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November 27, 2024 | Law.com

Red Tape, Talent Wars & Pricey Office Space Greet Firms Entering Saudi Arabia

As firms vie to enter the Kingdom, licensing delays, strict hiring quotas, and fierce competition for resources are testing their resolve.

By Peter Shaw-Smith

5 minute read

November 27, 2024 | International Edition

Saudi Arabia: Red Tape, Talent Wars & Pricey Office Space Greet Global Law Firms

As firms vie to enter the Kingdom, licensing delays, strict hiring quotas, and fierce competition for resources are testing their resolve.

By Peter Shaw-Smith

5 minute read

November 18, 2024 | International Edition

Kuwait’s Meysan & Saudi’s Hammad & Al-Mehdar Lay Groundwork for Merger

The Saudi firm’s West coast strength was a deciding factor in the move.

By Peter Shaw-Smith

2 minute read

November 18, 2024 | International Edition

Linklaters Launches Funds Advisory Practice in Abu Dhabi

The move comes amid a steady procession of wealth and digital asset managers into the city.

By Peter Shaw-Smith

2 minute read

November 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Rising Litigation Fees: What Is the Cause?

Members of the litigation bar are aware of the rising hourly rate for major law firm partners; however, even experienced trial partners in the bar are somewhat shocked at the new rates. So are the clients, who continue to pay them.

By Peter Vaira

4 minute read

November 08, 2024 | International Edition

Baker McKenzie, Greenberg Traurig, Clyde & Co. Expand In Middle East

Capital markets, regulatory & arbitration teams are growing in the Middle East.

By Peter Shaw-Smith

3 minute read

November 06, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Why Now Might Be a Great Time to Sue the Government

While many of the court's opinions will have major implications for Americans, it is the court's crackdown on the power of government regulators that may have the most profound effect of all.

By Ilana Eisenstein, Peter Karanjia, Samantha Chafetz and Ben Fabens-Lassen 

7 minute read

October 30, 2024 | International Edition

Ogier, Baker McKenzie Secure Win as U.K. Dismisses Cayman PE Fund's Appeal in $100M Kuwaiti Fraud Case

Kuwaiti investors plan to carry on their legal battle in the Cayman Islands Grand Court over allegations of fraud and corruption involving fund managers at Wellspring Capital Group and KGL Investment Company Asia.

By Peter Shaw-Smith

2 minute read

October 29, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Office-to-Residential Conversions and the Risks Involved

Many current owners and developers have spotted an opportunity amidst the challenges the work-from-home paradigm shift has presented: the "office-to-residential conversions." However repurposing office buildings for residential use can be risky.  

By Peter E. Fisch and Salvatore Gogliormella

9 minute read

October 25, 2024 | International Edition

Is Saudi Arabia's Khoshaim & Associates' Abu Dhabi Debut a Harbinger of Change?

Sources indicate that a reversal in traffic, that has to date overwhelmingly moved in the other direction, could be on the horizon.

By Peter Shaw-Smith

5 minute read