Clyde & Co has sealed the hire of Eversheds Middle East regional chairman Christopher Jobson in a boost for its Abu Dhabi office.

Jobson trained at Eversheds in Newcastle before joining Clydes' Hong Kong office in 1990. He relocated to its Dubai office four years later, and rejoined Eversheds as partner in 1995.

Jobson moved to Doha in 2004 to set up Eversheds' office in the Qatari capital. He became managing partner of the Middle East group when he was tasked with overseeing the launch of its Abu Dhabi offering four years later.