Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Shane Wilson as partner in the Public & Infrastructure Finance Practice Group in the Dubai office. More >>

Dentons has added to its UAE Corporate practice with the hire of partner Ghassan Shuhaibar in Dubai. Ghassan joins from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman’s Dubai office and has been based in Dubai for five years. More >>

International law firm Pinsent Masons has further enhanced its financial services sector capability with the appointment of Tom Bicknell, who will lead the firm’s insurance and wealth management offering in Dubai. Bicknell, who joins as a partner, was previously a legal director in the corporate insurance and financial services team at Clyde & Co in Dubai. He has worked as a corporate and financial services lawyer for over ten years and has a deep understanding of the financial services market in the region. More >>

International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has announced the appointment of leading corporate lawyer Haitham Hawashin to join as a partner, based in Dubai. More >>

Squire Patton Boggs has announced the appointment of Labor & Employment Practice partner Sarah Lawrence, who joins the firm in Dubai from DLA Piper. More >>

Global law firm Clyde & Co has expanded its shipping practice with the addition of Ian Chung, joining as Partner in its Dubai office. More >>

Dechert LLP is pleased to announce that Hamish Walton has joined the firm’s corporate and securities group as a partner in Dubai. He was previously a partner at another international firm. More >>

Winston & Strawn LLP announced today that Campbell Steedman has joined the firm as Managing Partner, Middle East. Mr. Steedman was most recently a partner at White & Case. More >>

The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Nadim Khan has joined the Firm as a partner in the Firm’s Projects & Infrastructure Practice. He will be based in Jones Day’s Dubai Office. More >>