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Apr 23 2012
Berwin Leighton Paisner has promoted 11 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round - a slight decrease on the 13 promotions made last year.
Managing...
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Apr 23 2012
Dewey & LeBoeuf has initated a restructuring of its middle east operations, which could result in the closure of the firm’s Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha offices.
The...
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Apr 04 2012
Slaughter and May and Allen & Overy have announced their annual partner promotions, with 23 made up at A&O and two made up at Slaughters.
Slaughters elevated...
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Oct 28 2011
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman is set to open its first Middle Eastern office in Abu Dhabi, with plans to expand services offered to existing clients and take...
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Oct 11 2011
US firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has boosted its Abu Dhabi finance practice with the hire of Norton Rose partner Oli Charlesworth. Charlesworth specialises in...
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Sep 23 2011
Ashurst has appointed a new managing partner for the Abu Dhabi practice, with corporate partner Alastair Holland taking over from David Wadham.
Wadham, who has...
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Sep 06 2011
Trowers & Hamlins has appointed Bahrain partner Abdullah Mutawi as the head of its United Arab Emirates practice, in a bid to give a boost to its Middle Eastern...
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Aug 08 2011
Norton Rose is set to lose four partners from its Middle East practice to other firms.
Regional managing partner Campbell Steedman, a corporate lawyer based in...
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Jun 13 2011
London law firm Eversheds has expanded its Middle Eastern presence by merging with a Middle Eastern law consortium.
The consortium operates under the name KSLG and...
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May 30 2011
Berwin Leighton Paisner has reported a 56 per cent jump in profits per equity partner, up from £455,000 to £712,000, in the last financial year. The firm increased...
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May 20 2011
Ashurst has bolstered its Middle East energy and infrastructure practice – hiring a partner from Linklaters and relocating another partner from London.
David...
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May 04 2011
Clifford Chance has announced the results of its 2011 partnership promotions round, elevating 23 lawyers to the partnership.
The promotions reflect a strategic...
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Apr 15 2011
Ashurst has promoted 12 lawyers to its partnership, up from 11 last year.
The corporate practice saw the most promotions in this round, with five new partners. Two...
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Apr 04 2011
Allen & Overy has promoted 21 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round, up from 18 last year.
Managing partner Wim Dejonghe said: "Our partner...
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Jan 28 2011
Berwin Leighton Paisner has boosted its Middle East real estate practice with the hire of two partners in Abu Dhabi.
David Nunn leaves the partnership at Simmons &...
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Dec 17 2010
UK firm Wragge & Co has opened its doors in Abu Dhabi – its first entry into the Middle East and its fifth international office. The Abu Dhabi office opened as a joint...
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Dec 03 2010
Wragge & Co has established a presence in the Middle East with the opening of an office in Abu Dhabi.
Wragges has formed an alliance with local lawyer Mohamed Al...
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Nov 10 2010
White & Case has moved to strengthen its Saudi presence after losing its Saudi sponsor to Latham & Watkins. The firm found its opportunity when Gide Loyrette Nouel...
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Oct 28 2010
French firm Gide Loyrette & Nouel has announced that it will close its Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Riyadh offices, eliminating its presence in the Middle East region.
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Oct 08 2010
US firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has launched an office in Abu Dhabi, making its fourth base in the Middle East alongside offices in Doha, Dubai and Riyadh.
The new branch...
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Aug 20 2010
Latham & Watkins has hired Ahmed Anani, the Qatar head of regional law firm Al Tamimi & Co.
Mr Anani – a corporate partner – will join Latham later this year as a...
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May 28 2010
Bird & Bird is set to launch a Middle Eastern presence with a new office in Abu Dhabi, pending license approval.
The office will be led by corporate partner Mark...
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Apr 28 2010
Allen & Overy has announced the promotion of 25 lawyers to counsel positions in their annual promotions round. This is a significant increase on last year’s numbers,...
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Apr 23 2010
Herbert Smith has promoted 18 lawyers to the partnership, bringing their worldwide partner numbers to 272.
Senior partner David Gold said: “I congratulate our new...
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Apr 21 2010
Norton Rose has made up 11 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round, just one partner down from last years figures, when 12 partners were made up....
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Mar 29 2010
Latham & Watkins is advising the Dubai government on restructuring initiatives aimed at stabilizing its debt problems. On Thursday the government announced that it...
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Mar 09 2010
US firm White & Case has made a number of promotions in an effort to rebuild the partnership and stabilise key practice areas after a series of 17 partner resignations...
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Jan 05 2010
Italian firm Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners is preparing the launch of a new office in Abu Dhabi, after partners at the firm have agreed to the move.
The office...
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Dec 15 2009
Ashurst has scored a victory for the creditors of Dubai real estate company Nakheel with the news that they will be paid off through a bailout from the Abu Dhabi...
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Nov 27 2009
The Auckland-based Kensington Swan law firm is about to open a branch in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Kensington Swan has more than five years...
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Jul 28 2009
White & Case will launch a new office in Doha, Qatar, which will be headed by London-based corporate partner Andrew Macklin.
The new office will be White & Case's...
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Jun 19 2009
In a second redundancy round in its Middle East offices, Uk law firm DLA Piper is cutting 22 jobs. The cuts affect one partner and nine fee earners.
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Jan 13 2009
Clifford Chance New York-based M&A partner John Graham has moved to the firm’s Abu Dhabi office to help build its corporate presence in the Middle East.
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Dec 16 2008
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe is targeting Middle East launches with plans for a dual assault on Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
The firm's chairman Ralph Baxter said that...
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Oct 22 2008
Within a day of announcing the closure of North Carolina office, Dewey & LeBoeuf is set to boost its Middle East presence with the launch of two new offices in Abu...
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