Baker & McKenzie ups its bet on Saudi Arabia with second office Tom Moore Baker & McKenzie and its Saudi Arabian association Legal Advisors, Abdulaziz I Al-Ajlan & Partners, are set to open a…
A better Judiciary to realise Turkey’s potential Legal Business MARKET VIEW – LITIGATION Mehmet Gün, senior partner at Gün + Partners, examines the difficulties facing the Turkish judiciary and…
Rising Middle East activity attracts WFW to launch its first office in the region with lawyer trio setting up in Dubai Legal Business LB 100 firm Watson Farley & Williams has launched its first office in the Middle East with asset finance partner…
Post-merger fallout: Squire Patton Boggs loses 23-strong team in the Middle East Legal Business The legacy Squire Sanders practice in the Middle East, a team of 23 lawyers that included five partners, has exited…
Simmons & Simmons expands in Saudi Arabia Tom Moore Top 20 UK firm Simmons & Simmons is set to expand in Saudi Arabia through the opening of a new…
Clyde & Co to launch in South Africa with Webber Wentzel hires Jaishree Kalia Clyde & Co has launched two offices in South Africa with the hire of a four-partner team from Linklaters’ local…
Clyde & Co to launch in South Africa with hire of five-lawyer team from Linklaters’ ally Webber Wentzel Jaishree Kalia Clyde & Co has launched two offices in South Africa with the hire of a five-lawyer, four-partner team from Linklaters’…
Behind the veil – Can Islamic finance live up to the sales pitch? David Stevenson ‘You can’t be a credible financial centre without having a credible Islamic finance programme,’ says Qudeer Latif, head of Clifford…
Scale-up nation – chasing Israel’s high growth clients Chris Crowe Barry Levenfeld is a regular visitor to Silicon Valley. The technology and life sciences specialist at Israeli firm Yigal Arnon…
Eversheds pursues Africa expansion with Morocco partnership Legal Business Eversheds has made good on its African expansion strategy by signing a partnership agreement with existing relationship firm CWA Morocco, establishing…
CMS extends Middle East footprint with Oman launch Legal Business CMS will join only a handful of international law firms with a presence in Oman, as the top 10 LB100 network…
Homegrown BPO – Hogan Lovells puts South Africa at centre of new business support initiative Sarah Downey Transatlantic firm Hogan Lovells has put South Africa at the centre of its cost savings plans for clients, setting up…
DLA Piper expands Africa group across the continent Francesca Fanshawe DLA Piper’s Africa group last month announced it had expanded in north, southern and eastern Africa with the addition of…
DLA Piper expands Africa group across the continent with new member firms Francesca Fanshawe DLA Piper‘s Africa Group has expanded in north, southern and eastern Africa with the addition of three new member firms.…
CC formally launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ Saudi partnership but Riyadh remains a tough nut to crack Legal Business Clifford Chance today (6 January) formally announced the launch of its joint Saudi and foreign-owned law firm in Riyadh, boasting…
Gateway to Africa: Hogan Lovells ties-up with Routledge Modise Sarah Downey The queue of international firms looking to enter the South African market became one shorter in November, as transatlantic giant…
Nabarro to launch Middle East ‘hub’ in Dubai Legal Business Nabarro is to open an office in Dubai early next year following the Dubai government’s granting of a licence to…
Office openings: Bird & Bird to extend Middle East capability with Dubai presence Legal Business Bird & Bird has become the latest leading UK firm to open in Dubai as it transfers Stockholm corporate partner Anders…
West meets East – CMS latest to announce Istanbul office launch Legal Business The latest move by CMS to enhance its international offering lies at the cross roads between Europe and Asia, with…
‘We own the time’ – the Africa 2020 vision David Stevenson ‘I’m standing saying that those who miss the boat now, will miss it forever. So if you want to be…
