Gabriel Olufemi (pictured) has been promoted to partner at Dentons after having worked five years as senior associate at the firm. He is based in Doha. The profile Gabriel Olufemi has been working in the Middle East since 2014. First at Pinset Masons from 2014 to 2019 as a solicitor, then entering Dentons in 2019. […]
As of January 2025, Mohamed Zaanouni (pictured), managing partner at Dentons Zaanouni, will succeed Noor Kapdi as CEO of Dentons’ Africa Region concluding the leadership transition process started in September 2024. This follows Noor Kapdi’s decision
King & Spalding has promoted four new partners, one in Abu Dhabi, Almiro Clere, and three in Dubai, Sayf Shuqair, Dounia Mansour, and Sunandini Das all effective on 1st of January 2025. The profiles Almiro Clere (
Clyde & Co is seeing its presence grow in Saudi Arabia through the promotions to the rank of partner of Andrew Archer (upper left), Brendan Molck (bottom left), and Will Cadwaladr (upper right), and through
Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle has promoted Mohannad El-Murtadi Suleiman (pictured) to partner in its Dubai office. The profile Mr. Mohannad El-Murtadi Suleiman becomes a partner in the firm’s Dubai office. He joined
White & Case has promoted four new local partners and two counsel in its MENA offices. The freshly minted local partners are Marie-Sophie Bandeira Vieira (pictured- upper left), Yannick Whorms (pictured-upper right), and Marcin Zawadzki (
Latham & Watkins has announced the promotion of 24 attorneys to partner and 27 to counsel, effective January 1, 2025. This announcement follows the earlier promotion of 19 counsel to partner within the same year. The firm’s leadership commended
Ashurst has named Adam Soames as its new Chief Business Development Officer, effective November 4. Based in London, Soames will lead the firm’s Clients, Markets, and Growth division, working closely with Jamie Ng, Ashurst’s
Clyde&Co, effective 1 November 2024, will have new partner, Shahd Makhafah (pictured). A licensed and practicing Saudi lawyer specializing in corporate law, she is based in the firm’s Riyadh office. “[..]She joined the firm
The Association of Corporate Counsel MENA (ACC MENA) has announced the appointment of 11 new country representatives for Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Tunisia, and Kuwait. Here are all the picks. Mahmoud Shaarawy (chief legal and
