By affiliating with the Law Offices of Mohammed Al-Ammar in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, King & Spalding has opened a new office in Riyadh. Tariq Abbadi, formerly of Baker Botts, will join the new office as of counsel. He focuses on corporate and Saudi regulatory work. King & Spalding also opened an office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in December; the office now has eight lawyers.
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After a 14 year absence, NY-based Chadbourne & Parke will be returning to the United Arab Emirates when it opens in Dubai on May 1. Former Chadbourne partner, Jack Greenwald, will lead the new office, overseeing a legal staff of eight lawyers and paralegals. Greenwald has been practicing in Dubai since 1986. The new office will build on the firm’s energy/project finance and cross-border acquisition practices. Joining forces with Greenwald and his team, many members of which are native to the area, allows the firm to handle local law issues on behalf of UAE-based and international clients.
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Atlanta-based firm, King & Spalding, opened an office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, this week. Philip Weems, head of the firm’s international energy practice, moved from the firm’s 105-lawyer Houston office to Dubai to oversee the office. Besides Weems, three King & Spalding partners and three associates from Baker Botts’ Middle East outpost will staff the new office. King & Spalding’s Dubai office will focus on Islamic finance and energy, and has room for as many as 17 attorneys at the new office.
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