Trowers & Hamlins has relocated the head of its telecoms practice from Bahrain to Dubai to take up the new role of United Arab Emirates (UAE) managing partner.

Abdullah Mutawi (pictured) has already assumed the new role, which will see him work closely with the firm's regional heads Nick White in Dubai and Andrew Rae in Abu Dhabi. The firm's Bahrain base will continue to be led by Dominic O'Neil.

Trowers said that the relocation will add to its corporate offering in the UAE, which focuses on cross-border M&A, capital markets and securities transactions for clients including the Central Bank of Bahrain, Vodafone, Orange, Bloomberg and Cable & Wireless.