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K&L Gates Opens Dubai Office [UPDATE]

Pittsburgh’s K&L Gates, which in March opened a Singapore office, has launched a footprint in Dubai, UAE. It's the firm's…

SJ Berwin Expands into Dubai

SJ Berwin, which announced a new Hong Kong office in March, will open an office in Dubai later this year.…

Eversheds Expands into Saudi Arabia

Eversheds has formalized an alliance with Saudi Arabia's Hani Qurashi. The 20-lawyer firm in the Middle Eastern dictatorship has offices…

Update: DLA Piper Puts Dubai Lawyers on ‘Sabbatical’

DLA Piper, which just laid off 8 associates in Dubai, has additionally placed almost 20% of the remaining Dubai-based lawyers…

Jones Day Opens Dubai Office

Jones Day opened an office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates this week. The office is the 32nd location of the…

Trowers & Hamlins Lays Off Lawyers

Trowers & Hamlins held a second round of redundancies this week, with four jobs in the firm's UK offices affected.…

Latham & Watkins Profits Plummet 21%

Profits for Los Angeles-based Latham & Watkins fell 21% in 2008, one of the biggest falls so far reported by…

Clifford Chance Firing 20 Moscow Lawyers; Other Int’l Layoffs Underway

Clifford Chance LLP LLP will cut 20% of its lawyer head count in its Moscow office in the current financial…

King & Spalding Expands Middle East Property Practice

Atlanta's King & Spalding has expanded its Middle East property practice, with the deployment of two senior lawyers to its…