- DIFC Courts strengthens mediation offering to boost Dubai’s business environment
- Ashurst posts 11 per cent revenue growth to £1.152 billion in final year before combination
- Pérez‑Llorca launches Abu Dhabi office to strengthen Middle East presence
- Watson Farley & Williams advises Navigator on first JOLCO financing deal
- Gibson Dunn supports Binance on landmark ADGM listing of tokenised securities
- BlueFive Capital advised by Addleshaw Goddard on LeasePlan Emirates stake acquisition
- Galadari advises OpenGate Capital on acquisition of Total Safety EMEA division
Top Stories
Accountability in the age of agentic AIThe UAE’s AI ambition is bold, and delivering it responsibly will depend on robust governance, clear accountability and legal foresight. Konexo examines the practical implications for legal teams shaping this next phase. Agentic AI, in simple, non-technical...
Top Stories
Conflict-driven cyber risks: The GC’s roleAs geopolitical conflict reshapes the cyber threat landscape, general counsel are being pushed to the front line — navigating disruption, regulatory scrutiny and rising pressure to protect operations, data and supply chains. The Middle East has seen...
Top Stories
A new merger era?Alexandra Rogers and Faisal Aldhayaan of Norton Rose Fulbright examine what recent reforms to merger control systems in Saudi Arabia and the European Union mean for businesses. Although the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the European...
Top Stories
Capital’s new corridorVinodh Kumar, resident partner of DSK Legal, examines how the India–UAE corridor is evolving into a strategic capital, trade and legal axis in an era of geopolitical realignment. One of the oldest rules in business remains disarmingly...
Top Stories
Contracts in crisisSubhojit Sadhu and Himanshu Chahar of CAM – Middle East review the legal principles governing the discharge of contractual obligations amid the ongoing West Asia war and the Strait of Hormuz blockade. The Strait of Hormuz stands...
Middle East & International News
As Dubai advances its ambition to become one of the world’s top three economic cities, efficient...
Ahead of its combination with Perkins Coie, global law firm Ashurst announced record‑breaking revenue for the...
Pérez-Llorca announced on June 24th that it has launched operations in Abu Dhabi, marking a key...
Lawyers On Demand (LOD), a Consilio Company, announced a new partnership with Wordsmith to deliver AI-enabled...
Opus 2, the global leader in legal software and hearing services, announced that the Cairo Regional...
Al Tamimi & Company has announced a strategic collaboration with Legora to support the advancement of...
Features
An analysis by Emma Tormey, Celia Johnson-Morgan and Cynthia Abi-Chahine of Ashurst on the region’s evolution as an arbitration hub,...
Accountability in the age of agentic AIThe UAE’s AI ambition is bold, and delivering it responsibly will depend on robust governance, clear accountability and legal foresight....
Opinions
As geopolitical conflict reshapes the cyber threat landscape, general counsel are being pushed to the front line — navigating disruption,...
Capital’s new corridorVinodh Kumar, resident partner of DSK Legal, examines how the India–UAE corridor is evolving into a strategic capital, trade and...
Legal Deals
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) advised Navigator Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NVGS) (“Navigator”) on the closing of a USD205.8m financing arrangement...
Gibson Dunn supports Binance on landmark ADGM listing of tokenised securitiesGibson Dunn has advised Btech Holdings Limited on the first ever admission of tokenised digital securities to the Official List...
Interviews
In-House Insights
In an era of rising complexity for family offices, chief legal officer Gulfam...
Private Eye
Amr Bajamal, partner at NHB Legal and founder of B Legal...
Movers & Shakers
Skadden has announced that Robert Griffin, Kapil Vishnu Pandit and Skye Smith have joined the firm as partners in the Investment Management Group. Griffin and Smith will be based in Skadden’s office in Abu Dhabi’s ADGM, and Pandit in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Griffin, Pandit and Smith bring extensive...
Movers & Shakers
Mishcon de Reya announced the appointment of three new hires in the Dispute Resolution team in the UAE. Charlotte Bijlani joins as partner and co-head of the UAE Disputes practice. She has been joined by managing associate, Haya Al Bawab and associate, Gabriela Benavides. All three join from Watson Farley...
Movers & Shakers
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants has announced the appointment of Rimma Izmaylova as senior counsel in its Banking & Finance practice in Abu Dhabi, further strengthening the firm’s capabilities across complex financing, project finance, and cross-border transactional matters. Izmaylova brings more than 19 years of international experience gained across leading...
