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• Vinson & Elkins hires top energy & infrastructure talent from Herbert Smith in Tokyo

  Apr 27 2012 Vinson & Elkins has scored a high profile recruit in energy and projects specialist James Watson. Watson joins Vinson & Elkins as a partner at the firm’s Tokyo... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf loses senior London partner to KPMG

  Apr 25 2012 Dewey & LeBoeuf has lost one of the firm’s most senior London partners, Fred Gander. Gander, a taxation specialist who has been with Dewey since 1991, will join KPMG... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf to restructure Middle East practice after further departures

  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... more

• Qatar should adopt legal education standards, says expert

  Mar 20 2012 Qatar and other Gulf states must adopt standards for legal and judicial education to support the influx of foreign investment in the region, Robert Musgrove, chief... more

• NY firm Curtis Mallet-Prevost set to launch in Kuwait

  Mar 09 2012 New York law firm Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle is set to launch a presence in Kuwait after forming an alliance with local firm Mashora Advocates and Legal... more

• Chinese firm Yingke continues aggressive expansion with new offices in Poland and Turkey

  Jan 31 2012 Yingke, China’s second largest firm by lawyer headcount has announced a further expansion abroad, launching an office in Poland and another in Turkey. The move comes... more

• Washington Promotions show focus in Litigation and International Law

  Jan 18 2012 The latest round of law firm promotions in Washington reveal that the region’s largest firms are focusing on litigation — particularly intellectual property — and... more

• Kilpatrick Townsend forms alliance with Saudi firm Hani Qurashi

  Dec 07 2011 International law firm Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton and Saudi Arabian firm Hani Qurashi Law Firm have announced the formation of an exclusive Cooperation Agreement.... more

• Top earner at Linklates takes home £2.2m

  Dec 03 2011 The top earning partner at Linklaters took home £2.2m in the last financial year, according to accounts just published by the firm. According to RollOnFriday the sum... more

• Pillsbury set to open new office in Abu Dhabi

  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... more

• Simmons & Simmons boosts Saudi Arabia practice with Hogan Lovells hire

  Oct 25 2011 Simmons & Simmons has boosted its Saudi Arabia practice with the hire of Islamic finance expert Ahmed Butt from Hogan Lovells. Butt leaves his former role in Hogan... more

• Investment bank Moelis hires Senior Partner from Linklaters

  Oct 05 2011 Global investment bank Moelis & Co has boosted its mergers and acquisitions capacity with the hire of high profile lawyer David Cheyne. Cheyne joins Moelis in the new... more

• Charles Russel hires new Middle East head from Norton Rose

  Sep 23 2011 Charles Russell has hired its new Middle East real estate head from Norton Rose. Simon Green joined the firm’s Bahrain office this month, stepping up to the... more

• Trowers & Hamlins appoints new head of UAE practice

  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... more

• Norton Rose to lose four partners in Middle East

  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... more

• UK firm Norton Rose to launch an office in Casablanca

  Jul 29 2011 Norton Rose is the third British firm to announce the launch of a Moroccan office in the past two weeks, following Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance. The Casablanca... more

• Herbert Smith reports growth in revenues and PEP

  Jul 07 2011 Herbert Smith has reported a 3.4% increase in revenue in the 2010-11 financial year, from £449.9m to £465m. Profits per equity partner also rose by a significant... more

• Clifford Chance advises industrial and trading company in UAE acquistion

  Jun 29 2011 Clifford Chance has taken a leading role on the acquisition of a 35% stake in UAE-based mobile handset retailer and distributor Axiom Limited by Qatar-based Mannai... more

• Eversheds merges with Middle East consortium

  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... more

• US firms hiring to boost private equity practices in Europe

  May 09 2011 US firms are busy hiring to boost capacity in Europe as lucrative private equity work picks up in the region. Boston-based firm Ropes & Gray, which opened in... more

• Citigroup appoints former Clifford Chance senior partner as VC of banking for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

  Apr 01 2011 Financial services giant Citigroup Inc. has appointed former Clifford Chance senior partner Stuart Popham as vice-chair of banking for Europe, the Middle East, and... more

• Clyde & Co set to launch Asian aviation finance practice after Ashurst hire

  Mar 15 2011 Clyde & Co is set to launch the Asian arm of the firm’s global aviation finance practice after the hire of Paul Jebely, Ashurst’s head of aviation for Asia, Middle... more

• Covington's Middle East alliance firm to launch in Riyadh and King Abdullah Economic City

  Feb 23 2011 Covington & Burling’s Middle East alliance firm Institution Quaraysh for Law & Policy has announced the imminent launch of offices in Riyadh and King Abdullah Economic... more

• Female lawyers in the Gulf earn half as much as male lawyers

  Jan 31 2011 A new survey has revealed that male lawyers in the Gulf region are earning twice as much as their female colleagues. The survey, conducted by Elizabeth Williams... more

• Berwin boosts Middle East real estate practice with double hire

  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 &... more

• Clifford Chance set to launch in Qatar

  Jan 25 2011 Clifford Chance is set to launch an office in Qatar on the receipt of licence approval. The new base will be headed finance partner Richard Parris and counsel Greg... more

• Qatar gives qualified access to foreign firms

  Jan 05 2011 Qatar has opened its legal services market to foreign law firms for the first time. International law firms with 15 years of continuous experience in their countries... more

• Freshfields recruits A&O partner to lead Middle East and North Africa practice

  Dec 17 2010 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired Allen & Overy partner Pervez Akhtar as corporate head for the Middle East and North Africa practice, based in Dubai.... more

• UK firm Wragge & Co opens in Abu Dhabi

  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... more

• US firm Seyfarth Shaw set to open in London after Norton Rose hire

  Dec 10 2010 US firm Seyfarth Shaw is set to open its doors in London after hiring Norton Rose global employment head Peter Talibart. Talibart will be tasked with developing the... more

• Wragge launches in Abu Dhabi with local alliance

  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... more

• Clifford Chance to launch new office in Istanbul

  Nov 25 2010 Clifford Chance is set to launch in Istanbul next year. The office will be headed up by London-based partner Simon Williams, and will operate in cooperation with local... more

• White & Case forms alliance with Gide's Riyadh office

  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... more

• Gide Loyrette & Nouel closes three offices in the Middle East

  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. The... more

• US firm Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle boosts Middle East presence with Denton WIlde Sapte hire

  Oct 11 2010 US firm Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle has boosted its Middle East practice with the hire of Mary Allan as head of the firm’s energy and infrastructure practice in... more

• US firm Dewey & LeBoeuf launches in Abu Dhabi

  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... more

• US firms consider merger: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

  Sep 29 2010 US-based law firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe are in merger talks, according to representatives from both firms. A deal... more

• Singapore Firm Rajah & Tann makes plans for expansion

  Sep 23 2010 Singapore firm Rajah & Tann has appointed Lee Eng Beng to the role of managing partner. Senior Counsel Lee will take up the position on 1 October, and plans to... more

• Lovells posts 13% jump in PEPs and marginal increase in revenue

  Jul 15 2010 Lovells, the legacy firm operating outside the Hogan Lovells merged entity, has posted a 13 per cent jump in average profit per equity partner which rose from... more

• DLA Piper posts 18% drop in PEP

  Jul 14 2010 DLA Piper has posted a one per cent drop in revenue in the 2009-10 financial year, while profits per equity partner fell by 18 per cent, from £645,000 to £527,000.... more

• Bird & Bird to launch office in Abu Dhabi

  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... more

• Denton Wilde Sapte set to launch in Lebanon

  May 26 2010 Denton Wilde Sapte has announced an association with a three-partner firm in Lebanon, clearing the way for their launch in Beirut. The merger deal with Chedid Law... more

• Trowers & Hamlins boosts Middle Eastern Practice with new Saudi office

  May 20 2010 Trowers & Hamlins has strengthened its presence in the Middle Eastern market, launching a new office in Saudi Arabia. The firm’s new office in Jeddah is launched in... more

• Linklaters appoints new Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa chief

  May 03 2010 Linklaters has appointed Sandeep Katwala as managing partner of its operations in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Katwala replaces Stuart Salt, who has... more

• Linklaters names new MP of Emerging Europe, Middle East and Africa practice

  Apr 27 2010 Linklaters has announced the appointment of the new managing partner of the firm's Emerging Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMEA) practice – India chief Sandeep... more

• Crowell & Moring boosts presence in Middle East and North Africa

  Apr 22 2010 US firm Crowell & Moring has boosted its presence in the Middle East and North Africa with plans to open an affiliate office in Cairo under the sponsorship of Hegazy &... more

• Allen & Overy to launch in Qatar

  Feb 17 2010 One week after its move into the Australian market , magic circle firm Allen & Overy is set to launch an office in Qatar with the relocation of Robert Porter. The... more

• White & Case's last Middle East partner leaves for Latham

  Feb 06 2010 White & Case has lost its 13th partner to US rival Latham & Watkins in one week. Doha-based M&A specialist Andrew Macklin, the last remaining head of White & Case’s... more

• DLA Piper starts new Middle East redundancy round

  Dec 08 2009 DLA Piper has launched a third redundancy round in the Middle East region, announcing that it is to lay off another 9% of staff in the region in response to the... more

• Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy win top roles on Dubai World restructuring

  Nov 27 2009 Dubai World has turned to a number of its long-standing advisers on its restructuring, including Clifford Chance's Dubai office with partners Simon Clinton and Robin... more

• Kensington Swan to push ahead with Abu Dhabi office

  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... more

• Tyco and Eversheds overhaul relationship and end bonuses

  Nov 06 2009 Tyco has signed up Eversheds for another two-year stint as its sole panel adviser across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), with the company scrapping all... more

• CC, Freshfields and Latham lead on billion-pound Barclays stake sale

  Oct 21 2009 Clifford Chance (CC), Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Latham & Watkins have taken key roles on Qatar Holdings' sell-off of part of its stake in Barclays Bank.... more

• Herbert Smith expands China arbitration practice

  Sep 09 2009 Herbert Smith partner Justin D'Agostino will relocate from London to Hong Kong where he will work with the disputes teams in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing and with... more

• DLA Piper adds Linklaters partner Jon Hayes

  Sep 02 2009 DLA Piper has strengthened its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) corporate practice with the addition of Linklaters partner Jon Hayes, reports legalweek. more

• K&L Gates launches Singapore arbitration practice

  Aug 18 2009 K&L Gates has appointed Raja Bose to head its international arbitration practice in Asia. Bose joins from Watson Farley & Williams’ Singapore office where he spent a... more

• DLA Piper lays off one in ten in its Middle East offices

  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. more

• UK law firm Trowers cuts seven Middle East associates

  Feb 25 2009 Trowers & Hamlins has cut seven lawyers in the Middle East, five in Dubai, the other two the firm's Saudi Arabia and Oman offices in Riyadh and Muscat. more

• Clifford Chance strengthens Abu Dhabi with New York move

  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. more

• Wragge & Co prepares Middle East opening in 2009

  Jan 06 2009 Wragge & Co has put together a team that is preparing the launch of an office in the Middle East by the end of 2009, either in Abu Dhabi, Doha or Dubai. According... more

• Orrick plans double launch in Middle East

  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... more

• Arendt & Medernach opens representative office in Dubai

  Nov 29 2008 Arendt & Medernach, one of the largest law firms in Luxembourg has opened a new office in Dubai within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). more

• Kilpatrick Stockton Expands to Middle East

  Nov 07 2008 Kilpatrick Stockton has opened a two-lawyer Dubai office to expand its construction practice into the Middle East. The office is starting with several U.S. clients... more

• Dewey will open two new offices in the Middle East

  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... more

• Taylor Wessing merges with Dubai associate firm

  Dec 21 2007 Taylor Wessing is venturing out of European borders and launching a Dubai office through a merger with its Dubai-based associated firm Key & Dixon. The merger, which... more