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Eversheds wins trophy north African client

Eversheds has landed its latest mandate to become the sole legal adviser to a client after winning a tender process at the beginning of the year. The national firm has been named as sole legal adviser to the Moroccan National Office of Tourism and will provide it with auditing and restructuring advice across its nine existing offices including Madrid, Dubai and Montreal. In addition, the firm will advise on the development of three new offices in New York, Tokyo and Moscow.
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Dewey City man in Gibson Dunn Dubai switch

Dewey & LeBoeuf has lost City-based corporate finance partner Mitri Najjar to rival US law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher. Najjar will now divide his time between Gibson Dunn's offices in London and Dubai. Najjar - who becomes one of the first partners to leave Dewey & LeBoeuf following its merger last year - has previously advised a number of clients in the Gulf region.
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CC joins Gulf rush with April Abu Dhabi launch

Clifford Chance (CC) is to strengthen its presence in the Middle East with the opening of a new office in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abu Dhabi. The new office is set to open in late April and will be headed up by CC finance partner Richard Ernest, who is currently based in the magic circle firm's Dubai outpost.
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Herbies leads $2bn Abu Dhabi clean energy project

Herbert Smith has boosted its profile in the Middle East after advising Hydrogen Energy - a joint venture between BP and Rio Tinto - on a deal that paves the way for the construction of a 'clean' power complex in Abu Dhabi, worth at least $2bn (£1bn). The agreement between Hydrogen Energy and the Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Development Company was reached earlier this week, with Herbert Smith fielding a team under City-based partners Andrew Newbery (project finance) and John Geraghty (corporate).
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Fulbright builds in Dubai as Gulf push continues

Fulbright & Jaworski has moved to boost its energy practice in the Middle East, hiring one new partner and relocating another to Dubai as US firms continue to target the booming Gulf region. David Silver joins the firm as a partner from Qatar firm Hassan Al-Khater Offices. He has been based in the emirate for the last 10 years and will service Fulbright's corporate, energy and finance clients in the region.
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International Edition

Dentons appoints McAlpine as deputy as Dallas' Dubai relocation draws near

Denton Wilde Sapte head of advocacy Rory McAlpine has been appointed as the firm's deputy chairman.
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Reed Smith adds to Dubai with ex-GC hire

Reed Smith Richards Butler has appointed construction giant Dubai World's general counsel, Sahia Ahmad, as a partner in its Dubai Office. Former Allen & Overy corporate lawyer Ahmad is the latest United Arab Emirates appointment for the US firm, which recruited three associates to its Abu Dhabi office from Simmons & Simmons in August and is looking to further develop its Islamic finance practice in the region with further hires.
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Lovells Dubai team ties up $1bn bond deal

Lovells' Islamic finance team in Dubai has closed a $1bn (£490m) convertible Islamic bond deal, just five months after moving across from Denton Wilde Sapte to set up the office.
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International Edition

Embattled BAE in major legal overhaul

Beleaguered UK defence giant BAE Systems is set to ramp up its legal know-how system in the wake of a major restructuring that has led to the creation of more than 15 new senior legal roles at the company. The know-how system, dubbed LVIS, is currently being trialled and is set to be fully rolled out in the next month, with BAE general counsel Philip Bramwell looking to involve the company's adviser firms in the new year.
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DLA Piper gets set to touch down in Qatar

Expansionary transatlantic giant DLA Piper is set to launch an office in Qatar by the end of the year as it emerges that Reed Smith Richards Butler has also applied for a licence to practise in the Gulf region. DLA Piper has approved the opening of the office, including plans to relocate US projects partner Stewart Diana from Baltimore to head the new outfit.
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