Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

WFW welcomes four new partners in Dubai

Watson Farley & Williams has announced a major expansion of its Dubai office with the arrival of new partners Natalie Jensen, Rita Al Semaani Jansen, Khalid Hamed and Alastair Holland, along with a team comprising a...

Baker McKenzie strengthens transactional practice in Abu Dhabi

Baker McKenzie, has announced the relocation of leading funds partner, James Burdett, from London to Abu Dhabi. This strategic move underscores the firm’s commitment to further expanding and strengthening its transactional practice group within the Middle...

Promotions at Uppercase Legal Advisory

Uppercase Legal Advisory DMCC announced the promotion of three key executives to expand and strengthen its footprint in UAE. The firm launched its operations in UAE in December 2023 through a press conference in Dubai and...

Darren Mullins joins HKA in Dubai as partner

HKA has announced a key hire in its Forensic Accounting and Commercial Damages (FACD) practice as Darren Mullins joins the firm as Partner based in Dubai. Mullins has over 18 years of experience and is a...

John Lewis joins Stephenson Harwood as partner

Stephenson Harwood LLP has strengthened its dispute resolution practice in the Middle East with the arrival of partner John Lewis, who joins the firm in Dubai. Lewis has practiced in the Middle East for more than...

Reed Smith enhances ESG offering with partner hire

Reed Smith has announced that Tallat Hussain will be joining as partner in its Energy and Natural Resources Group, based out of the London office. Hussain brings decades of specialist environmental, social and related governance (ESG)...

Leah Weldon-Evans joins Simmons & Simmons in Dubai

Simmons & Simmons has announced the appointment of Leah Weldon-Evans as of counsel in its Dubai office. Weldon-Evans joins the firm from HSBC Dubai, where she served as associate general counsel, bringing with her extensive expertise...

Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants’ new partner

On March 5, 2024, Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants welcomed a new partner, George Abou Jreich, who will be instrumental in enhancing the firm’s corporate practice. George is an expert in corporate, commercial, construction, and tax...

Ashurst expands corporate practice with partner hire in Dubai

Ashurst announces the appointment of Vasi Papadopoulos as partner in the Corporate practice, based in the UAE, in the latest milestone in the expansion of the firm’s global corporate/M&A offering. Papadopoulos has extensive experience advising international...

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