- Lucio AI teams up with Hadef & Partners to enhance AI‑driven legal services
- DIFC Courts and The Mediation Hub MENA drive wider mediation adoption in the UAE
- Al Tamimi & Company advises on landmark SpaceX‑backed tokenised securities offering in ADGM
- Ocean Legal welcomes Brodie Collar as senior associate
- Galadari strengthens capital markets and funds practice with Luke Stowe appointment
- Ashurst Perkins Coie launches as firms complete strategic merger
- LexisNexis expands legal AI offering with Middle East‑focused intelligence
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
Lucio AI, the 360° Legal AI platform built for practising lawyers, announced a strategic partnership with...
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts, the UAE’s premier English-language common-law jurisdiction, and The Mediation...
Perkins Coie and Ashurst announced the successful completion of their combination, forming Ashurst Perkins Coie, a...
LexisNexis, a global leader in legal intelligence and AI solutions, announced a significant expansion of its...
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...
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
Al Tamimi & Company is proud to have advised Binance on a groundbreaking digital assets transaction involving the offer of...
Watson Farley & Williams advises Navigator on first JOLCO financing dealWatson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) advised Navigator Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NVGS) (“Navigator”) on the closing of a USD205.8m financing arrangement...
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
Boutique marine law firm Ocean Legal has continued its rapid growth with the arrival of senior associate Brodie Collar, a marine specialist based in Dubai. Collar advises individuals, companies, vessel owners and insurers on marine insurance disputes, policy coverage, collisions, yacht casualties, recovery actions and debt recovery. She also advises on the...
Movers & Shakers
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants has announced the appointment of Luke Stowe as partner in its Capital Markets, Structured Finance and Funds practice, reinforcing the firm’s capabilities across debt and equity capital markets, securitisation, structured finance, private credit and funds matters. Stowe joins Galadari with extensive international experience advising leading...
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...
