Middle East moves: Herbert Smith Freehills to reopen in Saudi Arabia Legal Business Four months after shutting down its Abu Dhabi office and two years after terminating its association with a Saudi Arabian…
Entering Africa: DLA Piper launches in Morocco and South Africa Legal Business Just two months after severing its ties with South African affiliate, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, DLA Piper is launching two new…
DLA splits from SA alliance firm Cliffe Dekker over integration and branding issues Kathryn McCann Last month saw DLA Piper and South African firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr end their ten-year formal alliance over integration and…
‘Of strategic importance’: Dechert enters Saudi Arabia with Hassan Mahassni association as Shearman opens in Dubai Legal Business After Saudi Arabia’s liberalisation of its capital markets, Dechert has established a presence in the Kingdom by forming an association…
DLA Piper ends South African alliance as it eyes Jo’burg launch for first foray into Africa Michael West DLA Piper and its South African affiliate, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, are ending their formal alliance as the international firm looks…
Herbert Smith Freehills shuts Abu Dhabi office as firm consolidates Middle East presence Legal Business Reduced to just one partner in Abu Dhabi, Herbert Smith Freehills is shutting the office and shifting its five-lawyer team…
Gateways – the lawyer’s view on gaining access to North Africa Legal Business While Morocco stands apart as a portal into Africa for foreign investors, neighbour Algeria starts to open up. We ask…
Background and market factors Legal Business Richard McLerie of JLegal outlines the picture across the region. When trying to predict what the legal recruitment market will…
The Middle East: After the gold rush Chris Crowe Latham & Watkins doesn’t make strategic missteps. Or at least that appeared to be the case until March, when the…
Middle East: DLA Piper opens second office in Saudi Arabia with plans for a third Kathryn McCann Following its Canada merger last month with Vancouver-based Davis, DLA Piper has embarked on further international expansion opening a second office…
Latham halves its offices in the Middle East Legal Business DWF picks Dubai for first international office and puts three-year growth plan in place With just 35 lawyers spread across…
Trading Places – Israel’s tech-heavy legal market widens its global reach Chris Crowe Shimon Peres, the 91-year-old former Israeli president, may not be the most obvious social media fanatic. Yet in 2014 he…
Consolidation: Latham set to shut Abu Dhabi and Doha offices as it refocuses efforts in Dubai Legal Business Latham & Watkins has internally announced today (18 March) that it will close two offices in the Middle East by…
International ambitions: DWF picks Dubai for its first international office Kathryn McCann DWF has chosen Dubai as the location for its first international office as it targets rising levels of construction work…
Expanding overseas: Eversheds grows South African offering with new alliance Kathryn McCann Eversheds has further extended its presence in South Africa, establishing a new formal alliance with Cape Town firm Walkers, which…
Shearman & Sterling plans first African office opening Legal Business Firm prepares for association in Egypt with energy focus US law firm Shearman & Sterling is preparing to open an…
Saudi relations: Clifford Chance special adviser resigns to head public regulator Legal Business Clifford Chance’s (CC’s) special adviser in Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, founding partner of local firm Al-Jadaan & Partners with which…
The Israeli legal market over the last 25 years – then and now Legal Business Yigal Arnon’s Simon Weintraub and Ruth Loven report on the burgeoning Israeli market. The Israeli legal market has undergone a…
Allen & Overy becomes the first Magic Circle firm to set up in South Africa Jaishree Kalia Firm opens Johannesburg office after hire of Bowman Gilfillan finance team Allen & Overy (A&O) finally put its stamp on…
Constructing continents – the clients and advisers targeting Africa’s booming infra market Michael West In August this year, President Obama hosted the largest US-Africa leaders’ summit ever, with the heads of nearly every African…
