Herbert Smith Freehills shuts Abu Dhabi office as firm consolidates Middle East presence Legal Business17 June 2015Middle East and Africa Reduced to just one partner in Abu Dhabi, Herbert Smith Freehills is shutting the office and shifting its five-lawyer team to Dubai just six years after opening.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this category‘The energy capital of the world’ – why the global and US elite are betting on HoustonBaker McKenzie, HSF Kramer and Dentons among big winners in new Legal 500 APAC rankings‘It was seismic’ – the 2025 rulings that will reshape the London disputes market this yearHSF launches Riyadh office in the wake of Saudi legal reformsMiddle East Focus: Light on the horizonAfrica rising – Foreign firms strive to cover the booming continentRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesFive partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partner‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetry