Former Linklaters Managing Partner Tony Angel to Join DLA Piper as Co-Global Chairman?
DLA Piper Former Linklaters managing partner Tony Angel may join DLA Piper as co-global chairman, if approved by a partnership vote,…
Middle East
U.S. Envoy for Middle East Resigns
Only a few days before an important week started in the pursuit of peace in the Middle East, a United…
Mubarak Steps Down
Breaking news from Cairo - President Mubarak has stepped down and handed over control to the military. The announcement came…
Simmons & Simmons Keeping Eye on U.S. Market
U.K-based Simmons & Simmons, which cut off merger talks with U.S.-based Mayer Brown this summer, is still considering entering the…
Eversheds Named Europe’s ‘Most Innovative’ Law Firm
Eversheds has dethroned Freshfields’ as Euopre’s most innovative law firm in the Financial Times’ annual rankings of Europe’s law firms.…
Baker Botts’ Jordan Heads Back To The Middle East
Baker Botts partner and former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Robert W. Jordan is heading back to the region as…
King & Spalding Adds Two to Middle East Practice
King & Spalding has added a pair of senior lawyers as counsel to its Middle East practice. They are Timothy…
Crowell & Moring Gains Middle East Allies
Coming off a strong 2009 in which its revenue jumped 14.5 percent from the previous year, Crowell & Moring has…
Latham & Watkins Makes Move Into Saudi Arabia
Latham & Watkins has established a presence in Saudi Arabia through an association with the Law Office of Mohammed Al-Sheikh,…
Squire Sanders Partners with El-Khoury
Cleveland, Ohio's Squire Sanders has partnered with Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's El-Khoury & Partners, as part of an effort to expand…
Dentons Will Only Hire Half of Incoming Trainees
Dentons , which in March laid off 37 lawyers and 39 staff, will only hire on half of their 2009…
DLA Piper Cuts 22 in Middle East
DLA Piper, which in April laid off eight associates in Dubai, is making another 22 positions redundant in its Middle…