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Targeting Dubai
A merger might have been seen as the right solution for the newly minted Appleby Hunter Bailhache, but there are plenty of others who have opened their own new offices. Conyers Dill & Pearman has...
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The Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) was set up in 2004 with the aim of harnessing the enormous regional capital and investment potential in the Gulf. However, the rules for the new regime in...
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Saudi Arabia: The big build
With a population set to hit almost 50 million by 2050, the Saudi Arabian government is spearheading a flood of infrastructure projects. By Leroy Levy and Rachel Rayfield To put the task facing Saudi...
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Dubai: stock exchange
Dubai’s new stock exchange is the first step towards putting the country on the international investment map. Pervez Akhtar and Kamar Jaffer report In line with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid...
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Making the right connections is key to conquering Saudi legal market
Merely having a presence in the kingdom is not enough THE GULF region is increasingly hailed by international law firms as a crucial part of their respective global growth strategies. Rich and...
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The event has been running since 1911 to press for women’s social and political rights. Back then there was no female suffrage in the UK and women couldn’t sit Law Society exams because they weren’t...
View ArticleDLA Piper’s broken Dubai dreams
For many years it seemed that it was impossible not to make bucket loads of money in the Middle East. Skyscrapers and associate salaries competed to reach dizzy heights and the law firms kept flooding...
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Wragges’ Middle East plan takes shape with Abu Dhabi launch
Wragge & Co has opened in Abu Dhabi two years after The Lawyer first reported the firm’s plans to launch there. As revealed by The Lawyer in 2009 (5 January 2009), the firm had put together a...
View ArticleFreshfields raids A&O for Middle East star
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has scooped Pervez Akhtar from magic circle rival Allen & Overy, making him its new Middle East corporate head . Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has scooped corporate...
View ArticleJones Day to launch three Saudi bases with nascent association
Jones Day has established an associate relationship with Saudi firm Al Sulaim Al Awaji & Partners Law Firm and will open three offices in the kingdom this year. The US firm opened a Riyadh office...
View ArticleTrowers bulks up newly merged Egypt base with hire from Eversheds’ Saudi sponsor
Trowers & Hamlins has merged with its alliance partner in Egypt and further expanded in Cairo with the hire of an office head from Eversheds’ Saudi Arabia sponsor firm. The merger, which took...
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Clifford Chance boosts Middle East coverage with Qatar opening
Clifford Chance is set to open an office in Qatar as the magic circle firm continues to expand its Middle East capabilities. The office in the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) will be fronted by finance...
View ArticleCovington’s Middle East alliance firm launches two Saudi offices
Covington & Burling’s Middle East alliance partner Institution Quraysh for Law & Policy (IQ) is set to launch offices in Riyadh and King Abdullah Economic City. The two new offices, which are...
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Simmons ramps up in Saudi via alliance as firm beefs up with promos
Simmons & Simmons has formed an alliance with Saudi Arabia firm Hammad Al-Mehdar & Co. The news coincides with six new partners in London as part of Simmons’ 13-strong annual promotions round....
View ArticleClifford Chance ramps up Saudi relationship as six more lawyers seconded
Clifford Chance has seconded two senior lawyers to its Saudi partner firm Al Jadaan & Partners, in an attempt to strengthen its relationship with the Riyadh outfit. Corporate and capital markets...
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Eversheds ups Middle East focus with KSLG merger
Eversheds has merged with Middle East law consortium KSLG, trebling its size in the region. Bryan Hughes The merger, which goes live today (25 May), gifts Eversheds seven new partners and 30...
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Law firms navigate foggy Dubai regulation as UK awaits asset sale
Abradat_KamalpourWith substantial assets being restructured, talk of state capital injections and clients struggling to assess the extent of their exposure, there’s something in the recent crisis in...
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Latham and Taylor Wessing in for the long haul on back of Dubai govt work
When the Dubai government requested a standstill on the $22bn (£13.5bn) owed by its wholly owned subsidiary Dubai World questions were raised about the impact on international firms operating in the...
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Dubai or not Dubai?
Graham LovettDuring the past decade rapid rates of growth, adoption of common law regulations, low taxes, a relatively liberal culture and infrastructure links to elsewhere in the region made Dubai...
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Speechly eyes Middle East for overseas debut
City firm Speechly Bircham will open its first international office next year, with the most likely location being in the Middle East. Michael Lingens The firm has appointed Lesley MacDonagh, former...
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