King & Spalding has recruited Patrick McPherson and Randall Walker as partners in its Trial & Global Disputes Practice, based in Dubai, to expand the firm’s construction, energy and infrastructure disputes offering in the Middle East. McPherson, who previously worked in-house at Dutco/Balfour Beatty (Dubai) as Senior Legal Counsel, and Walker were most recently partners at CMS.
International law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has taken another step toward becoming the world’s leading real estate legal advisory business with the arrival of Partners Stephen Kelly and Sarah Mahood earlier this month in the firm’s Dubai office. Both joined the firm from Dechert and are highly regarded real estate lawyers in their market, with a particular emphasis in the hotels and hospitality market.
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Baker Botts L.L.P., a leading international energy, technology and life sciences law firm, today announced that Haitham Hawashin has joined the firm’s Corporate Department as a partner based in the Dubai office. Mr. Hawashin has extensive international and regional experience in public and private M&A, capital markets, private equity, and complex cross-border transactions across many sectors, including energy and technology. Mr. Hawashin joins the firm from Herbert Smith Freehills in Dubai
International law firm Bird & Bird has appointed partner Gregory Man as the new global head of Islamic finance based in Dubai. Gregory will also head the Finance & Financial Regulation practice in the Middle East. Man comes to the firm from the Dubai office of Norton Rose Fulbright.
Global law firm Clyde & Co has today announced the appointment of Beau McLaren as Partner in its Global Projects & Construction practice. Beau will be based in the firm’s Dubai office. Beau is a construction and disputes expert with over 13 years’ experience in the Middle East. He joins from HFW in Dubai, where he was Partner and played a key part in building the firm’s Construction and Construction Disputes team in the Middle East.
Squire Patton Boggs announces the addition of Ravinder Bhullar as a partner in its International Dispute Resolution (IDR) practice in Dubai. Mr. Bhullar joins, along with senior associate Alex Freeman, from the Dubai office of Dechert.
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its global energy and infrastructure practice with the addition of James D. Simpson Jr. and Jason Parker as partners in the firm’s London office and Martin Skehill as special counsel in its Dubai office. Simpson, Parker, and Skehill joined the firm from Winston & Strawn, where Simpson and Parker were partners and Skehill was counsel; Simpson also was co-chair of its project finance practice. They will be joined by associates.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Aly Kassam has rejoined the firm’s Dubai office. Kassam, formerly with Latham & Watkins LLP, will continue to focus on cross-border banking and finance transactions, including both conventional and Islamic financing, restructuring and other transaction financing matters.
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