Baker McKenzie Enhances Data, Cyber and Technology Team in the United Arab Emirates with Prominent Partner Hire

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has hired Dino Wilkinson as a partner and head of the Firm’s Middle East Data, Cyber and Technology practice. Dino’s arrival further enhances the Firm’s global data, cyber and technology offering and underscores the continued growth of the Firm’s capabilities in the Middle East. Dino joins from Clyde & Co in Abu Dhabi where he served as a partner and led the Middle East technology, media and telecommunications law practice, also playing a key role in developing the firm’s international technology, data and outsourcing practice.

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Greenberg Traurig UAE Corporate Practice Continues Expansion with Addition of Pawel J. Szaja

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig further expands its regional Corporate Practice with the addition of Pawel J. Szaja to the firm’s UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and London locations. Szaja has a strong background practicing in elite global law firms, including his work at Davis Polk in New York and London, and his more recent role as a partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP (A&O Shearman following the merger with Allen & Overy LLP in May 2024).

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Greenberg Traurig Expands White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice with Addition of Benjamin D. Jones in Firm’s UAE and KSA Locations

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic expansion of its White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice with the addition of Benjamin D. Jones as a local partner in the firm’s United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) locations. He joins Greenberg Traurig from Al Tamimi & Company.

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Phillip Sacks Joins White & Case as a Partner in Dubai

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of Phillip Sacks as a partner in Dubai. Phillip joins White & Case from Dechert, where he was a partner and head of the Middle East investment funds practice.

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King & Spalding Recruits Middle East Real Estate Partner Malek Al Rifai

Malek Al Rifai has joined King & Spalding LLP as a real estate partner in its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice. Al Rifai is based in the UAE, but will focus on a combination of UAE, Saudi Arabian and other matters across the wider MENA region with support from the firm’s real estate lawyers in the Middle East, Europe, UK and U.S. offices. Al Rifai comes to the firm from 

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Morgan Lewis Adds International Arbitration and Disputes Duo Led by Partner Sara K. Aranjo in Dubai

Bolstering its global litigation and international arbitration team, Morgan Lewis welcomes partner Sara K. Aranjo and associate Issey Park, resident in Dubai. Both are joining from Al Tamimi & Company, one of the largest law firms in the Middle East. Sara is a trilingual international arbitration and dispute prevention and resolution lawyer who has acted in more than 100 proceedings across strategic economic sectors including energy, real estate, healthcare, hospitality, banking and finance, construction, distribution, and technology, media, and telecommunications.

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