CMS has become the first international firm to open an office in Iran, two weeks after sanctions against the country were lifted by the US. Partners from the firm’s German arm, CMS Hasche Sigle, will lead the Tehran office, which now has the right to provide legal advice across the country. The office will be […]
Clifford Chance’s Saudi Arabia office could be forced into a major restructure following a legal challenge concerning the validity of joint ventures in the country. It has emerged the Saudi Ministry of Justice has launched an appeal to overturn the decision that granted Clifford Chance its joint venture application after one of the Saudi partners and […]
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has announced that it has forged three new associations to expand its Middle Eastern presence to Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Kuwait. The firm has linked up with legacy Squire Sanders & Dempsey’s Saudi associate, Al-Enezee, to establish a presence in Riyadh. In Beirut, HFW will ally with El-Khoury & Partners. The […]
Twenty-five international firms have launched offices in Saudi Arabia in the 35 years since Baker & McKenzie moved into the country.
The legal market battle of the bands Law Rocks broke new ground last week, as the London-based event landed in Dubai, a move that has helped the charity event close in on a record total fundraising of $1.5m. Four bands battled it out in Dubai in front of 400 fans, the first time Law Rocks […]
Herbert Smith Freehills will reopen in Riyadh in 2016 through an exclusive association with local firm Nasser Al-Hamdan and the hire of two partners from DLA Piper and White & Case. Riyadh corporate partner Nasser Al-Hamdan, who will continue as managing partner of the local firm, will also join HSF as a partner. Euan Pinkerton […]
Hogan Lovells has hired three Latham & Watkins partners in Dubai, taking its total partner headcount in the city into double figures. Corporate partners Charles Fuller and Andrew Tarbuck are both moving to Hogan Lovells’ seven-partner office, along with finance partner Anthony Pallett. Fuller joined Latham in 2002 from Simmons & Simmons and has since […]
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has confirmed plans to open three offices in the Middle East adding to its existing base in Dubai. The three offices will be launched in Kuwait, Lebanon and Riyadh and are expected to open before the end of the year. The firm confirmed its plans to open the three offices but […]
Herbert Smith Freehills is expected to reopen in Riyadh at the start of next year, just months after the firm rejigged its United Arab Emirates’ offices to focus on Dubai. HSF will partner with a local firm in the region in accordance with Saudi Arabian law, which prevents international firms opening without a local partner. […]
Ex-Leeds United chief and GFH Capital general counsel David Haigh has been found guilty of embezzlement and breach of trust in Dubai and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. Haigh’s sentence includes time served and he will be released in November, having spent 13 months in prison in Dubai before he was officially charged in June. […]
Ex-Leeds United and GFH Capital general counsel David Haigh has been found guilty of embezzlement and breach of trust in Dubai and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. Haigh’s sentence includes time served and he will be released in November, having spent 13 months in prison in Dubai before he was officially charged in June. A […]
Shearman & Sterling has followed up on its pledge to launch in Dubai this year with the announcement it is opening an office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The Lawyer first reported in March that the US firm was planning on opening in both Dubai and Riyadh. In June Shearman signed an association […]