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Bird & Bird opens Dubai office with transfer of Stockholm partner

Bird & Bird has bolstered its Middle East offering with the opening of an office in Dubai and the transfer of Stockholm corporate partner Anders Nilsson to the region.
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Simmons signs up former Dentons partner to boost Middle East operations

Simmons & Simmons has sealed the hire of Dentons Middle East disputes and construction chief David Risbridger. Risbridger, who was based in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, joined legacy Denton Wilde Sapte in 1997 and was made up as partner in 2000.
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AG continues Asia growth with hires in Dubai, Singapore

Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has added to its teams in Dubai and Singapore with the hire of two lawyers from Clyde & Co and DLA Piper. M&A expert Ben Gillespie joins the firm as a partner in Dubai from Clyde & Co's Middle East group, whilst shipping lawyer Mike Melwood-Smith joins as a consultant in Singapore from DLA Piper.
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Slaughters joins forces with African firms to target disputes work

Slaughter and May has teamed up with a band of African law firms to target disputes work from overseas investors in the continent. The elite firm has joined forces with firms in 10 jurisdictions to advise companies investing in those markets on managing and mitigating the risks of disputes. Corporate partner Nigel Boardman, who heads the firm's Africa group, is leading the project alongside litigation partner James Stacey.
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Taylor Wessing mulls triple Middle East opening to bolster presence in region

Taylor Wessing is planning to dramatically increase its Middle East presence, with the firm eyeing launches in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar (pictured). The firm is in talks over how to grow in the region, with a string of strategic local tie-ups thought to be the likely option. Any new offices or alliances would be managed from the firm's Dubai base, its only current outpost in the Middle East. Incoming Middle East managing partner Mark Fraser, who is set to succeed Christopher Dixon next month, said: "When it comes to international offices, it is so important to get it right. If we take Doha as an example, it is a heavily lawyered market so determining the appropriate strategy is key.
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SJB set to launch in Riyadh as real estate team re-jigged ahead of merger

SJ Berwin is set to open an office in Riyadh next year, after its merger with King & Wood Mallesons goes live later this week. The firm will launch in Saudi Arabia via an association with an undisclosed local firm, with a base expected to open in the first quarter of next year.
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Taylor Wessing appoints new Middle East managing partner

Taylor Wessing has appointed Mark Fraser as its new Middle East managing partner to succeed Christopher Dixon when he steps down next month. Dubai-based construction partner Fraser joined Taylor Wessing in 2010 from Hammonds, a legacy firm of Squire Sanders.
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Watson Farley sizes up Dubai for first Middle East opening

Watson Farley & Williams is considering opening in Dubai in what would be its first venture into the Middle East. A Dubai launch could come in the next 12 months after the firm began taking advice on legal and regulatory matters related to entering the market.
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Eversheds wins role on Uganda's $2.5bn oil refinery project

Eversheds has scored the lead role advising the Ugandan government on securing a lead investor for the country's first oil refinery, estimated to be worth $2.5bn (£1.6bn). The government is seeking an investor or consortium to take a 60% stake in the facility, which is intended to improve energy security in Uganda and East Africa and proposed to have a capacity of 60,000 barrels per day.
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Pharoah leads for Slaughters on Thomas Cook's Egyptian sell-off

Slaughter and May and Trowers & Hamlins have won the lead role advising Thomas Cook on the travel company's sale ofr tis Egyptian and Lebanese operations to business group Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo. M&A corporate partner Tim Pharoah led the team advising longstanding client Thomas Cook Group on the deal, while Trowers corporate partner Tony Poole headed up the team representing the buyer.
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