A&O powers up Middle East with 20-lawyer switch
Allen & Overy (A&O) is set to move 20 lawyers to the firm's Middle East offices as part of an initiative to grow the firm's international presence. Six partners and 14 associates are set to relocate to the firm's Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh offices in a move to boost A&O's Middle East banking, corporate, real estate and capital markets offerings.London corporate partner Andrew Schoorlemmer, along with London corporate partner Chris Thornes and London real estate partner Nick Smith, are set to move to the Dubai office.
September 08, 2008 at 08:45 AM
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Allen & Overy (A&O) is set to move 20 lawyers to the firm's Middle East offices as part of an initiative to grow the firm's international presence.
Six partners and 14 associates are set to relocate to the firm's Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh offices in a move to boost A&O's Middle East banking, corporate, real estate and capital markets offerings.
London corporate partner Andrew Schoorlemmer, along with London corporate partner Chris Thornes and London real estate partner Nick Smith, are set to move to the Dubai office.
Schoorlemmer will assume the role of corporate chief from current head Pervez Akhtar who is moving to Dubai-based investment firm Abraaj Capital as executive director.
Singapore banking partner Nicholas Crossin, along with London corporate partner Tom Levine will move to the firm's Abu Dhabi office, while Frankfurt corporate partner Johannes Bruski will move to the firm's Riyadh office.
The move comes as part of the firm's strategy to significantly increase its global presence. The firm's recently published annual report revealed that 67% of its work comes out of two or more countries.
Middle East managing partner Simon Roderick is spearheading the project.
He said: "The calibre of the partner and associates relocating underlines the opportunities that both we and the clients see here."
The news of the moves follows a flood of relocation from the City to the Middle East after it emerged that rival firm Denton Wilde Sapte was moving a raft of associates to its Middle East offices with promises of partnership.
A&O first opened in Dubai in 1978, while the firm's Abu Dhabi office was launched in 2007.
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