Squire Patton Boggs Adds Financial Services Partner in Dubai
Squire Patton Boggs is pleased to announce that Nima Fath has joined as a partner in the firm’s Financial Services Practice Group, based in its Dubai office. Mr. Fath was previously at Jones Day leading its Financial Markets practice for the Middle East.
Rebecca Kelly Joins Clyde & Co as a Partner in its Regulatory & Investigations Global Practice
Leading global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the appointment of partner Rebecca Kelly in their Dubai office. Rebecca re-joins the firm after nine years and will be part of Clyde & Co’s global Regulatory & Investigations practice, spearheading the firm’s offering in this area in the Middle East. Rebecca was previously the Dubai managing partner and head of litigation at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, leading its Middle East regulatory and disputes team.
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King & Spalding Hires Projects Partner Brendan Hundt in the United Arab Emirates
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.
Major Middle East Expansion for Gibson Dunn as it Opens Abu Dhabi Office and Hires Seven-Lawyer 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.
Tags: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Abu Dhabi | DubaiClyde & Co Continues to Expand With New Corporate & Advisory Partner Appointment, Mohamed Barakat
Mohamed is a highly regarded US-qualified lawyer with more than 17 years of experience working in the United States (Chicago and Washington, DC) and the Middle East (Egypt and Saudi Arabia). He is a leading corporate lawyer with a deep understanding of the region and advises clients on complex M&A and restructuring transactions in the energy, financial services, infrastructure and real estate sectors. He joins from Baker & McKenzie LLP.
Tags: Clyde & Co LLP | DubaiGibson Dunn Expands in the Middle East with Addition of Corporate Partner Marwan Elaraby
Marwan Elaraby has joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as a partner based in the Dubai office. Elaraby comes to the firm from Shearman & Sterling LLP in Dubai.
Tags: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | DubaiImran Mufti joins Gowling WLG’s projects group in Dubai
Gowling WLG is pleased to announce that Imran Mufti has joined the firm’s Dubai office as a partner in its Projects Group. Mufti joins the firm from Hogan Lovells in Dubai.
Akin Gump Welcomes Leading Disputes Partner Graham Lovett in Dubai
Akin Gump today announced that Graham Lovett has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Dubai office. Mr. Lovett, who joins Akin Gump from Gibson Dunn, is one of the foremost disputes practitioners in Dubai and is top ranked by both Chambers and The Legal 500.
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