EKP’s associated office in Riyadh, Khulaif AlEnezee Legal Counsel Company (“Al-Enezee”), has appointed Jeffrey Greene as a new partner to the firm’s corporate practice group, effective 1 September 2022. Greene is a seasoned transactional lawyer with more than 25 years of experience, more than a decade of which has been in the GCC. Greene’s practice […]
Appointments
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Omar Iqbal joins Baker Botts private equity and m&a practice
Omar Iqbal (pictured) joins the partnership of International law firm Baker Botts. Iqbal joined the firm’s Riyadh office, where it operates in association with the Law Office of Mohanned bin Saud Al-Rasheed. Iqbal’s core practice is transactional, focusing on private equity, m&a and joint ventures, combining both significant cross-border experience with extensive local Saudi Arabia expertise, having worked in both private […]
Al Tamimi & Company has appointed David Yates (pictured) to head its Digital and Data team. The hire strengthens the firm’s capabilities in its Digital and Data practice and takes the total number of Partners to 82 throughout the its 17 offices spread across 10 countries. Yates was previously part of Al Tamimi & Company […]
Appointments
Banking & Finance
United Arab Emirates
Ahmed Zekry appointed as head of legal at Banque Misr
Banque Misr has appointed Dubai-based Ahmed Zekry (pictured) as its new head of legal managing international branches. Zekry joined the executive management team and reports to Mr. Khaled El-Bialy, Banque Misr CEO in UAE. Zekry has joined Banque Misr from Emirates Development Bank where he most recently served as head of legal and compliance, a […]
Gowling WLG has appointed Imran Mufti (pictured) as lead partner for the firm’s Saudi Arabia practice. Mufti will also be responsible for its relationship with Al Ghazzawi & Partners, Gowling WLG’s strategic partner firm in Saudi Arabia. Following his appointment, Mufti said: “I’m delighted to be joining the team at Gowling WLG and look forward to developing the […]
Trowers & Hamlins has promoted 10 lawyers to its partnership, effective 01 July 2022. Unkar Chanian (pictured) from the International Real Estate team in Bahrain is one of the appointed partners. He has a wealth of both international and regional experience in advising on all aspects of commercial property, with a particular emphasis on landlord […]
Appointments
United Arab Emirates
Freshfields’ Michael Hilton named regional managing partner for MENA
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has appointed Michael Hilton (pictured) as its regional managing partner for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), effective 01 July 2022. He succeeds partner Pervez Akhtar, who has completed his term. Hilton’s practice focuses on cross-border private and public m&a and joint ventures, with a focus on financial sponsor work and […]
Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (AS&H) in co-operation with Clifford Chance, has named Hanan Hassanain (pictured) as a partner, effective 01 July 2022. Hassanain has extensive experience in public policy matters as well as in legislative drafting. She has advised a number of strategic national regulatory initiatives and mega projects on regulatory frameworks, most of […]
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (“SAMI”) has named its general counsel Abdulaziz Albassam (pictured) as its new chief legal officer and board secretary. The chemical engineer turned lawyer joined SAMI from Saudi Aramco, where was senior counsel and a member of its Project Development & Finance team. During his time with Aramco, Albassam served as […]
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has appointed five new partners in the MENA Region. Dispute resolution partners Amir Alkhaja (UAE) and Sally Kotb (UAE), IP & technology partner Kellie Blyth (UAE), banking & finance partner Mohamed Elharmy (Egypt) and M&A partner Keltoum Boudribila (Morocco). The firm has welcomed 116 new partners in the year to […]
