Taylor Wessing has expanded its Dubai office by hiring construction partner Nick Carnell from Kennedys Solicitors.
Carnell, who will head Wessing’s Dubai construction practice, specialises in dispute resolution and contract drafting, and has advised property developers, funders, contractors, specialist sub-contractors, and insurers.
Carnell’s appointment follows the hire of finance partner Habib Ullah, and means Taylor Wessing now has seven partners at its Dubai office.
International law firms have continued to invest in their growth in the Middle East, with the likes of Addleshaw Goddard, Charles Russell Speechlys, Clyde & Co, Baker Mckenzie, Baker Botts and Taylor Wessing adding partners across the Middle East recently.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began shuttering offices, more people have been going online in search of legal solutions. This has drastically increased the importance of firms’ digital shopfront – the website – as it is their best shot to make an impactful first impression on potential clients. Leaders and business development specialists talk about how they are pulling out all the stops to outshine their competitors even before any legal work is involved.
Taylor Wessing has expanded its reach in the Middle East after entering into an association with the Saudi Arabia-based Alsulaim Alawaji & Partners Law Firm.