Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling (Shearman) announced the appointment of David Foster as regional managing partner for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa for the combined firm A&O Shearman, effective May 1, 2024....
Akin’s award-winning legal data productivity platform OverRuled has acquired the Turbofac Comprehensive U.S. Sanctions Research System, creating an essential one-stop-shop for sanctions professionals globally. The acquisition significantly expands OverRuled’s platform with greater depth of regulatory information...
Allen & Overy (A&O) has received its license to operate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the Kingdom) from the Saudi Ministry of Justice and has opened its own office in the Kingdom, ahead of its...
The Luiss Business School is organising an upcoming course, “Doing Business in the Gulf – UAE Edition”, which will be held at the Luiss Business School Dubai Hub for Made in Italy during the upcoming holiday...
London International Disputes Week (LIDW) has announced that Meg Kinnear, secretary-general of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and vice president of the World Bank, will deliver the closing keynote address at this...
Arbor Law has announced the opening of a new office in the United Arab Emirates. This strategic expansion marks a significant milestone in the firm’s commitment to providing exceptional legal services to clients on a global basis. The...
Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, is expanding its collaboration with Harvey AI (“Harvey”), the OpenAI-backed legal AI platform, to enhance its award-winning legal and professional services for the benefit of clients. The international law firm has long...
On International Women’s Day, Baker McKenzie announced its partnership with the Jumeirah English Speaking School Dubai (JESS), a leading British international school based in Dubai, to further advance the school’s transformative ‘Period Empowerment Project’. The project...
MAS Advocates has announced a significant milestone in its journey by joining forces with AlAmmar Law in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mas Advocates, established in 2018 by the prominent litigator Mohammed Alserkal, is a full service...
Fenwick Elliott, which intends expanding its Middle East operations this year from a UAE hub, has formed a new partnership in Latin America to reinforce its global offering for the construction, energy and infrastructure industries. The...
