The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts reported statistics for the first quarter of 2026. As of the reports, total claims grew 22%, from 325 claims in Q1 2025, to 396 claims in Q1 2026, with 99% of proceedings conducted online. From
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.
Addleshaw Goddard officialised the appointment of Shyamal Jeewoolall (pictured) as partner in its Middle East team, coinciding with the launch of the firm’s aviation finance practice in the region. Jeewoolall is based out of
Clyde & Co has advised the selling shareholders of Shields Reinsurance Brokers on its agreed sale to reinsurance broker Miller. Headquartered in Dubai and regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, Shields is a reinsurance
Clifford Chance advised AMEA Power and Abydos Solar Power Company on the development and financing of a solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage project in Aswan, Egypt. The project will be the largest integrated
Hammad + Al‑Mehdar advised Raed Ventures in connection with its role as lead investor in Signit’s USD 15 million series A funding. The investor base further included STV, Seedra Ventures, Takamol Ventures, and Suhail Ventures.
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
Latham & Watkins advised Kingdom Holding Company on its SAR 840 million acquisition of 70% of the shares of Al Hilal Sports Club from the Public Investment Fund (PIF), for a valuation of approximately SAR 1.4 billion. Al
Clyde & Co expands its aviation team with the hire of Bushra Abu-Tayeh (pictured), joining the firm as a partner in its Dubai office. Abu-Tayeh moves from Al Tamimi & Company in Dubai, where she
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
