Legal firm expands Middle East team

A legal firm announced on Monday that it was boosting its Middle East presence by moving 20 partners and associates to its offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia.

Allen & Overy's move takes its total number of lawyers in the Gulf to more than 100 for the first time as it looks to take advantage of "record growth" in the region.

Middle East managing partner Simon Roderick said: "As we celebrate 30 years in Dubai and a very successful first anniversary for our office in Abu Dhabi and associated office in Riyadh, demand for our expertise has never been higher.

"The calibre of the partners and associates relocating underlines the opportunities that both we and our clients see here."

Managing Partner Wim Dejonghe adds: "Our strategy of international investment is a long-term commitment, as our 30-year presence in the Middle East demonstrates. Expansion is not only about opening new offices. It is also a commitment to our clients to invest in deepening our local roots and supporting them as they grow."

The associates moving to the region come from New York, Paris, London, Milan, Frankfurt and Brussels and work across the banking, corporate, international capital markets and real estate practices.

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What happened to context?
Posted by Observer, Dubai, UAE on Tuesday 9 September 2008 at 08:38 UAE time


Come on Arabian Business,

Please don't just go down the track of re-publishing press release detail

What about some context and/or journalism around the story? What about of the wave of redundancies in other markets (eg UK/London) that coincide with this wave of 'relocations' what about getting comment on what's happening at the other big international firms in the region (Clifford Chance, Clyde & Co, DLA, etc)? What about comment on market trends from a legal recruitment firm?

Otherwise it's just more of the same old banging on ...

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