Dechert has joined the growing number of international firms in Saudi Arabia through a tie-up with local firm Hassan Mahassni. Hassan Mahassni, based in Jeddah, specialises in corporate, commercial and financial transactions both locally and internationally. Work carried out by the firm includes joint ventures, M&A, capital market transactions, banking, project finance and Islamic finance. The firm […]
The UAE is booming despite turmoil in the surrounding area and a depressed oil price, and firms expect a further boost when sanctions against Iran are lifted.
Clydes & Co is set to further increase its international offering with plans to move onshore in Dubai and Qatar. Currently the firm has been operating in both regions in an offshore capacity but is looking to expand its offering to carry out domestic dispute resolution work in both countries. It is unknown how Clydes […]
Shearman & Sterling has partnered with Saudi Arabia’s Abdulaziz Alassaf & Partners, meaning the US-founded firm can now operate in Riyadh, Jeddah and Al-Khobar. Shearman has been looking to increase its presence in the Middle East for some time (4 March 2015) and recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of its office in Abu Dhabi. Abdulaziz Alassaf […]
Ex-Leeds United chief David Haigh will face embezzlement and breach of trust charges in Dubai after his case was escalated by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) to the Dubai criminal courts last week. Haigh may have to represent himself in the criminal proceedings after Stephenson Harwood and Olswang and local firm Nasser Malalla came off […]
Ex-Leeds United chief David Haigh will face embezzlement and breach of trust charges in Dubai after his case was escalated by the Dubai prosecutor to the Dubai criminal courts last week. Haigh may have to represent himself in the criminal proceedings after Stephenson Harwood, Olswang and local firm Nasser Malalla came off the record in […]
Winston & Strawn has confirmed it plans to launch an office in Dubai in the coming months with the hire of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman finance partners James Simpson and Stephen Jurgenson. Simpson, who was the co-head of global energy and infrastructure at Pillsbury, will be the co-chair of Winston & Strawn’s global project finance […]
Charles Russell Speechlys has hired a new head of construction for the Middle East from Trowers & Hamlins. Paula Boast became a partner at Trowers & Hamlins’ Bahrain office after leaving legacy Charles Russell in 2006. She started working in Charles Russell Speechlys’ Doha division last weekend, with her appointment intended to build the firm’s […]
White & Case has appointed Clifford Chance’s Middle East capital markets head, Debashis Dey, as a partner in Dubai. Dey has worked in Clifford Chance’s Dubai office since 2006 as head of capital markets for the Middle East (15 March 2006). He will remain in Dubai and will be responsible for advising international and domestic […]
As Gibson Dunn battles to protect its image while partner Peter Gray fights to protect his reputation, what can firms learn about how to manage a crisis?
DLA Piper has confirmed its second office in Saudi Arabia will open in Jeddah this year, with plans to launch a third by the end of 2015. The firm announced its second Middle East base will be headed by legal director Rakesh Bassi, who joined from Clifford Chance last year. The proposed third office will […]
Middle East firm Al Tamimi & Company has expanded its presence in Saudi Arabia to Jeddah with the hire of a former Baker Botts lawyer. The new office is led by Sumit Soni, who joined Al Tamimi earlier this year. He was previously a special counsel at Baker Botts in Riyadh. Al Tamimi’s Jeddah office […]