global Hydrogen/Ammonia Industry Team.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is significantly expanding in the Middle East, with the opening of an Abu Dhabi office in the Abu Dhabi Global Market and the hire of a seven-lawyer team in the United Arab Emirates. The new team includes three of the leading partners in the Middle East: Renad Younes and Samuel Ogunlaja who will join the new Abu Dhabi office, and Jade Chu, who will be based in Dubai. The trio arrives from Shearman & Sterling.
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International law firm Ashurst has further strengthened its Middle East oil & gas team with the appointment of Luke Robottom and the relocation of Ashurst partner Stuart James as partners in its global projects practice, based in Abu Dhabi. Luke joins from White & Case in Abu Dhabi where he has been based since 2009. More >>
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Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has continued to expand its fast-growing Middle East practice, launching an insurance offering in Abu Dhabi with the hire of partner Justin Whelan. Justin joins HFW on 10 April from Ince Gordon Dadds. HFW has now added five new insurance partners globally since 2018. More >>
Tags: Holman Fenwick Willan | Abu DhabiInternational law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of projects partner Matthew Wood. Initially based in Abu Dhabi before relocating to London, Matthew will also lead the firm’s African project finance practice. Matthew joins from White & Case in Abu Dhabi where he has been a partner since 2015. More >>
Tags: Ashurst | Abu DhabiGlobal, sector-focused law firm HFW has continued to expand its fast-growing Middle East practice with the hire of senior infrastructure partner Richard Lucas. Richard joins HFW’s newly launched Abu Dhabi office from Bird & Bird, where he headed the firm’s Middle East defence and infrastructure practices. More >>
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