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 (pictured-bottom left), who will join the firm’s efforts in Dubai. Meanwhile, Aleksandra Stadnik (pictured-bottom right), will based in Abu Dhabi. […]
Nils de Wolff international arbitration & litigation lawyer (pictured-left) and Krishen Patel (pictured-rightcorporate/M&A lawyer join Greenberg Traurig‘s offices in the Middle East. Coming from Clyde & Co both lawyers will be
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Egypt
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
Amr&Partners with Abu Dhabi Tourism Investment
Amr&Partners acted as legal advisors to Abu Dhabi Tourism Investment Company in preparing and negotiating the management agreement with French hospitality firm Accor. The deal will lead to a USD 100 million investment in
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Egypt
Real Estate, Construction & Infrastructure
Helmy Hamza&Partners Baker McKenzie with Banque Misr
Helmy Hamza&Partners Baker McKenzie acted as lender’s counsel for Banque Misr. The legal firm’s role relates to the financing of Egyptian real estate developer Landmark Developments (“LDM”). Banque Misr, Egbank, and
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United Arab Emirates
Clyde&Co is legal advisor to DFF on its property tech
Clyde & Co has announced it will take the role of lead legal adviser to the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) on its property tech Sandbox. The project is aimed at fostering innovation in the real
Eleanor Lane (pictured), partner at CMS, is relocating to Dubai from the firm’s office in Scotland. Adrian Bell (Pictured on the left) , CMS partner and joint managing director for the Middle East and Asia
Khoshaim & Associates (“K&A”) is commencing its international expansion with a new office in Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi office aims to support K&A’s rapidly growing roster of existing and
Lexia announces the opening of a new desk in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to strengthen its international presence and support Italian companies in their expansion projects in this market. The desk will be led
Stephenson Harwood Middle East has recently acted for the Claimant, Narciso, in a landmark case (Narciso v Nash (ARB 009/2024)), which was held before the DIFC Court of First Instance. Stephenson Harwood team The Stephenson Harwood
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (“MBH”) acted as legal counsel to Catalyst Partners in connection with the establishment of Egypt’s first Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) according to resolution No. 2323 of 2024. This follows the issuance
