Addleshaw Goddard has promoted seventeen lawyers to partner in its 2026 round. The appointments include Dubai-based James Whittam (pictured), in force within the firm’s corporate finance practice. Whittam advises corporates, financial institutions and private equity houses on a diverse range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate re-organisations, joint ventures and disposals, including specific […]
Clyde & Co has officialised the promotion of twenty-eight new partners, effective from 1 May 2026. Among the appointments, Doha-based Maha Lawson (pictured left) and Dubai-based Julia Ofer (pictured right), both from the firm’s corporate group.
Among the forty-seven new partners in Freshfields’ May 2026 promotion round are two lawyers from the Middle East: James Visick (Abu Dhabi, pictured right) and Ibrahim Attar (Riyadh, pictured left), both members of the firm’s
Effective May 1, 2026, A&O Shearman has promoted thirty-three lawyers to its partnership, including two in the Middle East — Riyadh-based Mosaed AlAjeel (ENRI) and Dubai-based Harsha Kumar (M&A) — as well as one in
Among Eversheds Sutherland’s twenty-five newly promoted partners, in the round effective May 1st 2026, four lawyers come from the firm’s Middle East ranks: Faris Al-Louzi, from the corporate team in Riyadh; commercial dispute resolution
Bird & Bird’s partnership has re-elected Christian Bartsch (pictured) as CEO for a further four-year term. Bartsch, who served as CEO since April 2022, has managed the launch of the firm’s five-year strategy in
Pinsent Masons has officialised this year’s partner promotions; amongst the 23 lawyers set to join the firm’s global partnership as of 1 May 2026 are Richard Ashmore (pictured left), energy and infrastructure partner in Doha, Qatar,
Ingy Darwish (pictured) has re-joined Al Tamimi & Company as a partner. Moving from A&O Shearman, Darwish will bolster the firm’s corporate department in Egypt, where she began her legal career, with
Addleshaw Goddard expands its UAE corporate team with the appointment of Naji Hawayek (pictured) as a partner. Joining from Clyde & Co, where he spent nearly 20 years, including the last four as head of corporate
Convene officialised the appointment of Léna Dridi (pictured) as its new head of legal and governance solutions. Within her new responsibilities, Dridi will work alongside boards and leadership teams to enhance decision-making, transparency, and
