Clifford Chance today announced that it is strengthening its Corporate practice in the Middle East with the transfer of Partner Nigel Wellings from the London office to Dubai. Nigel has been a Partner in Clifford
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Clyde & Co announces a truly international 2010 Middle East summer placement programme
International law firm Clyde & Co has announced its 2010 Middle East summer placement programme, an intensively structured programme that will see 20 high-calibre university law-college students from around the globe converge on Clyde &
Read moreKinney’s Recent HK / China US Associate Placements / Lateral Market Report
Robert here, writing from Hong Kong. Robert and I are just finishing up another busy trip to visit clients and candidates in Hong Kong. During the course of ten days we had over 50 meetings
Read moreInce & Co’s four new partners – all trained with the firm
International law firm Ince & Co announced today the promotion of four solicitors to the partnership effective 1 May 2010, increasing the number of partners from 86 to 90.
Read moreLovells Hires Middle East Consultant
Lovells has hired a consultant to aid in the growth of its Middle East dispute resolution practice. Stephen York will start consulting on February 1st. He was previously a partner with Reed Smith in London.
Read moreDLA Piper Reduces Middle East Staff by 39 Percent
DLA Piper plans to reduce its staff in Middle East by 39 percent. Here is the breakdown: On top of the two rounds of reduandancies that have occurred earlier in the year, the firm will
Read moreSeptember China Placements /Asia Expat Packages
Robert here, writing from Miami, working from home base on the beach for a two week stay sandwiched between hectic Europe (London and Warsaw, of all places) and Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore and Beijing) trips.
Read moreBaker Botts Launches Office and Expands in Middle East
Baker Botts has launched its third office in the Middle East in Abu Dhabi. Partner Greg Golden is transferring over from the firm’s DC office to act as Partner in Charge. Baker Botts is also
Read moreHK / China Market – June ’09
Robert here. Apologies for the delay in getting this post up. I just returned Tuesday from a few weeks of hectic work travel – Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York – and have been slammed the
Read moreBaker Botts Hires Shibeer Ahmed for Dubai
Shibeer Ahmed has joined Baker Botts’ Dubai office. Previously, Ahmed co-led Lovells’ Middle East practice from 2007, when it launched, through April of this year. Ahmed specializes in banking, finance, specifically Islamic finance. Baker Botts
Read moreAnatomy of an Asia Placement
Robert here. Things are getting busier for us in Asia, in particular in HK / China. Robert just returned from a trip to Hong Kong, where he typically met with numerous firms, as well as
Read moreMore Cautious Optimism for China Rebound in ’09
Robert here, just finishing another all-nighter at about 10am EST I am not proud to say (after all, have to still work on Asia market time when I am stateside with family in our Miami
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