Addleshaw Goddard has expanded its team in Abu Dhabi with the relocation of two senior partners, namely Andrew Carter and Matthew Williams, as well as the appointment of construction & engineering partner Richard Davies, moving from BCLP. Andrew Carter, partner in the firm’s commercial practice with a focus on transport and mobility, relocated to Abu […]
Laura Hinton (pictured left) has been appointed as PwC’s next Middle East senior partner. Hinton has been serving as deputy territory senior partner, as well as managing partner for the UK firm and EMEA
Norton Rose Fulbright officialised the reappointment of Peter Scott (pictured) as managing partner for Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific (EMEAPAC). Effective April 1, 2026, Scott will embark on his third consecutive three-year term in the regional
Dentons has expanded its partnership ranks in Dubai with the appointment of capital markets specialist Peter Cullen (pictured left). Joining from Linklaters, Cullen will work within the firm’s Middle East banking and finance
Kuwaiti law firm Meysan has expanded its partnership ranks with the promotion of litigators Mohammad Abdulwahid (pictured left) and Tarek Diab (pictured right). Abdulwahid advises on litigation and capital markets regulation in Kuwait, while Diab’
Addleshaw Goddard has bolstered its UAE partnership lineup with the relocation of senior partners Andrew Carter (pictured left) and Matthew Williams (pictured centre), alongside the appointment of construction and engineering partner Richard Davies (pictured right),
Effective January 1st 2026, and as part of its global promotion round, Baker Botts appointed Riyadh-based corporate lawyer Rakan Alyusuf (pictured left) and Abu Dhabi-based global projects lawyer Chad Passlow (pictured right) as partners. Rakan Alyusuf
Dubai-based Sameera Kimatrai (pictured) is among the 42 lawyers Gibson Dunn elected to its partnership, effective January 1, 2026 — the largest partner class in the firm’s history. The profile A member of the fintech and digital assets
Norton Rose Fulbright recently published its 2026 global promotion round. Amongst the firm’s newly appointed partners in the corporate, M&A and securities practice is Dubai-based Shahrzad Askarpour (pictured). The profile Part of the
King & Spalding recently published its 2026 global promotion round. Among the 17 newly promoted counsels is Abu Dhabi–based Nika Silva (pictured). The profile A structured finance specialist, Nika Silva advises US-based clients on asset-backed securitization
